Really? I'm always surprised when people visit NYC and have effusive praise for it. What, in your mind, sets it apart from London, Paris, Tokyo, or any other cosmopolitan city?

I know why you don't like the term: it implies low class, that only poor people take the subway. They stand in a subway and hold onto a strap on their way to work. It's not comfortable or convenient as driving a car. Living in NYC is expensive and we pay a lot to live in tiny apartments. But there isn't really a negative connotation more than calling someone who jumps off a bridge a jumper.

Why does it give you weird vibes other than being a retail graveyard?