I go both ways

I heard a woman not only order "iced cawfee" but order it with all sorts of specifications about how much ice versus how much coffee and so forth. I saw more well-groomed dogs and people than I had in quite some time. I readjusted to blending in with those around me and not standing out for being dark-haired and pale, small, and dressed in what could best be described as attempted chic. I saw a serene-looking woman with frizzy gray hair and linen pants. I saw two middle-school girls, and then a third, all tiny and with shiny hair, having salad for lunch at an age when girls anywhere else wouldn't think to order salad for lunch. I spent the day on both the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side (not, alas, simultaneously; feel free to guess which of the above observations come from which) and really enjoyed walking around both.