Audrey: Last night I went out to the meatpacking district with a guy friend who would undoubtedly like to be more than a friend. He spent $133 on dinner, and tipped $30. The reason I don't mind getting a lot of free dinners is that, in my opinion, in New York, if you are a not-unfortunate-looking young girl, no matter how bright you are, you'll always be a piece of ass first. Besides, I just tend to be attracted to older men, and to Manhattan.
- Anya Kamenetz, "Generation Debt - The New Economics of Being Young: SpaghettiOs, Mom's Credit Card, and Centipedes in the Basement," village voice June 8, 2004
posted June 08, 2004 in print. 2000