Influencer mocks travelers who go to New York and claim it ‘isn’t like the movies at all’
- Comedian and content creator Benton McClintock, 26, posted the video
- The clip mocked New York transplants who move around expecting it to be easy
- Users loved the satirical video, with many admitting there were bits of truth in it
Sometimes New York isn’t like the movies, which one TikTok user perfectly summarized in satirical, now viral video.
Comedian and content creator Benton McClintock, 26, posted the video mocking vlogging from the point of view of a recently graduated young woman who moved to the big city, only to discover that it wasn’t what she thought it would be.
“New York City is not what I thought it would be,” Benton begins the TikTok, fake tears streaming down his face.
“It’s so lonely, it’s disgusting, it’s so dirty,” he groaned, before listing why it’s not as glamorous as he thought.
Comedian and content creator Benton McClintock, 26, posted the video, mockingly vlogging from the point of view of a recently graduated young woman
The video was from the perspective of a recently graduated young woman who moved to the big city, only to find that it wasn’t what she thought it would be
‘IIt’s not at all what it looks like in the movies or the shows,” he said with mock outrage.
“I thought it would be like living in the West Village, and you know, like I’m dating a rich man who’s an heir to a Fortune 500 company — but that’s like, it’s not happening,” says Benton as he continues walking. a street in New York.
“Every weekend I stand in line at a restaurant called Pianos to have drinks spilled on me by students,” he continues.
Benton, as a young female college graduate, then whines that “all (her) Greek life friends left town because they couldn’t handle it.”
He then says that New York is “so lonely and so expensive,” and that the view from his apartment “is a brick wall.”
“And it’s like, why didn’t anyone tell me this?” he says in mock outrage in the viral video, before summarizing the reasons why New York isn’t what it should be.
“It’s like these things aren’t published on the Internet. It’s like I had no idea,” the content creator concluded in the satirical video, which has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. “And I thought I was going to come out here and say it wasn’t so.”
‘Haha so good! lol same 27 years ago,” one user laughed.
The content creator, 26, is known for his tongue-in-cheek TikToks, in which he makes fun of New York life and influencers
Benton filmed his video in tears while walking down a New York street, saying: ‘It’s not like the movies’
Thousands of TikTok users commented on the post, with many admitting there were elements of truth in it
“Wait, it’s not a sex and the city episode,” another commented sarcastically.
Others admitted there were elements of truth in the popular video.
“As an Alabama graduate, this is seriously so funny and accurate,” praised another.
“Your dedication to filming this while walking the mean streets of New York deserves an Oscar,” one TikTok user declared.
Benton is known for his satirical videos, often posting “day in the life” style videos from the fake perspective of rich kids and relatable problems in New York City.