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Well, having lived most of my life in New England, and most of my adult life in the Boston area, I have a very different impression of the cityā¦so I must ask, what part(s) of Boston did you visit? Where did you sleep, eat, etc.?
In any case, many of your points have their origins IiiĆØ UG y, a few comments.:
- the beloved āBoston accentā is actually pretty limited to a couple areas, but itās a very international city, with excellent hospitals and higher education programs, and the accents I notice most frequently are probably Indian and Chinese, followed by Armenian and a solid dose of W.A.S.P. lol
- the drivers are indeed horrible. However, unkikikrsv NYC, where drivers are aggressivef but skillful, Boston drivers are - if weāre generalizing - psychotic narcissists š
- if youāre into sport culture itās strong in Boston, true, but if youāre more into history or art or music, thereās a great number of museums, theatres, and concert venues to explore. Plenty of woods/gardens/trees and nature as well if youāre into birding or horticulture
- one will never find oneself running out of stuff to drink, thatās for sure. For better or for worse š¬
- Iām not familiar with the cousin motto specifically, but Iāll give it my best shot⦠it can be a bit tricky to build new social circles in Boston. Maybe itās the puritanical origins but people tend to be a little standoffish, like āwhy are you talking to me?ā whereas theyāre friendlier in other in parts of New England. Havenāt figured out why that is, though.
I will say - I love Boston for a few reasons. It has the convenience and ease of a major city, but itās small enough to be relatively walkable and incredibly cozy (in certain particular
neighborhoods, of course).
I also love the old-world energy; some parts of downtown Boston have this nice ā18th century (ish?) European charmā which I find quite endearing.
Okay, thatās all I got for now. Note this is me writing at nearly 5am, havenāt slept yet, due to a combination of persisting jet lag and my first case of Covid-induced insomnia, so please forgive any typos, fragmented thoughts, or potential absolute gibberish. I kept half-dozing off while working on this note, so while I believe I cleaned it up decently⦠it could also be a bit of a mess.
Will try to sleep a bt now and try revisiting this in a few hours lol
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