Biggest mistake in my life was leaving Boston. People weren’t unfriendly, they just had busy lives and didn’t have time for BS, but if you were waiting at a T stop you could easily strike up a conversation. I lived in Brookline and I can easily think of 5 different places with great food (at reasonable prices) in that area alone. Sure, it was kinda cold in winter; okay it’s not as easy to navigate as Manhattan, but it’s got character. There are ways to live cheap there but yeah the biggest killer is rent, either you’ll be commuting a lot or you’ll be living cramped. Still, it’s one of my 3 favorite cities in the world.
Boston is my favourite city in the US (that I’ve been to). Everyone was super friendly.
I’ve been to cities where people are “warmer” and more outgoing, but it’s that fake American facade everyone wears. Boston was a little rough in places but way more genuine.
I visited Boston from the UK and found everyone to be super friendly. Had lots of conversations with folks who just started chatting to me, and would go out of their way to recommend things to do. I also found the same in NYC. And Paris. I think friendly people are everywhere.
what are the other two?
Rome and LA.
I went in January, cold but nothing I’m unaccustomed to as a Canadian.
Clam chowder was decent at least what I tried. Public transit was usable. People were nice there in your typical American sense, but NYC shops had more heart for strangers and visitors comparatively. But I was only able to really scratch the surface from my day trip there.
Don’t forget the public transport, which is underwhelming.
By US standards it’s pretty good.
That’s like saying your underwear is comfortable compared to being made of barbed wire.
LOLZ ya got the Boston attitude, pal. I’d buy ya a bacon-wrapped shrimp at Faneuil Hall.
bacon-wrapped shrimp
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There’s plenty of good food in Boston.
Suuuch ass?
“Established Before You Were Born”
Boston is fantastic. Yes you have the mass-holes but as long as you aren’t driving it’s great and when you actually look for food there are plenty of great places.
when you actually look for food there are plenty of great places.
This is the key. In my experience, the larger, more obvious places are mediocre, but the small holes in the wall you could easily walk past and never realize they’re there have some fucking amazing food more often than not.
How is the public transportation there?
Excellent by American standards for most of Boston and Greater Boston, which is to say mediocre by European standards. It’s entirely possible to be independently mobile and car free there. Most places are walkable and there are pleasant old buildings and green spaces or plazas or spots overlooking water to stumble upon. It’s a lovely city.
Bwahahahah! Yeah, I live an hour north… most of it is fairly true, but there is some crazy good food in Boston.
Boston is awesome for it’s green spaces. Probably my favorite city to walk a far distance. So many parks. So many huge parks.
Show me a cheap city with a warm climate on a grid system with amazingly friendly people, and I’ll show you hell on Earth.
Go Sox!
Adelaide? Might not be cheap though
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Food was killer when I was there.
Yeah, but the rest is true.
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They throw a pretty great tea party. Everything else is as described.
There’s that mediocre restaurant chain “Boston Pizza”…but I think that’s only here in Canada.
Then it really is authentic Boston Pizza!
(No seriously I found maybe 3 good pizza places while I lived in Boston and I’m pretty sure 2 of them technically weren’t even in Boston. The pizza there is mid at best)
And it has nothing to do with Boston. Nor was New York Fries have anything to do with New York.
During my visit, I heard from some locals that they prefer thin crust pizza to deep dish. Found that both funny and agreeable.
Why is that funny or surprising? Boston is not known for its deep dish; that is Chicago.
Yeah, a bit off the rails right now.
Thought Chicago was known for the weird-ass sauce on top of the cheese pizza.
That’s “Detroit”.
No, Detroit has (optionally) a couple lines of sauce on top, and most places I know that make Detroit style skip the sauce lines. Chicago style has sauce on top of the entire thing.
Though I just looked it up and it looks like there are multiple different “Chicago style” definitions.
