It's been said before and it will be said again.
New Yorkers?
Well, they're just, as the kids would say, "built different." If you've ever been to NYC you've probably noticed New Yorkers aren't quite like other people.
They're not immediately friendly, they walk faster than most people run and you better know where you're going because ain't no New Yorker in town who is going to stop and give you directions to Times Square.
But one New Yorker raised the bar higher for everyone when he gave an interview in the middle of last weekend's snowstorm, without any sort of strong negative emotions about the weather at all.
BLIZZARD OF '22: Weathering the storm with \u201c#Brooklyn\u2019s Finest\u201d (via News 12's @ZhaneCaldwell)pic.twitter.com/IKCZv69MuE— News 12 New York (@News 12 New York) 1643559681
Donnell, a man interviewed by News 12 New York, stood out in the middle of the severe snowstorm drinking a cup of coffee, without gloves or a hat, or a closed coat.
And he was having the time of his life.
"I'm just loving the snow, I'm from New York City this ain't nothing to me, you know Brooklyn's finest I'm here baby - I love it, I love it. I feel good."
Shoutout to Donnell https://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— Openly Ebony (@Openly Ebony) 1643642436
It's the cool, calm reserve for me! #ImmaJustChill Words to live by! https://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— Alicia Bettes (@Alicia Bettes) 1643648339
https://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/daRy1mk8uF— Jessica Popowcer (@Jessica Popowcer) 1643635007
this guy is everythinghttps://twitter.com/news12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— x - iamthenameless (@x - iamthenameless) 1643632693
The anchor interviewing Donnell asked him why he'd come out in the storm, since the current advisory in NYC was to stay indoors.
"I really went for my job but it looks like they might not be opening," he answered without a second though.
"But for the meantime imma just chill."
won\u2019t stop NYC from getting their morning ! @News12BK #snowhttps://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— Marisa Marcellino (@Marisa Marcellino) 1643590657
I love it here\u2026New Yorkers will get on a local New York station and let other New Yorkers know they are from New York born and raised in New York\u2026 we are different run that backhttps://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— Kendall, Duchess of Manhattan (@Kendall, Duchess of Manhattan) 1643590313
The personification of chill.https://twitter.com/News12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— BlowoutBuzz.com (@BlowoutBuzz.com) 1643589703
This guy. Great attitude, enjoying the snow and his coffee. So New York!https://twitter.com/news12/status/1487823254752530435\u00a0\u2026— Chris R. Vaccaro (@Chris R. Vaccaro) 1643589503
New Yorkers across the city said "hear, hear" to Donnell's overly pleasant and chilled-out interview.
Lmao I love my New Yorkerspic.twitter.com/gurvd1egKv— Skip (@Skip) 1643477152
\u201cEast coast people are rude\u201d\n\nFalse\u2026 We just keep it real https://twitter.com/skipmade/status/1487477103398432776\u00a0\u2026— Viv Novello (@Viv Novello) 1643607650
God i wish i had this outlook on lifehttps://twitter.com/SkipMade/status/1487477103398432776\u00a0\u2026— Cdot (@Cdot) 1643605380
New Yorkers will take off a bulletproof vest during a shootout to show off the jimmy jazz Nike tech https://twitter.com/skipmade/status/1487477103398432776\u00a0\u2026— comedianwasalu \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@comedianwasalu \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8) 1643580366
Despite his actions, Donnell did ask everybody else to stay safe and indoors, as the storm was about to get a lot worse.
Overall, the nor'easter dumped approximately 8 inches of snow on New York City. Other locations in the northeast received far greater snowfall, with some spots getting over 24 inches.
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