• @BobbyNevada@discuss.tchncs.de
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    761 year ago

    The only time I was in Boston, my girlfriend and I ran for the subway before the door closed. A guy held the door, I thanked him, and he turned to his friend and said “See, not everyone is a dick, asshole.” Or was it “not everyone is an asshole, dick.” But it was pretty on brand.

    • @nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 year ago

      A couple years ago a guy was dragged to his death when he got his arm stuck in the doors on the T (Boston’s subway).

      It’s one of the most mechanically dangerous transportation systems in the world because most of it is so out of date.

  • @Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee
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    701 year ago

    I got a lift from a tourist from Boston when I was hitchhiking from Falkland to Auchtermuchty in Scotland

    He had an A4 sheet of paper that his wife had taped to the front of the glove box that said “LEFT YA FUCKIN BOZO” to make sure he stayed on the right wrong side of the road

  • @ampedwolfman@lemmy.world
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    231 year ago

    I went stopped in Boston twice on vacation for a few days each trip. Aside from the white power shit that happens there I really liked it. It was filled with quaint little shops, the people were cool, the views were awesome, I got to huck a box into the Boston harbor. I would 💯 go back. Shit was a vibe.

    On the flip side, I went down to Salem to do tours and stuff and I fucking hated it. The only cool spot was a pet supply place where they sold homemade treats and dog food along with toys and stuff. I was high as fuck petting their shop cat for line 20 minutes. Definite 10/10. If you’re nearby get fucking blasted and go pet this lady’s cat. She was super cool about me not wanting to come in and look around. Just wanted to pet the cat.

    It was the New England Dog Biscuit Company. This was the cat. Go pet the fucking cat.

    • @blazeknave@lemmy.world
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      41 year ago

      No. Massholes just want to stay in their unaffordable hometown like the rest of us. That doesn’t mean Boston and it’s folk doesn’t fucking suck. (With love from a Mets fan that hates you more than the Yankees 😘)

  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈
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    181 year ago

    Yes, it sucks. However, there are many, many places for all kinds of music events.

    Hell, even my fav brewery in Roxbury does Jazz night every Thursday with performers from Berklee College of Music and N.E. Conservatory. It’s great!

  • @dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Boston is a lame puritan colony, there was a criminal from there named Roger Williams who founded a pretty chill spot nearby though.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The best state to drive across: in and out in less than an hour, even with traffic! ( love the zoo though. When my kids were little, we always went to Roger Williams over any Boston area)

    • Bo7a
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      I made the mistake of seeing bike lanes and assuming renting an electric would be a good way to get around.

      Boston bike lanes are suggestions, not enforced. And they often run in between two car lanes.

      I’m a pretty risk-taking dude. motorcycles, adventure/rally cars, ‘survival’ camping, you name it. But I will NEVER ride a bicycle in Boston again.

      What a terrifying experience.

      • @MintyAnt@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        It’s not for the faint lmao. Still, the bike infra in Boston is way, way better every year. I recall biking by North station recently and it was… like there was a separate bike like and lights and shit. It was nothing like what it used to be - which was nothing for bikes at all.

        Once you get used to it and know what you’re comfortable with… it’s all pretty good

        • Bo7a
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          Fair enough. Do they still have bike lanes where the car lane to the left has to cross the bike lane to turn right? That was my biggest ‘WTF’ factor.

  • @diffusive@lemmy.world
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    71 year ago

    I lived in Boston like 7 months during my studies. I was on a scholarship from a (not particularly rich) west European country… Can relate with the meme. On the positive side was just few nice hours of groundhog bus to NY 😂

  • Rhynoplaz
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    51 year ago

    Everything I know about Boston, I learned from Fallout 4.

    And, it seems accurate.