I didn't watch much of it, from what I understand it was played and replayed constantly in the States. The coverage wasn't that...extreme where I was. Yes, it was prominent that day and in the days following but nothing like what I was told you and the rest of the country were exposed to, much like I suppose Americans treated the tube bombings in London.
It's not that I'm not a New Yorker, I was born and raised here, I've lived most of my life in one part of the city or another. And I'm not unaffected. I don't know of anyone who lives here who doesn't a least know someone who knew someone that lost their life on September 11th. We are all connected in that sense, but I don't know...I wasn't here for three years after the fact. I didn't grieve with the city in the same way that those here did. I wasn't here to watch and aid in the relief and clean up efforts. I came back to a city filled with monuments and remembrances, I didn't witness them installed. There is a disconnect there and while maybe subtle to you, I feel it.
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Date: 2008-11-26 10:06 am (UTC)It's not that I'm not a New Yorker, I was born and raised here, I've lived most of my life in one part of the city or another. And I'm not unaffected. I don't know of anyone who lives here who doesn't a least know someone who knew someone that lost their life on September 11th. We are all connected in that sense, but I don't know...I wasn't here for three years after the fact. I didn't grieve with the city in the same way that those here did. I wasn't here to watch and aid in the relief and clean up efforts. I came back to a city filled with monuments and remembrances, I didn't witness them installed. There is a disconnect there and while maybe subtle to you, I feel it.