Here are some things about Boston!
Fun facts I've learned since moving to Massachusetts.
- Boston smokes too much.
- Boston is friendlier than it thinks it is. Cars actually let you into traffic, or stop to let you cross the street.
- Nobody's in a hurry to get off the train.
- Luckily, there's actually time to take your time getting off the train.
- Standing at the top of the stairs is a thing?
- Apparently "stand on the right, walk on the left" is not a thing. This would get you killed in D.C.
- The Boston area is awash in ice cream. Had I known, we would have moved here long, long ago.
- Every menu has fish and chips and steak tips.
- Nobody can tell you what steak tips really are.
- The fried fish at the lowliest pub is generally better than any in D.C.
- Also, fried clams.
- Raspberry-lime rickeys are a thing.
- Roast beef sammiches are a thing.
- At Chinese restaurants, white rice doesn't come with your meal, but you often do get rolls and butter.
- Nobody gossips about national politics. "How about that Boehner resignation?" is likely to get you a blank stare.
- Summer is fabulously bearable.
- Dunkin Donuts is ubiquitous.
- Italian bakeries are not rare.
- The ocean is RIGHT THERE.
I have called this area home for over eight years now and have to say all of these are so true, except the smoking thing. I guess that depends on where one goes; I think I smell pot more often than tobacco smoke at this point. I also wish I could actually smell and hear the ocean a bit more often!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, someone actually read this? Someone local? I'm delighted! Hello, College Gardener! Compared to the DC area, EVERYONE here smokes. Boston, I worry about your lungs.
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