When you spend some time in Massachusetts, you start to notice the special way things are done around these parts. We may sometimes act a little weird here in the Bay State but the longer you stay, the more you’ll think we’re onto something. Here are some of the things people in Massachusetts do that might seem a little odd to an outsider.
- We’re freaked out by tomatoes in our chowder.
Wikimedia Commons/Y6y6y6 Take that slop back to New York.
- We take the day after St. Patrick’s Day off.
Wikimedia Commons/Ardfern You know…for health reasons.
- Speaking of which, we celebrate Evacuation Day, too.
Wikimedia Commons/Eric Hill March 17th is ALSO the date the British left Boston and we’re still pretty excited about it.
- We always know the location of the nearest Dunkin Donuts.
Flickr/Q Family Though it’s usually not that hard to figure out. If you’re not looking straight at one, there’s probably one behind you.
- We let out-of-staters know about the tunnel to Cape Cod.
historicnewengland.org It’s only right to be helpful.
- We take our lobster on a roll.
Wikimedia Commons/Lee Coursey It’s easier, tastier, and frees up a hand to…ahem…“signal” to other drivers.
- We correct people who mispronounce our rather difficult place names.
Wikimedia Commons/Bree Gloucester, Leicester, Scituate, Worcester and many more. We can handle them all.
- We give directions on Cape Cod by pointing to our arms.
Flickr/Boston Public Library It’s oddly accurate and extremely convenient.
- We’ll tell you the difference between a frappe, a milkshake, and a cabinet.
Wikimedia Commons/Samat Jain Shhh. It’s a state secret.
- When we don’t have enough fridge space in the winter, you’ll find our perishables out in the snow.
Flickr/Andreas Matern Nothing nicer than a frosty beer with ACTUAL frost on it.
- We keep an ice scraper and snow shovel in our cars pretty much all year round.
Wikimedia Commons/woodley wonderworks It could be 70 degrees in the morning and a frozen wasteland at noon. We like to be prepared.
- We get our ice cream from ding dong carts.
Flickr/Ezra Wolfe If you grew up in Western Massachusetts, you’d know that cheerful sound anywhere.
- We never call Boston “Beantown”.
Flickr/Smart Destinations That’s too weird, even for us.
We’re not crazy, just crazy cool. What do you do that an out-of-state friend might give you a funny look for?
Wikimedia Commons/Y6y6y6
Take that slop back to New York.
Wikimedia Commons/Ardfern
You know…for health reasons.
Wikimedia Commons/Eric Hill
March 17th is ALSO the date the British left Boston and we’re still pretty excited about it.
Flickr/Q Family
Though it’s usually not that hard to figure out. If you’re not looking straight at one, there’s probably one behind you.
historicnewengland.org
It’s only right to be helpful.
Wikimedia Commons/Lee Coursey
It’s easier, tastier, and frees up a hand to…ahem…“signal” to other drivers.
Wikimedia Commons/Bree
Gloucester, Leicester, Scituate, Worcester and many more. We can handle them all.
Flickr/Boston Public Library
It’s oddly accurate and extremely convenient.
Wikimedia Commons/Samat Jain
Shhh. It’s a state secret.
Flickr/Andreas Matern
Nothing nicer than a frosty beer with ACTUAL frost on it.
Wikimedia Commons/woodley wonderworks
It could be 70 degrees in the morning and a frozen wasteland at noon. We like to be prepared.
Flickr/Ezra Wolfe
If you grew up in Western Massachusetts, you’d know that cheerful sound anywhere.
Flickr/Smart Destinations
That’s too weird, even for us.
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