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Old 11-03-2014, 04:21 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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I live in the Columbus area, so it's Central Ohio, but let me tell you - being from Boston, this is DEFINITELY the Midwest! I've been to Canton/Akron as well as Cleveland, and Northeast Ohio still feels more like C-Bus than it does New England...although hillier and a bit more "Appalachian", although still Midwestern in culture.
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Old 11-05-2014, 11:00 AM
 
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I live in the Columbus area, so it's Central Ohio, but let me tell you - being from Boston, this is DEFINITELY the Midwest! I've been to Canton/Akron as well as Cleveland, and Northeast Ohio still feels more like C-Bus than it does New England...although hillier and a bit more "Appalachian", although still Midwestern in culture.

What exactly is the difference between Boston culture and Midwest culture?
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Old 11-05-2014, 11:03 AM
 
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To me, Northeast Ohio seems more similar to Michigan than the Northeast.

Southern Ohio does not remind me of Michigan.
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:04 PM
 
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What exactly is the difference between Boston culture and Midwest culture?
Seriously? If you're not joking, we can start with the accent. I highly doubt those anywhere in the Midwest say "hahbah" rather than harbor, or "cah" rather than car. You know what's a fun one? Asking someone from Boston to say "Bar Harbor, Maine." "Bah Hahbah!"

(btw, NOT making fun, I for one love that accent and have a lot of family from/in New England)
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Old 11-05-2014, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Milwaukee
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I dunno, the accent in Cleveland is no closer to the one in Upper Michigan (Midwest) than it is to the one in Boston (Northeast). I think the poster was looking for more substantial regional differences than that. Unless you've heard Clevelanders say "I brot two tree so-duz to da ting but den da bayg broke and dey fell out and I wuz tirstier den heck for da resta da time, eh."
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Old 11-05-2014, 02:43 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Seriously? If you're not joking, we can start with the accent. I highly doubt those anywhere in the Midwest say "hahbah" rather than harbor, or "cah" rather than car. You know what's a fun one? Asking someone from Boston to say "Bar Harbor, Maine." "Bah Hahbah!"

(btw, NOT making fun, I for one love that accent and have a lot of family from/in New England)
Other than the accent, it really is a bit difficult to point out real cultural differences between the two cities (or any cities, really). Most of the "cultural" differences people will identify will be based more on subjective impression than anything. The real difference between Boston and Chicago is that Boston is Boston and Chicago is Chicago.

To me, the biggest thing about Boston was that it was super duper Irish. It seemed about as Irish as Atlanta seems Black.
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Old 11-05-2014, 03:14 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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You can't really draw cultural borders in this country honestly. There is nothing really unique about NE Ohio.

SE Ohio is the only unique part of that state and that is only in looks, not culture.
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Old 11-05-2014, 03:19 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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What exactly is the difference between Boston culture and Midwest culture?
Like that's easy to answer, comparing a whole region to one city.

What exactly is the difference between Chicago culture and Boston culture?
St Louis culture and Boston culture?
Minneapolis culture and Boston culture?

Honestly, nothing.
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Old 11-05-2014, 04:41 PM
 
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Other than the accent, it really is a bit difficult to point out real cultural differences between the two cities (or any cities, really). Most of the "cultural" differences people will identify will be based more on subjective impression than anything. The real difference between Boston and Chicago is that Boston is Boston and Chicago is Chicago.

To me, the biggest thing about Boston was that it was super duper Irish. It seemed about as Irish as Atlanta seems Black.
I thought the person I was responding to was asking about cultural differences between the Midwest in general and the Boston area in particular. As someone who's been to both, I see differences. I see differences from my area to Boston, though small. My area and Dallas area? Differences.
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Old 11-06-2014, 04:51 AM
 
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I thought the person I was responding to was asking about cultural differences between the Midwest in general and the Boston area in particular. As someone who's been to both, I see differences.
So what are the differences?
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