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“Boston Massachusetts”byRusty Clark - On the Air M-F 8am-noonis licensed underCC BY 2.0
Don't tell the modern Tea Partiers, but the home of the original Tea Partiers is crawling with liberals. Boston has a history of being one of the most liberal cities, practically from inception. In the early 19th century, Boston was the center of the abolitionist and women's rights movement. Today, Massachusetts was the first state to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples and has been working hard on providing affordable health insurance since 2006.
“Dick Conley is handed a baseball trophy by Mayor John F. Collins for the Ed's Barber Shop Team win in the City of Boston Industrial League Championship”byCity of Boston Archivesis licensed underCC BY 2.0
Of course every city wants to be No. 1, Boston just happens to be better at it. From the education system to the hospitals to the sports teams, Boston puts its blood, sweat and tears into competing for the top spot. Maybe the sports teams don't always perform to Boston's standards (more on this later), but at least they will always have their hospitals and Harvard.
“true boston sports fan”byliz westis licensed underCC BY 2.0
Forget the curse of Bambino, the Red Sox have now won more World Series' in the last 10 years than any other team in the Major Leagues. So, there is no need for any more Boston pity parties to go with their tea parties. We haven't even mentioned the fact that football dreamboat Tom Brady landed in the Patriots' laps and delivered five AFC championships and three Super Bowl wins to Boston during essentially the same span. Oh, and lest we forget, the Bruins also delivered you a Stanley Cup Championship a few years back. So, it's hard to take your complaints (whining) seriously when you've been celebrating major championships basically every other year, for the last 12.
You can always tell if someone grew up in Boston by the way that they say their Rs. While most people inaccurately try to imitate the infamous Boston accent, Bostonians know that it takes a strong Beantown childhood to perfect the following statement. Ahem... We went to the Hahvad pahty, it was ah wicked pissah. When we finally remembered where we'd pahked tha cah after, it was like, the light dahhnns ova mahblehead!
The Great Irish Famine sent hordes of immigrants to Boston Harbor. Since then, the Irish culture has left a distinct mark on Boston from the Irish Mob's history to naming the basketball team the Celtics. Probably the most infamous celebration of Irish heritage is Boston's Saint Patrick's Day Parade in which all people (including those of the intergalactic variety) are welcome to get drunk and be merry. Speaking of heavy drinking...
Bostonians think every night is an excuse for a wicked pissah, which is probably why the "Daily Beast" has awarded them The Drunkest City, twice in a row (2011 and 2012). According to their study Bostonians drank more than 15 alcoholic drinks per month, more than 20 percent of the population are "binge drinkers" and more than 7 percent are "heavy drinkers." That's a whole lot of gin and tawnicks.
Boston is has a great reputation in a lot of areas--education, professional sports, birthing the Wahlbergs--but fashion, well, not so much. Boston has a brisk fall, freezing cold winter, and wet spring, keeping the cold weather apparel companies in business. When the weather cools in Beantown, you can count on two things: Bostonians will be dusting off their orange parking cones and the city will become a veritable sea of girls in Uggs, leggings and North Face gear.
"Dunkies," "Dunks," Dunkin Donuts. Whatever you call it, Bostonians worship it! Dunkin Donuts started in Greater Boston and has grown to be a fixture on almost every city street. They even celebrated the Red Sox's World Series win by handing out free coffee.
Boston had the first public school system in America and since then, their education system has been growing. Of course Harvard and MIT do most of the bragging but Boston is home to over a hundred different colleges and universities.
There is a reason Boston driver's are called (often at high volume) Massholes. But it's not all their fault. Boston's city layout has no rhyme or reason behind it, forcing drivers to...ahem... creatively problem solve. This may lead to some illegal U-turns and sudden cut-offs, but it is all a part of the Boston experience.
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