NYC is unlike any other place I've ever been to, and I say that in both positive and negative way. Glamor, wealth, fashion, elegance, ambition, and achievement vs. arrogance, crime, abuse, back stabbing, narcissism, and the rein of style over substance... that's New York City for you.
Sex and The City presents New Yorkers as rich and elegant, with plenty of free time to pursue their interests. That is rather far from reality. Many people here are overachievers with relatively high incomes but very little free time to enjoy themselves. If you are interested in work-life balance, this is not the place for you. If you like making money to show off in front of people you may not even know or care about, you will go far in this city and will fit right in.
Getting an apartment here will bring you to the tiniest and darkest of places with a high price monthly rent attached to it. You will also be tempted to hate those who've been renting for decades the so-called rent stabilized apartments and pay 1/10 of what you would be paying if you tried to rent the same place now. Apparently, not so long ago NYC was not a desirable residential option, so the government gave people incentives to move here by setting limits on how much the rent could go up every year and making it really hard for the landlord to evict you.
...and as you all know I live in a dorm. It was really close for me to live at home like in high school, but my parents were so proud of me for making it into a great college that for once were ready to indulge me. There are many rich kids around here and then, there are the rest of us trying to keep up with housing, fashion trends, and trendy places on a lower budget and often working and studying at the same time. Life would be so much easier if none of us had to ever worry about money again. :)
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