Living in Massachusetts poses its own unique set of problems. Check out this list of the top struggles with which all Massachusetts natives are far too familiar.
- When you can’t decide between wearing your Brady or Gronk jersey to the game.
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- When the line at The Clam Box seems never-ending.
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- When you want Cape Cod Potato chips but all the convenience store has is Lays.
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- When out-of-state people act surprised that you don’t talk like an extra from The Departed.
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- But then you get funny looks you get when you drop a “wicked” in casual conversation.
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- When you go out to western Mass and suddenly the nearest Dunkin’ Donuts is a half hour away.
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- When you head to eastern Mass and can’t find a good farmstand anywhere.
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- Summer traffic to the Cape.
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- Summer traffic leaving the Cape.
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- Summer traffic.
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- When you live in Boston and someone puts a lawn chair on the parking spot YOU shoveled.
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- When the snow plow hasn’t cleared your street yet but you really need make a Dunks run.
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- When your snow shovel is in the garage but you can’t get to the garage because of all the snow.
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- When the last snowflake melts and suddenly every road you regularly use is under construction until next winter.
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- When your friends think their hometown has the best ice cream. Psssh, please.
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- When the weather changes so quickly that you need updates by the minute, not by the hour.
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- That time when Jaws and The Perfect Storm made you fear the local waters.
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- When your sibling starts dating a Yankees fan at college and you wonder how unconditional your love truly is.
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- When you can’t decide between spring break at your friend’s cabin in the Berkshires or your cousin’s beach cottage on the Cape.
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- When the fall foliage is so pretty that it hurts your eyes.
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- When you’re visiting your small hometown and can’t go to the grocery store in sweatpants because you’ll probably run into six people you knew from high school.
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- When you eat too much at The Big E but still have a bunch of rides you want to go on.
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- When your state is the best and you are filled with so much pride that you literally explode.
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What do you think are the biggest daily struggles Massachusetts people have to deal with?
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Flickr/Eric Kilby
Flickr/Atsushi Hyogo
Flickr/Joe Loong
Flickr/Chris Devers
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Flickr/Ian Lamont
Flickr/C Hanchey
Flickr/benjamin scott
Flickr/Nelson de Witt
Flickr/Bart Heird
Flickr/niXerKG
Flickr/Shawn Harquail
Flickr/Daniel X. O’Neil
Flickr/MOTT
Flickr/Sean Carney
Flickr/Mr.TinDC
Flickr/Tom Whitten
Flickr/Thomas Hawk
Flickr/Oren Levine
Facebook/The Big E
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