New England is depressing

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

You got that right!!!

Never saw the appeal. But, I grew up eating doughnuts from independent old school bakeries.

It's the coffee!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

Dunkin Donuts is a gastronomic abomination. My modestly-sized hometown in Connecticut was conquered by no less than seven DD stores. It saddens the heart.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe try another visit? I like Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The only place I got a weird vibe is Maine. I've been a few times and really don't like it. Very dreary and strange.

You find Portland, Bar Harbor, Camden, Belfast, and Boothbay Harbor “dreary and strange”? The Maine coast is gorgeous.

But Mainards are weird.

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Anonymous wrote:What was depressing about it?

PP here.. i just re-read your post.

You know that NE is really really really old, right? It's going to be "tired". They are not going to have new fangled buildings in their downtowns.

Also, it's the fall. It's cold up there. There aren't going to be too many festivals outside.

What were you expecting, exactly?

Like any region there are parts of NE that are tired and rundown. Where exactly did you go to that you felt it was depressing?

OP here. I don’t mind old architecture. I love it! I was expecting for Boston and other towns to look more like European cities in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. It was depressing.

Get a passport and spend a weekend in Quebec City for that European vibe.

Meanwhile, stop crapping on New England. We are the cradle of Liberty and will be the last bastion of sanity when this country goes nuts for fascism. We are more intelligent and have a better quality of life than the rest of the country and it is a beautiful area with fantastic natural beauty and diverse culture, especially southern New England. If you didn’t enjoy yourself here it is because you are a negative Nelly with unreasonable expectations.

Oh my, the Bostonian enters the chat with a chip on their shoulder and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a hilarious thread . . . Op's expectations that New England is like Europe and thinking that other parts of America are nicer . . .

Plus 1

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Anonymous wrote:OP is depressing. I’ve never heard of such close mindedness.

Agree

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Anonymous wrote:What was depressing about it?

PP here.. i just re-read your post.

You know that NE is really really really old, right? It's going to be "tired". They are not going to have new fangled buildings in their downtowns.

Also, it's the fall. It's cold up there. There aren't going to be too many festivals outside.

What were you expecting, exactly?

Like any region there are parts of NE that are tired and rundown. Where exactly did you go to that you felt it was depressing?

OP here. I don’t mind old architecture. I love it! I was expecting for Boston and other towns to look more like European cities in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. It was depressing.

Get a passport and spend a weekend in Quebec City for that European vibe.

Meanwhile, stop crapping on New England. We are the cradle of Liberty and will be the last bastion of sanity when this country goes nuts for fascism. We are more intelligent and have a better quality of life than the rest of the country and it is a beautiful area with fantastic natural beauty and diverse culture, especially southern New England. If you didn’t enjoy yourself here it is because you are a negative Nelly with unreasonable expectations.

As a fellow New Englander, I say you are an embarrassment. While your post proclaims superior intelligence, it reeks of sheer ignorance and utter nonsense. Such pathetic irony.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you been to America? This whole country is a s-hole. And yes, New England is the best of it. Which tells you something.

What the hell are you talking about? There are incredible things to see and do in America.

But I agree, OP -- New England has a depressing vibe. We lived there for a short time. Hated it.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

Dunkin Donuts is a gastronomic abomination. My modestly-sized hometown in Connecticut was conquered by no less than seven DD stores. It saddens the heart.

Agree! I live in Providence and not enough people talk about the culinary destruction wrought by DD-and, sure, I'll grab a coffee regular in a pinch but DD destroyed the donut.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

Dunkin Donuts is a gastronomic abomination. My modestly-sized hometown in Connecticut was conquered by no less than seven DD stores. It saddens the heart.

Agree! I live in Providence and not enough people talk about the culinary destruction wrought by DD-and, sure, I'll grab a coffee regular in a pinch but DD destroyed the donut.

Their donuts are really good.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

Dunkin Donuts is a gastronomic abomination. My modestly-sized hometown in Connecticut was conquered by no less than seven DD stores. It saddens the heart.

Agree! I live in Providence and not enough people talk about the culinary destruction wrought by DD-and, sure, I'll grab a coffee regular in a pinch but DD destroyed the donut.

Their donuts are really good.

I agree. I much prefer them to Krispy Kreme which is the "holy grail" of donuts in the south where I grew up.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah NE and Boston do nothing for me - I wouldn’t have had your expectations OP going in for much. If you love NYC esp lol could not be more different. Bostons a clique-y place. I actually don’t care for most of NE. You prob would fare better out west as the beauty there is so refreshing. From desert to mountains to sea. You have to pick specific scenic spots to visit in US - most big cities aren’t all that. Nova Scotia is prob the only place I really like and it’s more towards Canada.

Um, what?

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Anonymous wrote:For more of a New England feel, try Burlington, VT and the Berkshires.

Not op but which town in the Berkshires are nice?

Stockbridge
Lenox
Great Barrington
West Stockbridge (has improved a lot)
Becket
Monterey
Tyringham
New Marlborough
Williamstown

None of them are impressive. Just a bit nicer than other places, but it can turn depressing when it rains for five days and you only have six days for vacation.

PP asked which towns in the Berkshires are nice. The previously listed towns are nice.

You may not find that area worthy of a visit (or maybe you are incapable of enjoying rural New England scenery and atmosphere that is nothing at all like the overrated DC area) but they are the nicer places to visit in the Berkshires

Lenox was designed in a lab to be the most charming small town. Like you’ve stepped into a Rockwell painting but the people are richer. (And if you like Rockwell, the museum is just down the road!). And because of all the rich people, really great restaurants and boutiques and (in the summer) theaters and concerts.

What?

https://lenoxhistory.org/

[Anonymous]

I think OP would be one of those people who found Paris really disappointing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.

Dunkin Donuts is a gastronomic abomination. My modestly-sized hometown in Connecticut was conquered by no less than seven DD stores. It saddens the heart.

You know what cures heart sads? Dunkin Donuts coffee