"Bridge and tunnel" was originally a derogatory slang directed against people living in the outer-boroughs of NYC, who by definition must either use a bridge or a tunnel in order to travel into Manhattan. The original slang had connotations of class distinction,with the implication that bridge and tunnelers were less affluent than those living in the city and were therefore of a lower class. Because of the recent hipster revolution and the ongoing "hipsterization" of popular culture, over the years the term has drifted away from being a distinction based on affluence and location of residence, to a distinction based on cultural awareness, values, and attitude. In terms of the modern usage of the term, one can now reside in Manhattan and still be considered "bridge and tunnel". And in fact even people living in other cities such as San Francisco are using "bridge and tunnel" to describe people of specific demographics and cultural attitude in their respective locales.
So what has bridge and tunnel evolved to mean? Bridge and tunnel is currently a derogatory slang directed at people who are culturally ignorant and hold very mainstream ethnocentric ideals of beauty and rules of attraction, who embrace decidedly passe suburban cultural values and "reality TV" ideals. For example...one would be considered "bridge and tunnel" if your musical awareness only includes whatever is played on Top 40 radio, your ideal female sex symbol would be someone like Paris Hilton, you go to tanning salons and constantly flat-iron your hair, you only date people who are white, you think only tall muscular men "a la Abercrombie and Fitch" are attractive, you routinely pay for bottle service at clubs when you go out, you won't eat Indian or Thai cuisine because it's too weird and exotic for you, you drive an SUV or a hummer, or you belong to a fraternity or sorority.
So what has bridge and tunnel evolved to mean? Bridge and tunnel is currently a derogatory slang directed at people who are culturally ignorant and hold very mainstream ethnocentric ideals of beauty and rules of attraction, who embrace decidedly passe suburban cultural values and "reality TV" ideals. For example...one would be considered "bridge and tunnel" if your musical awareness only includes whatever is played on Top 40 radio, your ideal female sex symbol would be someone like Paris Hilton, you go to tanning salons and constantly flat-iron your hair, you only date people who are white, you think only tall muscular men "a la Abercrombie and Fitch" are attractive, you routinely pay for bottle service at clubs when you go out, you won't eat Indian or Thai cuisine because it's too weird and exotic for you, you drive an SUV or a hummer, or you belong to a fraternity or sorority.
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) used to be a thriving community of independent artists and designers ten years ago, but recently the neighborhood is being ruined by bridge and tunnel types on the weekends who only recently heard that it's the "new" place to go to according to mainstream media reports.
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The act of purchasing and installing aftermarket Japanese domestically produced racing products (tuning goods) for the sole purpose of decoration on an import vehicle. One involved in Real.True.Tuning. is only concerned with projecting (see poseur) the image they use their modified car for what it was engineered for – Circuit racing, Time Attack, HPDE, etc. All the while maxing out credit cards in order to pay for low production, high cost, circuit oriented racing parts from various credited racing “boutiques” or companies (ex. ARC, Spoon Sports, Mugen, Volk Racing, etc) found in Japan.
Real. True. Tuning. can be seen at various static display type events but never at a racing circuit. Areas like a large parking lot, convention center, or parking garage are ideal conditions for Real.True.Tuning.
Real. True. Tuning. can be seen at various static display type events but never at a racing circuit. Areas like a large parking lot, convention center, or parking garage are ideal conditions for Real.True.Tuning.
"Wow I just went to the Nissei car show and saw a sweet S2k covered with boutique tuning goods. It had Spoon fashion bars, CWest appearance spoiler, ARC dress up engine plates, and one of those awesome J's Racing sounds tubes. Thats some sick Real.True.Tuning."
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Political changes in Egypt and other Arab nations following the collapse of the Tunisian government could be attributed to the Tunisian Tsunami Effect sweeping the Middle East.
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