Nicknames: Corn; Corny; Gozillla (Due to their often times great height)

Appearance: Usually blonde, with the possibility of having white hair; eyes can change colours but will be mostly either blue, green, hazel or grey; Usually very tall, to the point of being called Godzilla

Habitat: Most Cornelius' will live in an urban environment/large, well-known city. Often times it will be in a distant, European country.

Hobbies: Annoying New Yorkers; Cruises; Being "one of those German guys"

Summary: Although they can be jerks, everybody who is lucky enough to know a Cornelius can never stay mad at one, loving them for many years to come

brooklyn is love.

To persevere through adversity

A phrase used to insinuate that one is not being productive or useful. Commonly used by New Yorkers as a joke. Can be used in a derogatory or joking manner.

a term used by Philly cats, not new yorkers, to describe something that is totally outrageous, unbelievable, or indescribable.

A county in upstate New York two hours northwest of New York City. Since the advent of the automobile lower middle class New Yorkers (mainly Italians, Jews and Eastern Europeans) lured by what they can afford, have been building second homes in the wooded region. Having peaked when SC played host to the original Woodstock festival, much of the camps and resorts have fallen into disrepair. Children of the original transplants are neither urban nor rural. They are neither farmers nor educated. Motocross passes the time while they wait for land prices to push them further North.

the name that native new yorkers refer to the NYC subway system. its is rare that you will here a native new yorker or someone who has lived in nyc for year call it "the subway". it is only called the subway when they refer to it to set it aside from metro-north or long island railroads all three are operate the MTA