I’m used to New York.  I’ve been here, I’ve lived here, I know the town and it’s native inhabitants.  I am not one of them.  I just couldn’t let go of that last small shred of manners and politeness.  

For instance: To me a locked bathroom door usually means that someone is inside the bathroom.  Probably peeing.  More than likely half way in their lower clothing.  The locked door probably, in my opinion, means that they do not want you in there while they are peeing/taking off their pants/etc.  Wait patiently and you too will have a chance to pee/take of your pants/etc.

Unless you’re in New York in which case a locked door means that you start yelling “Why the f*** is this door locked!  Who would lock the f*****g bathroom door?  Open this s*** up now.”  And when the door locker says “Um, just a minute.” in response (probably because she is peeing AND has her pants around her knees) a good New Yorker will demand that the waitress unlock the door.

See, it’s that kind of stuff that made me move to Maryland.