Q: "It's just like New York"

[Joel S. Berson]

I see I should have asked, does anyone have evidence that this
expression *is* used with the meaning I hypothesized, not whether
anyone can *imagine* it means that.

Joel

At 5/2/2012 02:39 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>I read it as "This is SO New York!" or "I would expect this from New
>York"--or, in the more formal environment, "This is similar to the kind
>of thing/behavior you can find in New York".
>
>The former, I suppose, can be an affirmation of quality. Come to think
>of it, so can the latter--if you already associate New York with quality
>(just like parts of the world associate "America!" with good things).
>
>     VS-)
>
>On 5/2/2012 1:19 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>"It's just like New York" -- does anyone think of this phrase as
>>meaning that something has been done well or correctly, or some
>>similar meaning?
>>
>>Joel
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