Cheap Bostonians

[Anonymous]

Miss Boston terribly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They think JCrew and Gap are designer clothing.

Plus what is the deal with the sloppiness-in how they dress, how they keep their houses and yards?

Yikes. That's not the burn you think it is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I learned there, it annoyed me at times but now I miss it. Vastly prefer it to the nouveau riche performative overspending in this area.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got back from a 2 month assignment in Boston. I know not everyone is like the Kennedy’s but my word are some people CHEAP. I’m not just talking frugal. Like cheap.

Kennedys. Why do people do this.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s called yankee frugality and is a well documented phenomenon.

Yes. I'm from CT and have heard literally the same conversations in my life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very much for profit-we are consultants

So sweet that the previous poster asked whether you work for a non-profit. There are tons of people at non-profits who come from family money and/or have high-income spouses. That's why they can afford to work for non-profits and why non-profits can pay so poorly.

[Anonymous]

I remember being in Boston once in mid-autumn and thinking, boy, these people know how to wear a sweater! Great-looking sweaters everywhere!

[Anonymous]

Say what? Nickel and diming to keep per diem money is characteristic of every DC government staffer I ever traveled with!

[Anonymous]

Yep, it goes back to the days of the Mayflower and Deacon Chapin and all that jazz. And those direct descendants who moved slightly west to Michigan and Ohio took that mindset with them. You can see the NE WASP frugal mentality alive and well with its cousins in Grosse Pointe Farms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got back from a 2 month assignment in Boston. I know not everyone is like the Kennedy’s but my word are some people CHEAP. I’m not just talking frugal. Like cheap.

Kennedys. Why do people do this.

I’ve noticed auto correct does things like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s called yankee frugality and is a well documented phenomenon.

Yes. I'm from CT and have heard literally the same conversations in my life.

This all sounds normal to me. From western MA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s called yankee frugality and is a well documented phenomenon.

It's WASP culture. Keep the money in the family

No WASP family would host a potluck wedding.

[Anonymous]

Welp, this didn't go the direction OP wanted it to.

OP, New Englanders are proud to be cheap - you can call them what you want, they generally do not care about anything anyone else says or does.

Different mentality than the DMV area.

[Anonymous]

Lived in/near Boston ages 15-22. Hated it. People’s personalities were as bad as their driving skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lived in/near Boston ages 15-22. Hated it. People’s personalities were as bad as their driving skills.

Pretty sure they don't miss you.