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NewYork,NewYork.Thecitysonicetheynamedittwice.

ThesewordswereusedtodescribeNewYorkWhenitwasbyfarthelargest,richest,andmostdevelopedcityintheUnitedStates．NewYorkstillremainsthelargestandmostfamouscityintheU.S.Today,butsomeofits"

nice"

reputationhasfallenoverthepastthirtyyearswithstoriesoframpantcrimemakingheadlinesaroundtheworld.Howtruearethesestories?

IsNewYorkstilla"

placetovisit?

Ifso,whatcanatouristdoinNewYork?

Let'

stakeacloserlookatAmerica'

spremiercity.

First,aspersonalandsocialsecurityarealwaysuppermostinthemindsoftravelers,justhow"

dangerous"

acityisNewYork?

Despitetheglaringheadlines,NewYork,locatedinthenortheasternU.S.,isoneofthesafestcitiesintheU.S.Infact,NewYorkstates（whichincludeNewYorkcitythus,"

NewYork,NewYork,thecitysonicetheynamedittwice"

）ranksbelowotherbig-populationStateslikeCaliforniainbothviolentcrime（ofmuchconcerntothetourist）andpropertycrime.Othermajorciteshavehighercrimerates,too.Thus,theforeigntravelertoNewYorkCitycanfeelmoresecureherethaninmostotherlargemetropolitanareasoftheU.S.

Besidessafety,whydomoreforeignersvisitNewYorkthananyotherAmericancity?

TheanswerliesinthecharacterofNewYorkitself.Noothercityintheworldismorecosmopolitan.Awalkthroughitshundredsofresidentialneighborhoodsislikewalkingaroundtheworlditself.PlacenameslikeChinatownandlittleItalycanbefoundonanymapofNewYork,butsmallerethnicneighborhoodsalsoabound.Also,allthesegroupssponsorannualorseasonalfestivals,sothatnearlyeveryweekoneormoreofthesepeopleswillsharetheirculturalexperiences（andfood!

）withotherNewYorkers.

Becauseofthisunsurpassedethnicdiversity,therestaurantgoerwillfeelthathehasdiedandgonetoheavenwhileinNewYork.Thereishardlyacuisineontheplanetthatisnotrepresentedhere.Evenbetter,manyoftheseexoticrestaurantsarereasonablypriced.OneisneverfarfromarestaurantinNewYork.TherearethousandsofChineserestaurantsalone.

Besidestheinternationallyfamoussight-seeingattractions-mostlyintheborough（district）ofManhattan-suchastheStatueofLiberty,theworldtradecenterwithitstwo110-storytowers,WallStreet,theUnitedNations,andBroadway,manyotherinterestingplacesawaitthecurioustraveler.TheBronxZoointhenorthernboroughoftheBronxisoneoftheworld’sbest.TheboroughofQueensoffersagreatvarietyofethnicresidentialneighborhoods.BrooklyncontainstheBotanicalGardens,ConeyIsland（abeachwithanamusementPark）,andJ.F.K.InternationalAirport.Finally,StatenIsland,thesmallestborough,stillaffordsaLookatwhatNewYorkusedtobelike,includingafarm!

Forculturelovers,NewYorkhasmoremuseumsthananyothercity,butsomeofthesearenotinternationallyknown.Avisittoanyofthesehistorical,technical,ethnic,oracademicmuseumsiswellworththetime.NewYork'

sart,music,dance,andfashionscenesareameccafortheyoungandprofessionalalike.TheinternetwebsiteforspecificinformationonNewYorkCityandstatetourismiswww.iloveny.state.ny.us.Atoll-freenumberfortouristsalreadyintheU.S.orCanadaisalsoavailableat1-800-call-NYS.

Nomatterwhatyourinterestis,ifitcanbefoundinanurbanenvironment,itcanbefoundinNewYork.Itseightmillioncitizenshailfromeverycorneroftheglobe,buttheyareunitedintheloveoftheirchallengingbutrewardingcity.Asthelocalstheresay,"

Sure,youhavetobealittlecrazytoliveinNewYork,butyou'

dbenutstoliveanywhereelse!

"

TheAmish

Inthelandofrockandroll,thespaceshuttle,andcomputerizedliving,whocouldimaginethatabout50,000Americansdonotusetelephones,electriclights,orcars,notbecausetheyarepoor,butoutofchoice?

Ashardasthismaybetoimagine,theAmish,ormoreproperly,theAmishMennonites,stillliveatraditional,rurallifestyledirectfrom17thcenturyEurope!

TounderstandtheseuniqueAmericansbetter,itisnecessarytounderstandtheirhistory.BeginningwiththerevolutionstartedbyMartinLuther,leaderoftheProtestantReformationinGermanyinthe16thcentury,Europewaswrackedbyreligiouswarsforseveralhundredyears.ModemEuropeisaproductofthesewarsandofthepoliticalandreligiousphilosophiesofthosetimes.ThemainfiguresinthistragicperiodweretheRomanCatholicChurchandtheProtestants,thosewhorebelledagainstpapalrulefromRome.AmongthethousandsofsplintergroupsformedoutsideofRome'

sreligiousruleweretheMennonites,agroupofparticularlyconservative,ruralChristianssituatedinwhatistodaySwitzerland,partofeasternFrance,andsouthernGermany.

Tomakealongstoryshort,theMennoniteAmishweresoconservativethattheymademoreenemiesthanfiends.Inordertopreservetheirpeculiarlifestyle,theybegantoimmigratetotheBritishcoloniesinNorthAmericainabout1720（beforeCanadaandtheUnitedStateswereformedasindependentcountries）.Theretheyfoundthereligiousfreedomtheyhadsought.AmishsettlementssprangupinthecoloniesandterritoriesofPennsylvania,Ohio&

IndianaaswellasinOntario,inwhatistodayCanada.Surprisingly,therearenoAmishgroupstodayinEurope.

Littlehaschangedabouttheirlifestylesincethen.JusthowconservativearetheAmish?

AgroupofAmishlookslikeacastfromabiblicalmovieset.Allthemenwearlargebrimmedblackhats,beards（butnotmustaches）,andclothesmadebytheirwives.Thewomenwearahaircoveringcalledabonnet,longdresses,andblackshoes.EventhoughallAmishmenandwomenmarry,youwillnotseeaweddingring,foreventhissimplesttypeofjewelryisbannedamongthem.TheAmishareprimarilyfarmers,andgoodones,despitethefactthattheydonotusemodemfarmmachinery.Theirchildrenareeducatedinlocalprimaryschools,butsecondaryeducationisinthehome.Sundaysarespentmostlyinchurch.AnolddialedofGermanmixedwithEnglishisusedinchurchandathome.TheirlivesareuncomplicatedandfewAmishleavetheirhomestoenterthemainstreamAmericansociety.

RuralPennsylvaniawheremostoftheAmishliveisbeautifulcountryside.Ifyouhavetheopportunitytodrivethroughthegentle,rollinghillsamidstlushfarmlands,perhapsyouwillseeahorseandbuggydrivenbyafamilydressedmostlyinblack.ThesearetheAmish,anenduringandendearingpeople.

IndoorPollution

Doyouthinkthatbystayingathomeyouaresafefromalltheterriblekindsofpollutionpresentoutdoors,suchasinornearfactories,roads,andgarbagedumps?

Doyouthinkthatbystayinginyourofficeyouarebreathingcleaner,saferairthanwhenyougooutsideforlunchorareonthewaybackhomefromwork?

Thinkagain.RecentresearchdoneattheUniversityofTexashasshownthatstayingindoorsmayactuallybemoreharmfultoone'

shealththanbeingoutdoorseveninsmoggycities.

Apparently,wearesafeneitherathomenorinthebusinessoffice.Weusewaterinbothplaces,buttheabove-mentionedresearchshowsthatchemicalsaddedtoourlocalwatersupplytokillharmfulbacteriacanhaveunwantedsideeffects.Thesechemicalscancausepotentialharmthroughdrinkingandinseeminglyharmlessactivitiesascleaningone'

shouse.Theseadditivesarereleasedfromwaterbydailyactionslikewaterrunningoutoffaucets,sprayingfromgardenhoses,orsplashingindishwashersandwashingmachines.Asthewaterisagitated,thesechemicalsarereleasedintotheairandthenbreathedin.Onceinsideourbodies,theystarttoaffectourhealt