You have to be a xenophile at heart to be a true New Yorker.
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I am a New Yorker.
I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.
I guess if you're independent, not afraid of much, and extremely stylish, that makes you a pretty good candidate for being a New Yorker.
Technically, I'm a New Yorker.
I've always essentially been a New Yorker.
When you live in New York, one of two things happen - you either become a New Yorker, or you feel more like the place you came from.
If you aren't born here, to be a real New Yorker, you have to bring your talent, be a successful mentor, and support the New Yorkers who made the city by giving back.
Unless you're born here, I don't know if you can ever become a full New Yorker.
A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.
I definitely feel like a native New Yorker. My personality was formed there.