Your "Survive the City" weekend edition here, giving you just a little something to chew on.

You don't need to be a New Yorker to participate. In fact, please participate no matter what.

I wanted to do a "survey" to find out how New Yorkers are different in their daily lives. Some of these factors are surly contributing to our high expenses. Which brings me to mention that I will soon be doing a "Survive the City" on a budget section about my plans to do NYC on $15 a day. Yikes.

So the way this works is I want to find out averages for daily/weekly/monthly activities. Just respond with how often you do these things

1) wear shoes in the house - always, sometimes, rarely, never
when I lived in LA I rarely wore shoes in the house. Now the answer is always

2) sleep naked - always, sometimes, rarely, never
it seems like if your house is heated, you may need to to compensate or maybe it's so
cold that you can't (as a NYCer)

3) eat breakfast - always, sometimes, rarely, never
it seems like I eat it les snow that I'm here. I need to make that change

4) eat out - every day, 2-3 times a week, 1-2 times a week, only on weekends, never
its much easier to eat out here. the kitchens are too small to cook in anyway

5) take the subway - multiple times a day, one a day, 2-3 times a week, 1-2 times a week,
a few times a month, rarely, never
most cities don't even have usable subway systems

6) take a taxi - daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
a taxi is an occasional thing most places and usually involves prior drinking - here,
it's a regular event

7) buy new coats/jackets - monthly, yearly, bi-anually, once every few years
I'm noticing the desire for many "new" types of clothing now that I'm here.

8) own a home or property - yes or no
It takes a lot to be a home owner here. My rent is twice the rate of many mortgages
elsewehre

9) make more than most of your friends - yes or no
New Yorkers tend to make a lot, but when taxes hit, sometimes it doesn't even
matter

10) go out after work during the week: bar, club, show, etc - often, sometimes, rarely, never
it's so easy to get to anything you want around here

11) exercise OUTSIDE of a gym - always, sometimes, rarely, never
I used to run 6 miles in the park, now I don't even want to get up to hit central park
which is right across the street!! I Joined the gym.

12) travel - once a month, a few times a year, once a year, never
If you can afford it, it's great to be in NYC because many different types of plane
flights leave from the area's airports - we got to St. John Virgin Islands in 3 1/2
hours!!

list any other things you think set New Yorkers apart. Thanks