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.