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Old 06-13-2007, 06:44 PM
 
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very well put.
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Old 06-14-2007, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Default It's a preconceived notion

I was born and raised in MA and moved to Ohio after I was married. As soon as I told anyone where I was from they sort of recoiled in horror. Am I reserved, maybe, but the feeling that MA people are snobby was in their heads, not based on anything real.
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Old 06-16-2007, 08:15 AM
 
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you can find snobbishness almost anywhere if you look hard enough

Think the general thought process comes from traditional New England being very conservative. Others like myself (being from NY) can find some people in this area to be quite stuck up. Just my opinion (yes- that is a disclaimer), but old money vs. new money attitudes:

I know people who have done very well in Manhattan (millionaires) that are still as laid back as when went to high school and will easily throw down a 30% tip when going out to a nice restaurant. Yeah- they have house in the Hamptons, but will also chat to a Asian convenient store owner about the Mets or Yankees.

Try that with a millionaire in Chestnut Hill or Wellesley- they tip about 10-15% max and would never find themselves in a deli or convenient store in the first place. They are too good for that.

New England lacks diversity, so it is part of the culture here- not something that natives will readily recognize. It's part of the reason I never go out in 'the city' (Boston).

But hey- I wouldn't find myself in L.A. or Chicago either for other reasons. It's really about the way you have grown up and what your values are...
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Old 06-16-2007, 11:21 PM
 
Location: The Heart of Dixie
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Don't worry about it. Everyone I've met from Massachusetts was wonderful much to my surprise. Read my old post in the Boston forum.

Now Connecticut, Westchester, Long Island...that's real snobbiness.
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Old 06-18-2007, 05:08 PM
 
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Someone mentioned Ft.Worth (where I am from) being rude but compared to Boston, I can not agree any longer.
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Old 06-19-2007, 12:54 PM
 
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I had a one-week vacation in Boston with my husband about a year ago. I had a great time in Boston and thought everyone was really friendly. I would definitely go again.
The one problem was that once we got to chat with people and they asked us where we were from and we replied, “Oklahoma” there was always a look of surprise followed by a comment like, “You seem so urban.” Which I understand is meant to be a complement, but it is incredibly pretentious.
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Old 06-19-2007, 04:39 PM
 
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yes, that's a strange thing in boston. a lot of bostonians think people east and/or south of washington dc (with the exeption of CA) all live some sort of pathetic, sheltered existence. i never understood it.
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Old 06-19-2007, 06:07 PM
 
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yes, that's a strange thing in boston. a lot of bostonians think people east and/or south of washington dc (with the exeption of CA) all live some sort of pathetic, sheltered existence. i never understood it.
It's funny- because when I first moved to MA I thought that New Englanders were very sheltered. Coming from NY, I found many Bostonians to be conservative and unaware of many global concepts.

Boston is not a big city and is certainly not an international hub. It's the center of New England and I believe those that have grown up here have a strong feeling for home.

A city like DC has much more international influences and culture that shape those that grow up there.

Part of my impression of New Englanders is that they stay close to the nest and remain conservative in many facets of life.
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Old 06-19-2007, 08:14 PM
 
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It's funny- because when I first moved to MA I thought that New Englanders were very sheltered. Coming from NY, I found many Bostonians to be conservative and unaware of many global concepts.

Boston is not a big city and is certainly not an international hub. It's the center of New England and I believe those that have grown up here have a strong feeling for home.

A city like DC has much more international influences and culture that shape those that grow up there.

Part of my impression of New Englanders is that they stay close to the nest and remain conservative in many facets of life.

I think your pretty much right NY'er.
I think that a lot of New England's residents don't get to taste an international flavor. But I would say Boston is a little better than the rest of Mass. and New England. I meet a lot of students and professionals in or near Boston that were from may different places the the world. And got to learn a little bit about their culture. Granted D.C. Definitely has a lot more international Flavor. Name any type of cuisine you can think of it's there. Any type of language that spoken on this planet it there. Actually NYC is almost like that, though I find different a compartmentalization of ethnic groups/nationalities in the city. (Ex. Brighton Beach is mostly Russian And part of the Bronx (near the zoo) was mostly Puerto Rican.)

Also NY'er you are very right that most of us Baystaters long for home, me included. I'm currently near your home in Nutley, NJ. (Which most people know is a suburb of NYC.) And though it nice here and I have had some very good experiences here, It just ain't home. I really do want to get back to the south shore sooner rather than later. I just have to wait for my girlfriend to hopefully get transfer someday.

Baystater.

P.S. NY'er Question for you. Why is it half the people of N. New Jersey and NYC have these grand visions of being the next Donald Trump?
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Old 06-20-2007, 04:13 AM
 
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P.S. NY'er Question for you. Why is it half the people of N. New Jersey and NYC have these grand visions of being the next Donald Trump?
I think you'll find alot of 'movers and shakers' in the NYC area. I don't see that up here in Boston. NYC is much faster paced and all about business. You have Wall Street and one of the World's major hubs.

I have a high school friend that networked alot- he ended up getting in on the ground level of a 20 story office building construction on the East River. He became the exclusive salesperson for the entire building and sold out all units in under 2 days. Needless to say- he made a life's worth of loot in one shot.

NYC has a distinct flair for opportunity and the right mix of cultures and business. It's a crazy place....but it's home.
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