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Old 08-28-2017, 05:20 PM
 
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Old 08-28-2017, 06:53 PM
 
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The cold is bad in say, Chicago and dozens of other regions.

Not so much so in Boston (believe it or not).

Dining in the Northeast; NYC, Philly, Boston. Very tough to beat.

nothing to do in SF or Boston compared to NYC? meh....

NYC is just a few hours down the tracks on the Acela Express.

fyi; that trainset blasting through Mansfield, MA is 660 feet long!


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I know from a temperature perspective Boston isn't much worse than D.C or Philly, and is milder than most mid-western cities like Chicago. But from my understanding it usually feels colder than it really is. Wind chills can be rough.
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Old 08-28-2017, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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The cold is bad in say, Chicago and dozens of other regions.

Not so much so in Boston (believe it or not).

Dining in the Northeast; NYC, Philly, Boston. Very tough to beat.

nothing to do in SF or Boston compared to NYC? meh....

NYC is just a few hours down the tracks on the Acela Express.

fyi; that trainset blasting through Mansfield, MA is 660 feet long!


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Does it snow?

If the answer is yes, its too cold for me. That doesn't mean I don't love Boston, Chicago, and other places to visit, just not to live.

The phrases "too cold" and "too hot" are subjective.
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Old 08-29-2017, 12:58 AM
 
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There are Italian immigrants who work there every day, at least. Some of them may live there, some may not. There's subsidized housing there, but also a large degree of gentrification for the market-rate homes.

The thing about the Italian population in the US is that it tends to be descended from people who arrived here long ago and are very well integrated in mainstream society while still holding on to many aspects of their cultural heritage. There are still recent Italian immigrants, but it's not as common as it is for the Hispanic and Asian Populations.

I don't know why you need there to be a ton of recent Italian immigrants who all live in the same small neighborhood (that actually was the case historically in the North End, but things always change). There are other large Italian neighborhoods and cities around Boston like East Boston, Revere, Medford, etc. There's more space and affordability there. If you're an Italian immigrant living in the Boston area it might make more sense to work in the North End, but live in East Boston or Revere which is more affordable.
Well that's basically my point. The average Irish American or Italian American is far removed from Ireland/Italy.


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Irish culture is all throughout Boston and the North End has remained distinctively Italian unlike Little Italy in New York City.
There are neighborhoods in NYC with a high concentration of Italian-Americans (they tend to be suburbanish neighborhoods on the fringes of the city) . They might have a higher concentration of Italian-American restaurants (note that Italian-American food is much different from Italian food), but they don't have a super Italian vibe. It's been a while since large amounts of Italian immigrants came to the US.

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There are Mexican restaurants everywhere, and people celebrate Cinco do Mayo everywhere.
Totally not the same thing. There are tons of people from Mexico in many different parts of the US, as well as their kids.

And Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in most of Mexico (Puebla being the exception).
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Old 08-29-2017, 01:00 AM
 
Location: Nashville TN, Cincinnati, OH
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I hate to pick against Houston in a time of need but Boston by a mile
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Old 08-29-2017, 08:13 AM
 
Location: (six-cent-dix-sept)
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I'm guessing you've never been to The North End? Come visit this weekend for St Anthony's Feast. You'll see Italian culture.


I'll add Boston's Caribbean culture is really beginning the outshine the city's Irish\Italian culture. Soon enough, that will be the new face of Boston.
i highly doubt it. firstly, the hollywood perception is that boston is 100% irish-american. secondly, a large portion (most ?) of the caribbean people around the city are in the trap and tourists simply do not visit and arent interested to encourage economic growth in those cities:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/bosto...l#post47535901

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Irish culture is all throughout Boston and the North End has remained distinctively Italian unlike Little Italy in New York City.
+1, boston is a celebration of whiteness (especially irish-american culture).

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Old 08-29-2017, 09:31 AM
 
Location: a bar
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i highly doubt it. firstly, the hollywood perception is that boston is 100% irish-american. secondly, a large portion (most ?) of the caribbean people around the city are in the trap and tourists simply do not visit and arent interested to encourage economic growth in those cities:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/bosto...l#post47535901
Hollywood's perception of Boston is quite dated, and I think will change with time.


Also, the North End was an immigrant slum for most of the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 50's and 60's, people couldn't get out fast enough. There were no tourists. The residents didn't even want to be there. It wasn't until the Bicentennial when President Ford and Queen Elizabeth visited the neighborhood, that outsiders took notice.
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Old 08-29-2017, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Portland, Maine
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That is the case in most of the United States though unless a place has a really strong non-white influence for some reason. Even NYC while being known for being diverse has a strong association in the media especially movies with Italian/Irish working class families. Even now that those groups are not as influential in the city. That is a general bias that needs to be dealt with. It does effect Boston a lot but it is not unique to Boston.
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Old 08-29-2017, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Houston. I've never found Boston appealing.
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Old 08-29-2017, 10:03 AM
 
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That is the case in most of the United States though unless a place has a really strong non-white influence for some reason. Even NYC while being known for being diverse has a strong association in the media especially movies with Italian/Irish working class families. Even now that those groups are not as influential in the city. That is a general bias that needs to be dealt with. It does effect Boston a lot but it is not unique to Boston.
I've found a section in Boston that's listed on here as 33% other race.... I wonder what that "other race" is
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