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15 NYC Bodega Posts Only Locals Understand

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New York is synonymous with Bodegas, those small havens that provide us with necessities and love.

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    I am over 30. Stop pretending you like me. I know how someone likes me. My bodega guy never smiles. He puts extra cream cheese on my bagel. He never charges me extra. He slides Swedish Fish in my bag for no reason. He doesn't laugh at my jokes. I know when someone likes me.

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    I walked into the bodega and asked if they sold butter. They said, “Sorry, no,” then paused. “How much do you need? Just cooking dinner?”

    Love you, New York City.pic.twitter.com/NEdg11zqF9

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    Last night, a guy followed me into a bodega. I told him to leave me alone. He said I couldn’t stay in the store all night. The store owner told him to go. He didn't. The owner hopped over the counter with a lock, and they fought in the street. Bodegas forever.

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    Big news: my bodega guy promoted me from “boss” to “my brother.”

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    A bodega guy saving NYC from a mass shooter makes more sense than anything I heard in the last two years.

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    Anyone who knows anything about NYC already knows the bodega guys keep us safe.

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    The bodega down the street photographed all their shelves and posted a huge collage outside so people can browse without entering.pic.twitter.com/1tPWEtWZxG

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    I spent fifteen minutes at my local bodega explaining Muhammad Ali’s boxing strategies to my friends behind the counter. So yes.
    I have become that old Puerto Rican.
    I have a lot to say in the bodega while you just try to buy a coffee.

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    If you know someone from NYC feeling down, ask them to explain what a bodega is. They love telling people about bodegas. What they describe is a regular corner store. Act like it is as magical as they think it is.

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    I don’t know the message she sends, but the lady at my bodega slipped an entire salad into my turkey sandwich.pic.twitter.com/g8tYMI4Gkp

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    I walked into my bodega after a late night for that bacon egg and cheese.pic.twitter.com/bGmcpMxQoA

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    I am truly afraid to find out what this bodega sign means.pic.twitter.com/pdhGZsmbSd

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    I got dressed up just to get to the bodega.https://t.co/o4skyHbCPj

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    I just bought a cast iron skillet at the bodega. Does anyone want to argue in the replies about this?

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    When your bodega cat is also a bachata cat:https://t.co/KZTeKXnkuL

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