i feel like your line of work pays much more highly than what i was applying for back then, plus NYC has the salary to match the cost of living there, unlike Vancouver which despite its unaffordability you're still lucky to be making 15/hr. and i'm not sure what you mean by "accept in a way that doesn't make you look desperate" ... i mean you either accept or reject the offer, no other way about it, how do you look desperate while doing so lol? also i thought it's implied that you don't have a job at the moment so you're probably interviewing with other companies. maybe the job search process over there is different from what i'm used to..