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Originally Posted by rico
I've met one guy from Boston. My mom's sister married an English professor from Boston who taught at the University of Michigan. So my uncle, I guess. A very prissy, prissy, arrogant person. The first time we met him (at our house) he seemed disgusted by rural life. I remember when my dad offered to show him our horses... he looked at my dad with an expression as if he farted out loud when my dad (very assertive guy) said, "get that stupid look off your face and let's go." When we visited the horses, one of them pooped and he looked mortified and was like, "oh my God...did that horse actually just...POOP?!?!" My dad was like, "uhhhh...yeah...? What did you think horses used outdoor toilets to poop or something?" And the guy told my aunt that he wanted to go inside because he was going to get sick. Boston guy.
Poor guy tried so hard to fit in...but couldn't. At the table, he tried making conversation with my dad...a Bears fan, about football. He was like, "so...one of my students is Tim Biakabatuka...I hear he's graduating, so do you think your Bears should offer him millions of dollars to play for them?" My dad looked at him like he farted out loud and had to explain to him that there is something called the NFL Draft. Boston.
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I have only been to Boston once and I enjoyed my time there. We stayed in Woburn, just northwest of Boston. This is twenty years ago, but it was a very blue collar town. I found the people there very friendly, they talk funny and went out of their way to be accommodating.
We toured New York the same trip and Bostonians were by far more friendly and down to earth over New Yorkers- not even close. New Yorkers were tied with Philly as the biggest assholes to tourist I have ever experienced.
So it makes me wonder what has changed? My best guess would be they have had a historic run on Championships in the last two decades. Before, they had a little brother complex towards New York, but after so many Championships for the City as a whole- I think they have replaced New Yorkers as the Most Entitled Fans in the country. It is a shame too because I really liked Boston, every single person we interacted with was friendly to us.
I doubt that would be the case now.