Q: "It's just like New York"

[Victor Steinbok]

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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