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Meet Some New Contenders For NYC's Global Welcome Ambassador
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Jen Carlson
Published Nov 13, 2014
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When Taylor Swift moved to NYC, she was quickly rewarded with the title: New York City's Global Welcome Ambassador. One of her duties was to create little video guides (soundtracked by her own song) for those visiting the city for the first time. In these little snippets she clues viewers into the correct pronunciation of "Houston Street," discusses the magic of finding "secret treasure places" during aimless walks, and talks about bodegas. Are there even bodegas near her $20 million penthouse in Tribeca? What do you think Taylor Swift buys at bodegas? Cheetos? Blunts? Virginia Slims?
Below, some comedians have created a parody of Swift's videos—it's even hosted on a .nyc website—with some Real(er) New York Talk:
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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