Anonymous
10/13/2022 15:09
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
OP here. That is a problem. I haven’t seen much of America. Love DC and NYC but haven’t really been outside those two cities. Was hoping for New England to feel more like Europe based on what I read. It was so disappointing. Boston looked like a larger Baltimore and had no vibe. What people usually like about New England? Fall foliage was nice but those are just trees; I can get the same views around DMV.
I see VA as NE. The only difference is the hydrangea predominance in the gardens (especially in Cape Cod and the islands), the lobsters, the natural food stores, and the tall mountains in NH.
"the islands"
poseur
Anonymous
10/13/2022 15:08
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DC is the most European city I’ve ever seen in the US. There are some parts that reminds me of Paris and other parts of Madrid.
+1
There are lovely American cities, but they generally don't look European. DC was designed to look like a European city.
Funny. DC doesn't look European to me at all. Maybe the Mall faintly echoes Tuileries Garden in Paris, but that's about it. The buildings are low, but the architecture is different. Cars and transit options are different, too. DC has the vibe of an American city. It's also a lot cleaner than other European capitals (e.g., Paris, Rome, and Athens).
Anonymous
10/13/2022 15:01
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
OP here. That is a problem. I haven’t seen much of America. Love DC and NYC but haven’t really been outside those two cities. Was hoping for New England to feel more like Europe based on what I read. It was so disappointing. Boston looked like a larger Baltimore and had no vibe. What people usually like about New England? Fall foliage was nice but those are just trees; I can get the same views around DMV.
I see VA as NE. The only difference is the hydrangea predominance in the gardens (especially in Cape Cod and the islands), the lobsters, the natural food stores, and the tall mountains in NH.
There is literally NOTHING about VA that is like New England. - lived in both places for 20+ years each
Anonymous
10/13/2022 15:00
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:DC is the most European city I’ve ever seen in the US. There are some parts that reminds me of Paris and other parts of Madrid.
+1
There are lovely American cities, but they generally don't look European. DC was designed to look like a European city.
Anonymous
10/13/2022 14:57
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
Anonymous
10/13/2022 11:39
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
10/13/2022 11:35
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
OP here. That is a problem. I haven’t seen much of America. Love DC and NYC but haven’t really been outside those two cities. Was hoping for New England to feel more like Europe based on what I read. It was so disappointing. Boston looked like a larger Baltimore and had no vibe. What people usually like about New England? Fall foliage was nice but those are just trees; I can get the same views around DMV.
I see VA as NE. The only difference is the hydrangea predominance in the gardens (especially in Cape Cod and the islands), the lobsters, the natural food stores, and the tall mountains in NH.
Virginia isn't even remotely northeast, particularly once you get outside of the DC burbs. It's hot, flat, full of rednecks with southern accents, and confederate flags.
Anonymous
10/13/2022 09:08
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote: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
Anonymous
10/12/2022 23:19
Subject: New England is depressing
DC is the most European city I’ve ever seen in the US. There are some parts that reminds me of Paris and other parts of Madrid.
Anonymous
10/12/2022 23:05
Subject: New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote: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.
OP here. That is a problem. I haven’t seen much of America. Love DC and NYC but haven’t really been outside those two cities. Was hoping for New England to feel more like Europe based on what I read. It was so disappointing. Boston looked like a larger Baltimore and had no vibe. What people usually like about New England? Fall foliage was nice but those are just trees; I can get the same views around DMV.
I see VA as NE. The only difference is the hydrangea predominance in the gardens (especially in Cape Cod and the islands), the lobsters, the natural food stores, and the tall mountains in NH.
Anonymous
10/12/2022 22:51
Subject: New England is depressing
Did you stop at Dunkin Donuts? That is the real heart of new england.
Anonymous
10/12/2022 22:49
Subject: Re:New England is depressing
Anonymous wrote:OP here. All good comments. I had unreasonable expectations and I didn’t find the Boston area as charming as many said it would be. In Boston I went to Beacon Hill (looks just like Georgetown) and North End (depressing Baltimore like vibe of an old and once thriving European neighborhood). Gloucester and Rockport in MA looked depressing. Just sad. Weather was great so I guess New England is just not my style.
On a different note - any places in the US that look like Europe? Any part of Europe - it doesn’t matter what part of Europe at this point.
DC is the most European of American cities, by far. Pierre L’Enfant designed the avenues to look like the grand boulevards of Paris. How provincial of you to come from Europe and seek inly European like cities here. It isnt too far of a flight to London— why not go there?
Anonymous
10/12/2022 22:34
Subject: New England is depressing
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.
This reads over the top but it is so right. 100% agree.
Anonymous
10/12/2022 21:47
Subject: New England is depressing
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.
Anonymous
10/12/2022 21:18
Subject: New England is depressing
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.
Hahahaha, actually the only thing it tells anyone is that you’re not a very good troll.