I am getting to the 5 year mark of living in New York City soon and so much of this resonates.
On your rat anecdote: a couple of months ago, I was walking back home at night and a rat scurried past my feet super quickly, almost touching me. I didn't even flinch and just thought to myself: "well, she was nimble" and continued walking. Similar to you, a few steps later, I realized what had just happened and started laughing so, so much.
I am getting to the 5 year mark of living in New York City soon and so much of this resonates.
On your rat anecdote: a couple of months ago, I was walking back home at night and a rat scurried past my feet super quickly, almost touching me. I didn't even flinch and just thought to myself: "well, she was nimble" and continued walking. Similar to you, a few steps later, I realized what had just happened and started laughing so, so much.