answer: #Person1# is surprised at the expensive renting fee in New York but #Person2# is proud of living here.
documents: #Person1#: I can't believe the cost of apartments in New York City. 
  #Person2#: Oh, you didn't know that apartments here are considered valuable, even if they are small and crowded? 
  #Person1#: Of course I had heard about that, but now I know how expensive it is to rent a place here. 
  #Person2#: I don't mind paying high rent to live in New York. 
  #Person1#: Why? You pay so much for such a tiny space to live. 
  #Person2#: Yeah, but so what! I'm proud to live in the world's most excting city. And, the salaries here are the highest in the nation, too.