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Frankly, I like frankness. I live in France now and I understand how frankness is often misperceived (esp by we Americans) as being rude or aloof – and sometimes it is. But at least it ain't fake!
Also, when surveyed many Americans of English extraction simply identify as "Americans". In Southern New England, I am willing to bet English stock is more pervasive than the self-reporting would indicate.
welcome to Rhode Island and it was nice meeting you last week by chance. Hope you are filling up an album with the pictures you were taking.
It was great meeting you too! Here are my set so far! Met another Rhode Islander on one of the bridges looking out towards the IWay Bridge (?)...telling me about that area and that view! Love love meeting all of you. I took too many photos but was excited if you remember.....and plan on taking tons around the state!
I love these pictures of Providence! Very nice and definitely a very cool vibe captured in these shots. The gentrification process is very obvious in many parts of the city indeed!
Frankly, I like frankness. I live in France now and I understand how frankness is often misperceived (esp by we Americans) as being rude or aloof – and sometimes it is. But at least it ain't fake!
If you live in France, particularly Paris, you may be accustomed to a type of directness encountered in Rhode Island. Except, I wouldn't term Rhode Islands as aloof (maybe sometimes rude ). Many here just don't find it good manners to always smile to others when they're not actually smiling on the inside. But, I'm with you, I like frankness and you'll find plenty of it in RI.
I moved here in January from DC and I sure don't miss all the pretentious, obnoxious people I left back home. I live in Wayland Square and I love it! I love being able to walk across the street to grab a cappucino from Artisans and just driving 10 minutes to Federal Hill to get fresh handmade pasta to finally stopping by Lim's for some carryout pad kee mow... Now I'm still a proud newbie to RI so if anyone has any recommendations for food, sights, things-to-do then I'm all ears :] I have been looking for a good bikram studio....
I saw a sign in the window of The Olive Tap on Angell Street that says they sell Venda Ravioli products. You don't even have to drive to Federal Hill now.
With an uptick in negativity around here lately, I just tried to start a new thread called "What I love about Rhode Island," but C-D helpfully informed me that it already exists. So ... BUMP!
I'd like this thread to be a hater-free zone. (I think that's the first time I've ever used the word "hater" non-ironically, by the way.) If anyone posts anything negative, I will quote it and reply with, "Mods, please delete this post." The mods won't do anything because nobody violated any rules, but I'm going to reply anyway.
I plan on updating this when the inspiration hits, but a few for now:
The water everywhere. The famous stat is that every single person in Rhode Island lives less than an hour away from either the Atlantic Ocean or Narragansett Bay. Few things make me happier than looking at our beautiful coastline. Last weekend I took a day trip to Bristol, one of my favorite places, and gazed out at the bay before heading to Trafford in Warren for a waterfront dinner. It was spectacular.
The attitude toward religion. Public discussion of religion makes me uncomfortable, and Rhode Islanders agree. This is the most Catholic state in America, but I've found that pretty much nobody talks about religion, ever, for any reason. Even when I lived in ultra-secular New York City, religion wasn't this absent from the public sphere. I'm friends with a number of people here who are more religiously observant than I am, but they live their lives and it never comes up, and that's how everybody likes it.
Gooseberry Beach. My favorite beach north of Long Island. Absolutely stunning, white sand, great concessions, rocks you can wade out to and climb on.
Newport in general. People know it best for the mansions, but it also has what I believe is the largest collection of colonial-era architecture in the United States. So in one little place, you can experience two different historical periods.
The state parks. A surprisingly good collection, from Lincoln Woods to waterfront Colt to Goddard, right around the corner from me. Beavertail, Brenton Point, the hits keep coming. Some states have huge wilderness areas that are more like national parks. We don't, but our style of state park is more my thing anyway.
like the endless events and things to do around here!
music, dance, lectures, festivals, events at the nearby universities, outdoor markets- so much to do I can't even scratch the surface and if local occasions aren't enough, add in all that's happening in CT and MA. If you're bored around here, you're just not trying.
I love the walking path on Blackstone Boulevard. I can't tell you how many days, and nights, that a brisk 3.234 mile walk on her has helped me keep my sanity. Though some might debate the latter!
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). Many here just don't find it good manners to always smile to others when they're not actually smiling on the inside. But, I'm with you, I like frankness and you'll find plenty of it in RI.
