No, New Yorkers don't just hang out at The Statue of Liberty. It's not uncommon for people to never visit the most popular tourist sites in their own home town.
to Amsterdam, I overheard a New Yorker say something I’ve never heard before. “I’ve lived inall my life and have never visited the Statue of Liberty,” she confessed to a flummoxed local who had inquired about the American icon. “I should really see it someday.” By the looks of it, the woman was in her golden years—probably a retiree.
Although unscientific, I took an informal poll of a dozen city-dwellers who have either lived in the city all their lives or have lived there for many years. To my surprise, not a single one had visited the statue. Obviously many of the city’s 8.5 million residents have. But I expected more positive answers from the people I interviewed.
Nope. “I’ve always been interested in visiting it,” she assures me. “I can quite literally see her from my backyard.” What’s the hold up, then? “Maybe it’s knowing that I live here and can go whenever I please… but never do. I suppose I feel more pressure to see everything everywhere else first.” I’m definitely in that camp . After all, I lived in Georgia until I was 24 and not once did I see historic Savannah, Stone Mountain, or the state’s dreamy Atlantic coastline. When you feel like you can visit something at any time, many of us usually don’t—until it’s too late.
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