Anonymous wrote:The problem with this thread on a DC board is many haven't gotten out much to other areas out west so they are limited to judging the burbs of the East Coast cities and FL.

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Anonymous wrote:CT Gold Coast defines the standard that others strive to emulate.

Um on what planet is that true? There are some strange people clinging to CT superiority but it seems hard to justify.

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Anonymous wrote:Bostonites, for all their world-class institutions, are incredibly insular and parochial. Same with Boston suburbanites. Not from the area but every time I visit it's palpably noticeable. Even NOVA feels less monotonously provincial.

I think it's made all the more obvious because people from the Boston area think oh so highly of themselves.

Insular? Yep. Parochial? Look up the definition. Not true at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Bostonites, for all their world-class institutions, are incredibly insular and parochial. Same with Boston suburbanites. Not from the area but every time I visit it's palpably noticeable. Even NOVA feels less monotonously provincial.

I think it's made all the more obvious because people from the Boston area think oh so highly of themselves.

+1 (for the “insular” comment)

I grew up in Lexington, went to college in Boston, and left the area after law school never looking back. Boston and its suburbs are laughably overrated, as is the city’s perception of itself, especially on the global scale. It has a few excellent schools. It has a few well-respected cultural institutions. Some select parts of its economy are doing well. But Boston also has a lot of baseless arrogance, close-mindedness, and racism — all of which runs deep through its history and identity.

Massachusetts loves to proclaim itself as a liberal utopia. In reality, it segregates people better than the South ever did — conveniently using 400 year-old colonial boundaries that pen most minorities and low-income earners into specific cities, towns and neighborhoods.

Add in an exorbitant cost of living, infrastructure that is ancient and falling apart, and mind boggling traffic congestion that just gets worse and worse (without any meaningful capacity improvements), the decision to never move back was an easy one.

Anonymous wrote:Bostonites, for all their world-class institutions, are incredibly insular and parochial. Same with Boston suburbanites. Not from the area but every time I visit it's palpably noticeable. Even NOVA feels less monotonously provincial.

I think it's made all the more obvious because people from the Boston area think oh so highly of themselves.

Anonymous wrote:Second Whitefish Bay Wi—Norman Rockwell kind of place.

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Anonymous wrote:My post got cut off. I'm PP above. I truly believe there's nowhere as nice as New England: World-class universities, culture, history, and hospitals of Boston. Beautiful ocean and mountains for recreation, with the Cape, Nantucket, the Vineyard, Maine...on and on. Great colleges with small towns for day trips. Close to NYC for easy weekend jaunts. Liberal, progressive mindset (if that appeals to you, of course.) It's the best of almost every world. The winters do stink and the people can be reserved.

This is how I feel about Maryland, but I realize many would disagree with me.

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Anonymous wrote:US suburbs are all equally soulless and boring.
Flame away.

Agreed. I love big cities and small towns, but suburbs? Ugh.

The Boston suburbs are not soulless. There are too many charming ones to choose from.

Yes, and your choice of “charm” becomes notably limited if you’re a POC.

Np. Yawn. Stop making everything into the race issue.

You clearly have no knowledge about metro Boston.

It is very racist

No it's not

Maybe you’re talking about Boston, England, because you’re certainly not talking about Boston, Ma.

No, talking about Boston, MA, where I grew up

Anonymous wrote:I live in Lexington, MA and we have a lot of diversity (>30%+). Most of that is folks of Asian descent and lost of mixed/multi race families. The African American population is more limited BuT does exist. The town makes a concerted effort to hire muni opal employees (including police) that represent the diversity in the town and also recently passed a resolution making diversity, equity and inclusion a priority in town decision making. Is it a racial utopia - no. Does my minority race husband feel not quite comfortable/accepted in certain situations - yes. But, to say all Boston area suburbs are totally unwelcoming to POC isn’t correct. Now, it is horribly expensive to purchase a house here (a realtor just circulated a listing of what is currently in the market and well over 2/3s of the houses for sale are $2M+) so that limits economic diversity for sure.

Anonymous wrote:Bostonites, for all their world-class institutions, are incredibly insular and parochial. Same with Boston suburbanites. Not from the area but every time I visit it's palpably noticeable. Even NOVA feels less monotonously provincial.

I think it's made all the more obvious because people from the Boston area think oh so highly of themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:US suburbs are all equally soulless and boring.
Flame away.

Agreed. I love big cities and small towns, but suburbs? Ugh.

The Boston suburbs are not soulless. There are too many charming ones to choose from.

Yes, and your choice of “charm” becomes notably limited if you’re a POC.

Np. Yawn. Stop making everything into the race issue.

You clearly have no knowledge about metro Boston.

It is very racist

No it's not

Maybe you’re talking about Boston, England, because you’re certainly not talking about Boston, Ma.

No, talking about Boston, MA, where I grew up

PP must be a troll.