New York’s nickname should really be the state that never gets surprised by anything ever.

The exception to the rule?

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1.A rat doing pretty much anything.

2.Spending all your money on rent.

“Showtime” performers on the subway.

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4.That no one south of Poughkeepsie knows what a “garbage plate” is.

5.Realizing you walked 15 miles in one day and it wasn’t eventhatbusy of a day.

6.That a chopped cheese is better than a burger or a cheesesteak.

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7.Any random screaming at any random time.

8.Never wanting to cook.

9.Seeing your celebrity crush IRL when out at a club.

Jake Peralta from Brooklyn Nine-Nine in a police station, looking surprised as he stands up from his desk

10.Having a “favorite” seat on the city bus.

12.Pets other than dogs out for their neighborhood walk.

14.Getting familiar with your neighborhood’s eccentric character.

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15.People acting like it’s the start of the apocalypse in your local neighborhood grocery store.

16.Getting booted off the sidewalk by a particularly headstrong pigeon.

17.Sunbathing nowhere near water.

Hitchcock and Scully from Brooklyn Nine-Nine wear NYPD uniforms, doing a fist bump. Text: "Welcome to the big leagues. #Brooklyn99"

18.Everyone walking in the street during trash pickup day.

19.Seeing someone get in a fight about what is and isn’t “Upstate.”

20.Realizing that you’d never want to live anywhere else in the world.

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Animated characters from the classic cartoon "Hey Arnold!" are shown riding a city bus

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Elaine Benes from Seinfeld is gesturing with a puzzled expression

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Officer Terry Jeffords from Brooklyn 99 stands by a patrol car, interacting with a pigeon

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