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The New York Dream – Part 3 – Concrete Jungle

Day 5 – 08/04/2019

My four days of easing out of jetlag were over (though I was actually jstill jetlagged a tiny bit), and now, it was time to go full blast Monday! Not that I wasn’t already full steaming ahead :)

Good to know that New York only just got $15 minimum wage… considering they don’t get superannuation or free healthcare (I think), that’s not really that much, especially considering how much I’ve been noticing the stuff I like costs. The average street hot dog is $3, which is a fair chunk of that. A street meal (I think stuff like gyros or meat on rice? I wanted to try one but didn’t end up having time/stomach space to do so) was about $6, so the discrepancy between rich and poor must be HUGE considering the price of restaurants and cafes!

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