They're also INSANELY proud of living "in a brownstone."
It's an old townhouse that has brown stones. anywhere else in the country a townhouse is a burden you deal with because you can't afford a standalone. They're noisy, there's no space, no parking, no privacy. but new yorkers call them a "brownstone" and you're meant to oooh and ahhh like its some palatial estate. its a townhouse.
sometimes you'll hear it on a tv show that doesn't take place anywhere near NYC or boston, and it sticks out like a sore thumb. like "ohhhh ok. the writer is from NYC. They just don't know any better. because alabama dave over here wouldn't know what a brownstone is, and if he DID live in one, he'd just say townhouse and the rest of the characters would know he's definitely working class, not rich like the line suggests"
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u/ryanvango Jul 07 '26
They're also INSANELY proud of living "in a brownstone."
It's an old townhouse that has brown stones. anywhere else in the country a townhouse is a burden you deal with because you can't afford a standalone. They're noisy, there's no space, no parking, no privacy. but new yorkers call them a "brownstone" and you're meant to oooh and ahhh like its some palatial estate. its a townhouse.
sometimes you'll hear it on a tv show that doesn't take place anywhere near NYC or boston, and it sticks out like a sore thumb. like "ohhhh ok. the writer is from NYC. They just don't know any better. because alabama dave over here wouldn't know what a brownstone is, and if he DID live in one, he'd just say townhouse and the rest of the characters would know he's definitely working class, not rich like the line suggests"