New England Stereotypes (Boston, Pittsfield, Great Barrington: houses, college, live in)

[clevedark]

Wow, I never thought of it that way! But you'd have to eat that boiled turnip, too, ya know

[Cliff Clavin]

Originally Posted by ConceivedinKY51

- Humorless

Humorless? Never heard that one before.

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin

Humorless? Never heard that one before.

Neither have I. I've heard we have a "twisted" sense of humor (which I can agree with), or a sense of humor that's often times not politically correct (have you seen family guy?), but never "humorless."

[Cliff Clavin]

Originally Posted by lrfox

Neither have I. I've heard we have a "twisted" sense of humor (which I can agree with), or a sense of humor that's often times not politically correct (have you seen family guy?), but never "humorless."

Perhaps it's our dry/sarcastic sense of humor that's misinterpreted by some?

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin

Perhaps it's our dry/sarcastic sense of humor that's misinterpreted by some?

That's what I'm thinking. I know I have an incredibly dry/ sarcastic sense of humor.

[KathyMA]

Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin

Perhaps it's our dry/sarcastic sense of humor that's misinterpreted by some?

My parents are snowbirds in FL and my dad has that sarcastic Boston wit. He often chats with service people and when he attempts to make a joke that any Bostonian would find hilarious, they either don't laugh or think he's being mean.

I don't know how anyone can think Bostonians are humorless. A lot of great comedians are from MA.

I find Bostonians and NYers to be a lot more friendly in a REAL way than other parts of the country. I hate the phony crap down South. I held the door open for a lady in GA and she said "God Bless You" and I said "I didn't sneeze". A "thank you" would have sufficed. I don't believe in throwing God's name around thoughtlessly nor forcing my religious beliefs on others, but then again that's the New England 'MYOB' ethos.

[clevedark]

No not the friendly thing again.

[Nie0214]

Originally Posted by KathyMA

I find Bostonians and NYers to be a lot more friendly in a REAL way than other parts of the country. I hate the phony crap down South. I held the door open for a lady in GA and she said "God Bless You" and I said "I didn't sneeze".

Haha. I agree, I could not live with the phony niceness. I find plenty of people in NE to be nice, just not in an over-the-top way.

[wharf]

I was scratching my head over the 'humorless' comment, myself. New Englanders have a delightfully dry sense of wit; I'm rather 'twisted', too. I am now living in the Midwest, & miss my daily fix of DD.

[madaly320]

lol...about the untraveled post. I admit it, I have never been out of the country. And I also admit that at this time, I have absolutely no desire to. I do travel a lot though, but it is always to Florida. I can't help it, I love it there. I figure maybe when I am older and have more money, I will want to see more of the world but I am not going to force myself to go somewhere I don't want to just because other people think I should.

I am a creature of comfort. I like doing things I know how to do, and I like going places where I know exactly where I am going. Change scares me. I know a lot of people around me who are like that, so that could be a stereotype. Since I have lived in MA my whole life, I have no idea if the rest of the country thinks that of us. But I am content with being a stereotype. lol

I do think we NE'ers ARE not the most polite people. I admit, I am always in a rush to go nowhere. I don't like chit chatting with strangers in person, I am ok here on the computer. I don't say hello to random people I walk by, and I HATE HATE giving directions. God help you if you ride my butt on the highway, I WILL mess with you.