A former New Yorker now at home in California.uuid:93afffa6-3a32-4c20-bc11-b668e49adaa4;id=1852009-11-09T03:29:35Zmvalentehttp://www.nyc.com/people/mvalente/http://www.nyc.com/people//blog/3858/woody_allen_was_wrong/2006-02-06T19:49:44-05:002006-02-06T19:49:44-05:00I think it was in,MANHATTEN, could have been, ANNIE HALL, where he said, "The only cultural advantage to living in California is being able to turn right on a red light". Must have been onto something cause you can do it NY now too. Me, I was a typical, die-hard New Yawka. Moved to CA, stayed 3 years, did not get it. Moved back to NY, stayed 2 more Winters, got it! Yeah, yeah I know, shallow, yada, yada...Truth is, it's shallow to call it shallow. I'm not a different person because I live in CA, just warmer, a little less harried, in a slightly better mood. Don't get me wrong, NYC is a great town, maybe the greatest. I love coming back, but then I love leaving again. Everything is a bit of a battle. In NYC, one should be very rich or very young. Both would be good. Going cross town, anytime of the day, you can feel life's precious moments slipping away, even in a limo. On the other hand, it is a joyous, complex, brilliant, dynamic collection of every form of humanity and architecture, art and fashion, food and frolic. Everyone should live in NYC at least once, maybe twice in a lifetime...especially now that you can turn right on a red light.