Comments on: Renaming New York To Sell Cookbooks and Tea http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/ The blog of a British freelance writer living in New York Tue, 7 Oct 2008 08:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: CFLB http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61669 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:44:12 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61669 Jeez, this blog reminds me more of Adrian Mole every day. For anyone who has - lucky for them - forgotten or does not know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mole Jeez, this blog reminds me more of Adrian Mole every day.

For anyone who has - lucky for them - forgotten or does not know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mole

]]> by: Ali http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61568 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:01:40 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61568 Yeah, but I doubt the Italians plotted to attract rich tourists from the Midwest and thus came up with "Little Italy"! Business/life was much more organic then. And I don't think NYC needs to resort to such tactics, concocting a Little Britain. Sounds like something that would be better suited for St. Louis or Tulsa- ya know, some little city that is desperate for tourists! It also stinks of all of the marketing ploys that went on in Brooklyn when I lived there. Every dinky little neighborhood started to be coined a new name to give it some cache and jack up the real estate prices. What is it that they call Bushwick now.... East Williamsburg? Ick. Yeah, but I doubt the Italians plotted to attract rich tourists from the Midwest and thus came up with “Little Italy”! Business/life was much more organic then. And I don’t think NYC needs to resort to such tactics, concocting a Little Britain. Sounds like something that would be better suited for St. Louis or Tulsa- ya know, some little city that is desperate for tourists!

It also stinks of all of the marketing ploys that went on in Brooklyn when I lived there. Every dinky little neighborhood started to be coined a new name to give it some cache and jack up the real estate prices. What is it that they call Bushwick now…. East Williamsburg? Ick.

]]> by: Nick http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61548 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:23:56 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61548 New York City was founded on commercial interests, so this is just another example of that great money making tradition. New York City was founded on commercial interests, so this is just another example of that great money making tradition.

]]> by: Ali http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61414 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:32:28 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61414 I dunno.... I know the thought of a "little britian" is not the most egregious thing in the world, but the romantic in me finds the whole thing distasteful. It's just another reminder to me how my beloved NYC has become so very commercial as opposed to its more organic history. I dunno…. I know the thought of a “little britian” is not the most egregious thing in the world, but the romantic in me finds the whole thing distasteful. It’s just another reminder to me how my beloved NYC has become so very commercial as opposed to its more organic history.

]]> by: jenny http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61403 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:57:12 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61403 i know you've been venting about this for awhile - i understand to a point what you are trying to say - what if they tried to name part of 2nd Avenue Little Eastern Europe - The Hungarian Meat Market at 81st would be offended that they weren't singled out as Little Hungary, the Heidelberg Restaurant near 85th, would be upset because they aren't part of Eastern Europe but are part of the neighborhood - yada yada yada. My only concern would be - do I live on that block, or in that neighborhood. Would it reflect badly on the neighborhood? No - it wouldn't. Does naming that street in the West Village - "Little Britain" reflect badly on the area? I would say no. Yes, it seems to be a marketing ploy, but who cares? It's not hurting anyone and may actually encourage tourism, growth and investment. ps - i also had this odd dream where istvan and i picked up your drycleaning with ours and there was a bright yellow raincoat with blue stripes in it - very odd. i know you’ve been venting about this for awhile - i understand to a point what you are trying to say - what if they tried to name part of 2nd Avenue Little Eastern Europe - The Hungarian Meat Market at 81st would be offended that they weren’t singled out as Little Hungary, the Heidelberg Restaurant near 85th, would be upset because they aren’t part of Eastern Europe but are part of the neighborhood - yada yada yada. My only concern would be - do I live on that block, or in that neighborhood. Would it reflect badly on the neighborhood? No - it wouldn’t. Does naming that street in the West Village - “Little Britain” reflect badly on the area? I would say no. Yes, it seems to be a marketing ploy, but who cares? It’s not hurting anyone and may actually encourage tourism, growth and investment.
ps - i also had this odd dream where istvan and i picked up your drycleaning with ours and there was a bright yellow raincoat with blue stripes in it - very odd.

]]> by: pdberger http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61299 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:38:00 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61299 I'm just bitter they never sent me a <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/07/little_britain_peace_in_our_ti.html" rel="nofollow">free cup of tea</a> :). Seriously though, I'm all for T&S doing well. I just don't like the idea of renaming a New York City block in order to do it. I’m just bitter they never sent me a free cup of tea :) .

Seriously though, I’m all for T&S doing well. I just don’t like the idea of renaming a New York City block in order to do it.

]]> by: Nick http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61297 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:26:26 +0000 http://pdberger.com/renaming-new-york-to-sell-cookbooks-and-tea/#comment-61297 Give it a rest, Berger. And think of it this way: since Starbucks started popping up all over London, regular people started to realise you could expect a good cup of coffee outside of Soho (London Soho), and there's a bunch of competitors serving much better coffee than Starbucks all over the country - you can even get good coffee at Newport Pagnell Service Station. Now, imagine if the spread of T&#38;S franchises led to a situation where you could get a properly brewed cup of builders tea in any city in the US. Or just one city on the US. An enormous boon, certainly. Give it a rest, Berger. And think of it this way: since Starbucks started popping up all over London, regular people started to realise you could expect a good cup of coffee outside of Soho (London Soho), and there’s a bunch of competitors serving much better coffee than Starbucks all over the country - you can even get good coffee at Newport Pagnell Service Station.
Now, imagine if the spread of T&S franchises led to a situation where you could get a properly brewed cup of builders tea in any city in the US. Or just one city on the US. An enormous boon, certainly.

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