Oh, and just an addendum, if anyone knows New York, you can help me out with this one, but I just want to let off steam and say that I HATE this city. No, to be fair, I go between HATE and indifference. I have known nothing other than stress and dirt and situations like this - people who don't care about you, who'd shove past you in a minute. My friend's reaction to me is an example of some specially pampered American brand of *******. When i try to connect with people, they stare at me blankly. Of course, they already have their social lives all sewn up and I'm just an intruder. Apartment hunting was a sheer nightmare and I got ripped off to boot. My neighborhood has shootings, loud music and tons of chicken bones for my dog to choke on for the privilege of being a 20min walk from a decent park. Oh yeah, I understand why everyone fights to be here (NOT)!