New England is depressing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The bolded is hilarious. The ‘more intelligent’ are upset with your opinion.

Op, I’ve been to New England several times. Spending a good deal of time in Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. It is underwhelming when compared to the WASPy hype about their ‘charming’ New England lifestyle.

Parts are very scenic, but that’s the same everywhere.

The Maine coast is actually unique to that part of the Atlantic, PP. From midcoast and up, there’s nothing else like it in the U.S.

+1

Gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

And this is precisely why I hate DD! They effectively warped people’s understanding of what a donut is. Those cakey blobs that DD sells are not donuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

And this is precisely why I hate DD! They effectively warped people’s understanding of what a donut is. Those cakey blobs that DD sells are not donuts.

Yeasty donuts all the way. I actually loved those savory donuts that one place was doing in Union Market but they seem to have gone out of business.

[Anonymous]

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

You can’t be serious and you can’t seriously put Paris at the same level as NE. I went to Paris 3 times, I speak French so got to experience all type of Paris and that city is mind blowing. New England doesn’t even come close to Paris. Get a reality check. New England has a depressing vibe just as parts of Virginia, Maryland or Ohio. America ain’t France.

[Anonymous]

To be fair, parts of Paris are pretty crappy, particularly as you get a ways out. Overall, it's a great place to visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

You can’t be serious and you can’t seriously put Paris at the same level as NE. I went to Paris 3 times, I speak French so got to experience all type of Paris and that city is mind blowing. New England doesn’t even come close to Paris. Get a reality check. New England has a depressing vibe just as parts of Virginia, Maryland or Ohio. America ain’t France.

That isn't what I was saying, Inwas saying if you build up expectations so high and then freak out because there's homeless people or run down buildings (which Paris has too), you're going to be disappointed. No major city is out of a storybook.