Long Island consists of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, though the New York City counties of Queens and Brooklyn are also on the Island. Nassau County is the wealthiest county in New York State(not including New York County/Manhattan). It is also the 5th wealthiest county in the country. Suffolk County is known for the exclusive Hamptons beach enclaves, where many actors, actresses, NYC businessmen, etc. have summer estates. Long Island is home to the most expensive house in the United States. Long Island is part of the New York City metropolitan area(which also includes Westchester County in NY, a few northern New Jersey Counties, and Western Connecticut).
Long Island is known for its outstanding schools, many of which are nationally recognized. Long Island is known for its high quality of living, as well as being one of the most expensive places to live in the US. Fire Island National Seashore is also part of LI. Long Island is surrounded by beaches, and residents can enjoy Jones Beach, Long Beach, Point Lookout, Lido Beach, beaches in the Hamptons, Orient Point, etc. Long Island also has the lowest crime rate in the country.
North Shore communities are known for affluence, South Shore communities are known for beaches.
Long Islanders also generally have a distinct accent, usually associated with the New York City metro area.
Long Island is known for its outstanding schools, many of which are nationally recognized. Long Island is known for its high quality of living, as well as being one of the most expensive places to live in the US. Fire Island National Seashore is also part of LI. Long Island is surrounded by beaches, and residents can enjoy Jones Beach, Long Beach, Point Lookout, Lido Beach, beaches in the Hamptons, Orient Point, etc. Long Island also has the lowest crime rate in the country.
North Shore communities are known for affluence, South Shore communities are known for beaches.
Long Islanders also generally have a distinct accent, usually associated with the New York City metro area.
Oh you're from Long Island? You must be rich!
Oh you're from Long Island? Please say "Long Guy Land"!
Long Island? isn't that where Billy Joel is from?
Oh you're from Long Island? Please say "Long Guy Land"!
Long Island? isn't that where Billy Joel is from?
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An abandoned house, typically located nearby a high school in a lower decile area. Used by Islanders to go and fuck each other as they are either wagging school or their parents are strict christians. Typical decorations include a piss stained matress, cum drenched rubbers, gang tagging on every wall, a selection of shoplifted 50 Cent CDs and a big pile of vomit in the middle of the room.
Me and Ben scoped out a sweet drinking spot down the road but turns out it's an Islander Fuckhouse! Those polys are hornier than wild beasts
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Get the Islander Fuckhouse mug.if you asked somebody in staten island to describe guys and girls that live on the island they it wouldnt be surprising if they said this:
Girls:
1. Mostly of Italian nationality
2. Sluts, whores, bitches, hoes, skanks
3. Have tanning passes to all the tanning salons
4. Get their nails done (preferably tips)
5. Have guido boyfriends
6. Walk arolund like they own the place with thier short mini jean skirts and their hair either starightened or scrunched
7. Have at least one piercing mostly on bellybutton
8. Drink uncontrollably
9. Act obnoxious around guys just so they can have attention
10. Have the famoous staten island accent
11. You can tell right away where they are from
12. Snobby and mean
Boys:
1. The Italian guidos
2. Spiky hair...tan...built body...wax eyebrows...manicures and peticures
3. You can call them "metrosexuals"
4. Very into themselves
5. Think they are black sometimes
6. Act liuke they are the only guy on staten island so they have to hook up with every girlon the island in one
week
7. Dress very nicely : pink shirts anyone???
8. Usually have an earring in their left ear (or is it right??) no its definitely left
9. Have slutty girlfriends and only lie them becsaue of what they give them
Anyway you can see how staten island kids are but thats ok cuz im one of them
you would ususally hear a staten isaldn person saying:
1. Yo
2. Mad sick/cool
3. Thats dope
4. What up
5. whats poppin
6. new "yawk"
7. Wharta (water)
8. Not pronuncing their R'S at the end of words
9. um goin out wit this girl tanite
10. u goin to da farrell dance tanite
11. How about them ladiess
Youw ill usually see the girls walking around with coach bags and fendi bags and ugg boots and the guys with their ferrari cars and pimped out clothes and jewelry
also there is alottt of DRAMAAAAAA
You may be thinkin that si people are madd rich???
well some of them are and some of them ACT!! like they are
i love staten isalnd though<333
Girls:
1. Mostly of Italian nationality
2. Sluts, whores, bitches, hoes, skanks
3. Have tanning passes to all the tanning salons
4. Get their nails done (preferably tips)
5. Have guido boyfriends
6. Walk arolund like they own the place with thier short mini jean skirts and their hair either starightened or scrunched
7. Have at least one piercing mostly on bellybutton
8. Drink uncontrollably
9. Act obnoxious around guys just so they can have attention
10. Have the famoous staten island accent
11. You can tell right away where they are from
12. Snobby and mean
Boys:
1. The Italian guidos
2. Spiky hair...tan...built body...wax eyebrows...manicures and peticures
3. You can call them "metrosexuals"
4. Very into themselves
5. Think they are black sometimes
6. Act liuke they are the only guy on staten island so they have to hook up with every girlon the island in one
week
7. Dress very nicely : pink shirts anyone???
8. Usually have an earring in their left ear (or is it right??) no its definitely left
9. Have slutty girlfriends and only lie them becsaue of what they give them
Anyway you can see how staten island kids are but thats ok cuz im one of them
you would ususally hear a staten isaldn person saying:
1. Yo
2. Mad sick/cool
3. Thats dope
4. What up
5. whats poppin
6. new "yawk"
7. Wharta (water)
8. Not pronuncing their R'S at the end of words
9. um goin out wit this girl tanite
10. u goin to da farrell dance tanite
11. How about them ladiess
Youw ill usually see the girls walking around with coach bags and fendi bags and ugg boots and the guys with their ferrari cars and pimped out clothes and jewelry
also there is alottt of DRAMAAAAAA
You may be thinkin that si people are madd rich???
well some of them are and some of them ACT!! like they are
i love staten isalnd though<333
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a very expensive brand of Italian designer clothes marketed at very high earning, highly educated Europeans.
Actually mainly worn by British Football thugs as a status symbol
Actually mainly worn by British Football thugs as a status symbol
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