Boston gets a bad reputation
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8/2/2019
I grew up 25 miles outside of Boston and currently live about an hour north in New Hampshire. Boston definitely isn't for everyone its crowded and expensive, it can be difficult to navigate (though I find the non grid layout to be part of its charm) and people are generally in a rush. It has a reputation as an unfriendly city but in my travels, I've always found Southern US cities to be unfriendly, I think it has more to do with where your from. In the South I have had people try to pick fights with me over the Civil War....so there's that. The MBTA is fairly reliable as far as public transportation goes, though it shuts down too early. As far as cities goes its relatively safe. There is a ton of history to explore, if your a history buff you'll enjoy it. We have all the major sports (Patriots are outside of town), a good music and arts scene and plenty of Parks (the Emerald Necklace is 1100 acres of interconnected parks). We have top tier universities and hospitals. Boston is very compact, 48 square miles, compared to other cities (Jacksonville is 747, Nashville is 475, Indianapolis is 361) so I think that's why some people don't consider it a major city, which is foolish. It does snow which seems to bother outsiders but it's New England so it is what it is. All in all it's not perfect but I still find it more enjoyable than plenty of other large cities like Atlanta, Philadelphia or St. Louis.
B | Belmont, NH