Chris Christie, a native of New Jersey, described Donald Trump's recent remarks as "a normal New York City conversation." Gotham folks have their own opinion. If a panhandler says "This isn't Congress, people, you can pass a bill", that's a normal New York City conversation. A conversation here might be conducted at full volume or in a whisper. New Yorkers stand closer, talk louder and leave shorter pauses between exchanges. Often they talk along with the other person - it's called cooperative overlap. A "normal"conversation is a matter of speed, not content. Maybe this is what Billy Joel had in mind when he sang "....cause I'm in a New York state of mind."
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