rant · moment 11 of 20
Why Nobody Ever Leaves Long Island
from #214 - Meatball's Mayhem | The Tim Dillon Show · #214
2 min
Tim muses on why people cling to familiarity as they age rather than seeking new experiences, using Long Island as the prime example, and describes the awkward covid-era greeting rituals (elbow bumps, etc).
- Tim explains why people don't leave Long Island: at a certain age, familiarity is all you have.
- There's sadness in how life shifts from adventure to mere comfort, with new things becoming terrifying instead of exciting.
- Long Island is the prime example of people settling in and staying put, sometimes as young as 23.
- When you visit people from home, you don't know what to expect or how to greet them anymore.
- Post-COVID uncertainty about physical contact: elbow bump, fist bump, black power bump, or just nothing at all.