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il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
November 24 2010 04:38 GMT
#1
Hey guys, it's been a really long time since I've been on this site. I miss when I used to go on TL about 50 times a day and watching the latest games but college sort of changed that.

But what I wanted to talk about was that I am going to NYC for 4 days and three nights, some friends and I are staying in Chinatown but we are probably going to look around. I am bringing about $280, do you all think that is enough? And what are some recommendations, I always hear friends telling me to go eat eat eat eat eat but I also want to go shopping a bit.

And any advice on buying stuff in Chinatown, or should I not buy anything there because everythings fake? Thanks guys!

seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9808 Posts
November 24 2010 04:43 GMT
#2
Shopping? For what?

It's not like chinatown has much cool merchandise. It's all shitty little toys or fake shit (which is totally still usuable), but really, chinatown is all about the food.
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
November 24 2010 04:48 GMT
#3
Chinatowns are great, makes me feel I'm back in China, in some small fishing town, and back 100 years.

It seriously felt just like that.
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
Zeroes
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1102 Posts
November 24 2010 04:48 GMT
#4
Sometimes the stuff is so fake that they are funny. I had a north face jacket that said north faith. It lasted a pretty long time and i kept getting asked about the jacket too.
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rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-24 04:51:59
November 24 2010 04:51 GMT
#5
"guys, in what way is this a town? at best, what you've got here is a novelty street!" - Steve Merchant
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
November 24 2010 04:54 GMT
#6
On November 24 2010 13:51 rift wrote:
"guys, in what way is this a town? at best, what you've got here is a novelty street!" - Steve Merchant

it's one hell of an authentic novelty street though, if you want to have 100% legitimate Chinese food in America, you either need to go to a Chinese home for dinner, or you can go to Chinatown.
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TheMango
Profile Joined April 2007
United States1967 Posts
November 24 2010 04:55 GMT
#7
On November 24 2010 13:38 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Hey guys, it's been a really long time since I've been on this site. I miss when I used to go on TL about 50 times a day and watching the latest games but college sort of changed that.

But what I wanted to talk about was that I am going to NYC for 4 days and three nights, some friends and I are staying in Chinatown but we are probably going to look around. I am bringing about $280, do you all think that is enough? And what are some recommendations, I always hear friends telling me to go eat eat eat eat eat but I also want to go shopping a bit.

And any advice on buying stuff in Chinatown, or should I not buy anything there because everythings fake? Thanks guys!


$ is enough for food and to go out drinking, etc. Depending on what you want to go shopping for, may need more for that. Don't think there's much shopping to do in Chinatown, but if you're looking for good deals on designer clothes and such, Century 21 downtown (across from WTC) is pretty close to china town.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-24 04:58:01
November 24 2010 04:55 GMT
#8
The large section of bootleg stores are on Canal Street, but there isnt that much to do there except for eating. If you want to go shopping thats on Broadway... Up and down SoHo.

Dont forgot to eat the little egg-cakes from the street vendors! They are a great sweet treat!

edit: The egg-cakes are like the size of melon balls or something along those lines, it should be easy to spot the vendors.
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Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
November 24 2010 05:09 GMT
#9
Yeah man... Flushing has amazing food. I go there whenever I can, which is not often enough.
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SkyLegenD
Profile Joined February 2010
United States304 Posts
November 24 2010 05:26 GMT
#10
Flushing, Queens. That is the place to be.
"Victory belongs to the most persevering." - Napoleon Bonaparte
Random_0
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States1163 Posts
November 24 2010 05:33 GMT
#11
Whenever I go to Manhattan, I go to New York Noodletown
http://www.yelp.com/biz/great-ny-noodle-town-new-york

The roast pork or roast duck on rice are both excellent.
Also, if they have soft shell crab, get it! It was a totally new experience for me, and thoroughly delicious.
doobscraft
Profile Joined November 2010
United States27 Posts
November 24 2010 06:14 GMT
#12
On November 24 2010 13:38 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Hey guys, it's been a really long time since I've been on this site. I miss when I used to go on TL about 50 times a day and watching the latest games but college sort of changed that.

But what I wanted to talk about was that I am going to NYC for 4 days and three nights, some friends and I are staying in Chinatown but we are probably going to look around. I am bringing about $280, do you all think that is enough? And what are some recommendations, I always hear friends telling me to go eat eat eat eat eat but I also want to go shopping a bit.

And any advice on buying stuff in Chinatown, or should I not buy anything there because everythings fake? Thanks guys!


I live about 2 miles from chinatown in brooklyn.. There are some awesome eats all over the place in nyc. the best rule of thumb is to go for the hole in the wall restaurant that looks like its been there for years. if you go to a franchise you will get franchise food.

Actually there are some ridiculous restaurants in Brooklyn as well. It all just depends. What kind of stuff do you have planned?
Do it, and let the Anglish see ya do it.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
November 24 2010 06:55 GMT
#13
Ok thanks guys for suggestions and advice!!

doobscraft, we have no idea yet :O
artofmagic
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
United States1951 Posts
November 24 2010 08:06 GMT
#14
$280 is definitely enough for dining and some fun things(karaoke & lan(very very small & are fps focused))
Booking a hotel room can be expensive.
evolve or die
Adila
Profile Joined April 2010
United States874 Posts
November 24 2010 11:56 GMT
#15
On November 24 2010 14:26 SkyLegenD wrote:
Flushing, Queens. That is the place to be.


Manhattan Chinatown food is cheaper and better than Flushing food, unless you want Korean bbq.
dronebabo
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
10866 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-24 15:38:20
November 24 2010 15:38 GMT
#16
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
November 24 2010 19:09 GMT
#17
K-town near Herald Square, like $25 for a plate of meat and sides? You probably pay $75 to feed 4-5 people.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
zzaaxxsscd
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States626 Posts
November 24 2010 19:51 GMT
#18
On November 24 2010 20:56 Adila wrote:
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On November 24 2010 14:26 SkyLegenD wrote:
Flushing, Queens. That is the place to be.


Manhattan Chinatown food is cheaper and better than Flushing food, unless you want Korean bbq.


Flushing is known for Taiwanese food - if you want Cantonese, Szechuan, Hunan etc. stick with Chinatown
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