Urban New Yorkers are chatty but brusque, giving them the reputation for being in-trusive and rude, whereas the friendly Midwesterners can take so long to get to the point that it takes a half an hour to buy a bar of soap.

• 纽约人话多且唐突，有好管闲事和卤莽的名声，而友好的中西部的人办事很慢，买一块肥皂也要花上半小时。