Massachusetts is one-of-a-kind, and there are plenty of ways that this state sets itself apart from the pack. This means that people from other parts of the country sometimes just don’t get what makes the Bay State so unique. Here are a few very serious reasons why they just shouldn’t bother checking out our home state.

  1. All your friends will act like a bunch of bums. Beach bums.

Flickr/|vv@ldzen| Their bad habits might even be contagious.

  1. The winters are unbearable. Look at that mess.

Flickr/Liz West Disgusting.

  1. You’ll never be able to concentrate when you have to look at stuff like this every day.

Flickr/MOTT Invest in some good window blinds, or you’ll never get anything done.

  1. Speaking of which, you won’t be able to keep your eyes on the road.

FLickr/MOTT Those lush, rolling hills are a hazard.

  1. Your kids will end up smarter than you.

Flickr/MOTT Having the most highly ranked schools in the country means you’ll have to come to terms with losing a few games of Scrabble on family game night.

  1. You’ll pack on the pounds.

Flickr/MOTT A moment on your lips, forever on your…mind.

  1. All that fresh seafood means that your fancy fish oil supplements will go to waste.

Flickr/MOTT And wouldn’t that be a shame?

  1. You’ll be forced to eat ice cream without a spoon.

Flickr/Drew Bennet The horror.

  1. Just what the heck are you supposed to do with all those apples you picked?!

Flickr/MOTT Guess it’s pie for dinner, again. What a life.

  1. You won’t be able to escape the past.

Flickr/Patrick Pranzis Just when you thought you were done with school, here comes another incredible historical site. Great.

  1. The sports fans are a little too passionate.

Flickr/North End Waterfront It’s like our teams are the absolute best or something.

  1. People go way overboard for the holidays.

Flickr/MOTT I mean, there are literally lights everywhere. Ugh.

  1. Taking all those pictures means you’ll constantly be running out of room on your phone.

Flickr/MOTT Great. Just great.

  1. All that pristine wilderness will aggravate your allergies.

Flickr/MOTT There’s just way too much untouched natural splendor. It’s unsafe.

  1. People never use their turn signals.

Flickr/Nelson De Witt …no comment.

Honestly, we just want to keep this incredible place to ourselves. If you liked this, why not check out this list of 15 things you’ll never catching a Massachusetts native doing?

Flickr/|vv@ldzen|

Their bad habits might even be contagious.

Flickr/Liz West

Disgusting.

Flickr/MOTT

Invest in some good window blinds, or you’ll never get anything done.

FLickr/MOTT

Those lush, rolling hills are a hazard.

Having the most highly ranked schools in the country means you’ll have to come to terms with losing a few games of Scrabble on family game night.

A moment on your lips, forever on your…mind.

And wouldn’t that be a shame?

Flickr/Drew Bennet

The horror.

Guess it’s pie for dinner, again. What a life.

Flickr/Patrick Pranzis

Just when you thought you were done with school, here comes another incredible historical site. Great.

Flickr/North End Waterfront

It’s like our teams are the absolute best or something.

I mean, there are literally lights everywhere. Ugh.

Great. Just great.

There’s just way too much untouched natural splendor. It’s unsafe.

Flickr/Nelson De Witt

…no comment.

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