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dancetothiscomment t1_j7cvfs8 wrote

Reply to comment by Throwawayhelp111521 in Late for the train. by brooklynlad

I'm sure most ppl will know what im talking about

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sutisuc t1_j7d2by8 wrote

Yup the person who replied to you did that’s why they knew the numbers of the trains on the green line. Keep doing you

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iv2892 t1_j7djg8l wrote

Well when people say the green line they know it’s the 4,5,6 trains . Just like the N, R and W are the yellow lines

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7d2qpu wrote

NYC is not Boston. We don't use colors. We use numbers and letters for our subway lines.

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seafoodgodddd t1_j7ded3q wrote

So that's why every line is color coded on all the maps, right

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7donpw wrote

That's for maps. We don't call our lines by the colors.

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seafoodgodddd t1_j7dp3ci wrote

I agree with you there, but they are color coded, even on the entrances and the digital signs

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MrFrode t1_j7eb6w4 wrote

We provide colors to help people who have trouble with letters navigate the transit system. People from Boston for example.

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7dpbb5 wrote

Yes, but we don't refer to the lines by their colors. That's done in Boston and maybe another city.

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seafoodgodddd t1_j7dpivp wrote

Well, yeah, again I agree with you but the underlying point is that there are colors

I never say I'm getting on the orange line uptown but you know i'm talking about the B

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MrAnarchy138 t1_j7e5qmo wrote

No one says that. If you say you’re getting on the yellow line you might be in Queens or rich person land. You’re either on an NRW or Q.

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7htbpw wrote

Why would you insist on your right to use incorrect terminology in a place you don't know? I don't. That's the weird hill.

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dancetothiscomment t1_j7dargn wrote

We have colored subway lines

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MFoy t1_j7dctmt wrote

You have segregated subway systems? Wow.

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seafoodgodddd t1_j7deez6 wrote

Hey if the subways wanted rights we'd have seen subway cars on strike

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damnatio_memoriae t1_j7dkp7k wrote

subway cars strike people all the time. they just don't tell you about it.

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sutisuc t1_j7d2spm wrote

But you knew which numbers of the trains he was talking about so it’s a wash

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7dp5b6 wrote

That's not the issue. You use the terms used by the place you're living or visiting. Would you call the Underground in London the Métro?

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7d2n83 wrote

They'll know you're not from NYC and haven't bothered to learn what we call the lines on the subway system.

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Frostflame3 t1_j7duz2l wrote

I’ve lived in NYC my whole life and I call lines by their colors sometimes cause it’s just easier! Is it faster to say “Yellow” or “N, Q, R, W”?

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chengjih t1_j7dwzcc wrote

> I call lines by their colors sometimes cause it’s just easier! Is it faster to say “Yellow” or “N, Q, R, W”?

Well, sometimes we do the hard, difficult thing (like not use the colors) because it's the right thing.

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amoebaamoeba t1_j7efqtn wrote

It makes even less sense for an outerborough person to do this, because the color lines tend to *split* when they leave Manhattan!

I used to say "blue line" or whatever until I was in middle school and started riding the subway alone. That's when you learn real fast that there is a biiiiiig difference between the A and the E train at 50th Street. Your knowledge of colors can't help you anymore.

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chengjih t1_j7fgjsf wrote

Hmm. I'm actually an outer borough kid -- northeast Queens, 30 minutes by bus past the Main Street stop of the 7. I don't refer to the lines by color (unless it's a simplification to explain things to tourists). On the other hand, I'm older, and will sometimes say/think things like "Lexington Avenue IRT" or something.

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hunneybunny t1_j7hrcus wrote

MiMa is faster than middle of manhattan but you will NEVER catch me calling it that 😂

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cocktails5 t1_j7dy9bp wrote

Pretty sure NYC does it just to spite Boston.

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Throwawayhelp111521 t1_j7hy6pp wrote

The only way to get lost on the Red Line or the Orange Line in Boston is to take it in the wrong direction. They are single lines. There are multiple ways to get lost in NYC if you have no more info about the subway line than the color.

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craigalanche t1_j7fdsg0 wrote

I was born and raised here and if I’m giving directions to someone and it’s a stop where every line in a color stops, I’ll say to take the green line or the blue line or whatever.

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aimglitchz t1_j7hs784 wrote

Ok I grew up in NYC and call the colors as shortcut sometimes. Interesting to know I'm not new Yorker...

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RoguePhoenix89 t1_j7dd445 wrote

How your comment gonna start a beef between Boston and NYC lol like what.

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