While Natty made a great post on why Boston sucks I would like to add a few more (this is not a full list - a full list of why Boston sucks would take months to compile and days to read).
- The Big Dig. Since Boston has the worst traffic problems I’ve ever seen in any city (see next point) some genius decided it would be a good idea to reroute the interstate to go under the city. The project was estimated to cost 2.8 billion dollars. 20 years later, 14.6 billion dollars have been spent - some of it coming from federal funds! You would think with all the nerds they have across the river in Cambridge they would be able to construct this thing without a hitch but leaks have been found all over the tunnel and two deaths have occured from ceiling collapses in 2006. Thanks a lot Boston - now I can’t even drive past you on the Interstate without my life being in danger.
- Impossible to navigate. Boston’s streets were made before automobiles and if you visited today you would think that they haven’t updated them since. Pretty much every road in Boston is a one way street. That would be fine except for the fact none of the roads are straight or run parallel. Look at this street map. Now concider that those streets are one way and their direction are seemingly selected at random. Do they not have “blocks” up there in Mass?
- Red Sox. Look - The Yankees suck and the Red Sox suck. They both are freaking awful and I am sick of hearing about it and your lame rivalry. Boston loses extra points for even pretending its on the same level as New York City in anything.
How could Boston recover?
The only thing cool thing Boston has ever done was the Boston Tea Party. A bunch of Bostonians, Samuel Adams included, Jack Bauered there way onto a boat and pulled £10,000 of tea out of the hull and into the harbor. Even then, they overreacted and Bostonian Benjamin Franklin offered to repay the damages (flip flopper). It was still pretty cool though and the tea flowed on the shore for weeks. Too bad that was back when we were a different country. Its been like 230 years guys - what have you done for me lately? If you could do something cool like that without acting like a bunch of idiots then you could redeem yourself.
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Hey guys
I love your website!
I thought there were 6 contributing writers for hectorhector.com, how come only 2 of you have written more than one post?
Regards,
Steve
As a recent transplant to Massachusetts, let me add a few things.
- Want to do construction? Hire this off duty cop. What does the cop do? Slows down construction by standing around BSing with the workers. Infuriating.
- No happy hours. Hell, no decent bars. Liberty? Not if the puritans don’t like it.
- The roads would be slightly more navigable if there were … I don’t know … street signs! (If you don’t know where you are, maybe you shouldn’t be here.)
- Beautiful, huge reservoirs … that you can’t swim, boat, or walk too close too.
- The T. Just because it’s the oldest subway system, doesn’t mean it has to be the crappiest.
I could go on, but I think the case has been made.
dude u forgot two of the most important things
1. fucked up weather.
2. fucked up people who look as if they were dragged from their graves to work today. fucking snobs.
go colts, go yankees, beat the crap out of these crackpots , idiots
i also figured why MIT and harvard reached their academic brilliance, there fucking isnt anything for these people to do.
I’ve been stuck in the hell known as Boston for seven years now…thankfully, the time for escape is near. My observations about this pile of crap city? Let’s start with the Mayor, or shall I call him Mushmouth. Instead of enforcing rules this guy cuts ribbons, hands out awards for pretty gardens and talks about the Red Sohx. How about making sure the red lights are timed properly or instituting alternate side of the street parking so people can actually DRIVE their cars down a clear street after 4 inches of snow. Moron. But hey, Dave Jones over in JP sure has a pretty garden!
Let’s talk about the uniform for male and female Massholeans that consists of a Patriots jersey (size XL) and a Red Sox hat…The XL fits the big fat gut, again male or female, and there always seems to be super
skinny pair of legs attached. What’s with the ginormously proportioned upper bodies? It isn’t muscle!
Consistent among all Bostonians is the major bug they have up their ass about New York. Get over it. There’s no comparison. You are a tiny, dirty little city with a bunch of nasty, rude people either completely lacking in any social graces or, in the alternative, you have innacurately deemed yourselves as “Blue Bloods”…get over yourselves. When I moved here, someone actually scoffed at me for not knowing who a “Saltonstall” is…who the fuck cares?! Do they know who I am? Stick it Boston and while you’re at it, learn to drive, speak properly, get over your “little man” complex with NY, wash your nasty Sox hats and come to terms with the fact that there are many outstanding universities operating in the United States.
ok guys.. honestly, You’re all hicks with nothing better to do then talk trash about one of the greatest cities in the world. Boston has more culture and history then every other state combine. You can’t even say go colts, they suck, the yankees suck.. the knicks suck.. the islanders and rangers suck. so hop off. Everyone in the country hates boston teams because they are good, and have all had success. If you were smart you wouldnt try driving in boston, you’d walk, like normal people.
And hey, steve cleveland, you city has one thing, the rock and roll hall of fame, so how do you have any right saying that boston isnt a good city? idiot. And what kind of comment is the weather sucks? what about seattle? do you hate seattle cus it rains all the time? or Las vegas because its really hot and dry? thats the most retarted thing i’ve ever heard. clown.
New york sucks, its by far more dirty then boston.
You guys need some lifes, Boston is the only place on earth to be.
OMG!
I love this rant!
because I, too, hate this horrible citysore on a bog, “Bahstan”…
Been here since 98, and still CAN NOT LOVE boston.
Cruelly deformed roads.
Crueler drivers.
Cold winters that last 6 months.
Colder hearts of the people, that last forever.
Small, insular attitude to the remainder of Earth.
Awful blueblood attitude, especially the ones with cash.
No acceptance of ‘outsiders’ of any kind.
Sorry, your clean, crime free city has a lot of segregated crime, dirt, corruption, and denial.
Still, Fenway is extremely cool…
Yes, Virginia, I too taught at Harvard for 2 years (like so many others) and to this day it so cracks me up to remember being told by my chief “Well phil, you were good enough to teach here, but not train here.”
Ha ha. Fuck you (but i still love the ol’ guy).
Listen folks:
If a snowstorm of 12 inches can
stop traffic for 7 hours in a 20 mile radius, what do you think will happen if a hurricane hits?
Peace, love, and understanding???
Point made. All the above about Boston is right on.
It remains a small, cruel, overpriced city.
well said, dr phil.
The reason I hate Boston the most is that they think they are so “all that” that they do not have to advertise or sell themselves as a tourist destination the way other cities have to. Now some of those “other cities” are having all sorts of success selling themselves as Great tourist destinations, while dear old Boston is lagging behind now. That’s what they get for being so cocky and overconfident. If Boston were so smart, they would know that you must constantly sell your self as a great tourist destination to succeed with it. Maybe this will humble the big shots.
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i take it many of you are not from New England…? possibly somewhere west of the mississippi or south of the mason-dixon?
I agree that this place sucks. The people here are so shitty. The only human, friendly, compassionate people I’ve met here are from somewhere else. I’m stuck for now, but planning an escape by Fall ‘09.
Boston just blows…….. Period…….and it was voted the most racist city in America ……. Figures.
Wow u guys r a bunch of fukin haters!! How da fuk can u say every1 here in boston r rude?! U probably dnt even noe nobody here so shut da phuk nd get a life!! And wtf? Da weather suks? Hahaha wtf do u think dat is gonna be sunny every fukin daii? Ummmz nopes! Us bostonians r da shiit! Yall juss a bunch of phukin hataz dat aint got a life! Like come on now WE DA CiTY OF CHAMPz!!!! HAHAHA how u like dem applez?! PHUK ALL YALL HATAz!!!! KEEP ON HATiN CUz DAT MAKEz US EVEN MORE SPECiAL! THANK U!!
BOSTON iS DA SHiT!!!! HATE ON iT BiTCHEEEEEEEEEz!!
LOL ok u bragging little ignorant fuck, thats exaclty why allot of people talk shit about that shitehole u call home. You guys think ur tha shit or something.LOL .
so please quite embarassing yourselves…..
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yawll fagget need to get life.
our sport team fucking rock unlike yawl fake ass city eveone of our sport teams one championship recintly
also john stfu llearn how to fucking spell quit then holla at me
BOSTON IS THE SHIT BITCHEzz CHOKE ON IT
One word: Massholes.
Boston people are the nastiest, rudest people I have met in a while and have horrible accents to go with it. I go to school there (longing to transfer) and the only nice people are the ones that are locals and also hate Boston. Just look at Kevin, typical shitty Bostonian. You Bahstonian need to get a life instead of sports and worrying about the Red Sux and learn how to drive. The weather is awful in the fall and winter and the city is a shithole and on top of that it is so expensive to live. Avoid at all costs
boston bites. the end.
Boston blows!!it is depressing, cold weather, cold people.Boston blows ass,I’m out
Every other part of the country is yelling ” revolution”
Bostonian yell “evolution, we want our thumbs, we need our thumbs
Fuckin city is a racist. Have you ever seen a white girl with an indian guy ?? I wished if i could do that but i havent seen any. U ignorant fools look around you. This city is full of fucking sluts and drug takers. I dont know what is the reason behind why you people hate indians sooooo much. But, boston is not a good place to be for indians…………too much racism against indians.
Most depressing group of white trash ever assembled
simply look at the posts of the Bostonians on this site. Clearly shows the stupidity of an extraordinary percentage of people that live in the area.
The area has some redeeming qualities if it wasn’t poisoned by the biggest assholes I have ever met in my life.
Having lived all over the US and traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Boston area takes the cake for the rudest people anywhere.
wow. the posts from other people from boston are evry embarrassing. i think its pretty ignorant to categorize every single person from a city of just over 500k. i was born and raised in boston. ive been in san diego because of the military for 3 years. i miss boston more than anything. its home. its great.
as a black man i want to be clear on this:
BOSTON IS NOT A RACIST CITY. san diego in my opinion has been more racist. ive heard more comments about being black here than i have anywhere else.
boston has such a diverse population that i think youre going to hear any culture or ethnicity talk smack about each other on any given day. its all in good fun, ive never seen a fight just because someone is different. with such a diverse city its only going to happen.
i read almost every comment here. some are so stupid. these things need to be said:
among bigger cities boston has one of the lowest crime rates. google it.
the 4 seasons are awesome. there also are no devastating wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes etc there
people can be opinionated in boston but honestly thats what i miss. i cant stand these wishy washy southern californian people.
the public transportation in the city is way above average. name one big city that doesnt have issues one in a while. dare you
the food. you can have anything! cant get any decent seafood out here….nevermind chinese food
boston is the only place to be
oohrah
Been in this hellhole since September 08. Snotty, rich, overrun with bratty wealthy artsy college kids, too expensive. Planning my escape as well..
Stuck at MIT for a 1 year masters and can not WAIT to get the hell out of this place.
Impossible to navigate
Rudest people I have ever met
Absolutely nothing to do
Terrible Weather
Ugliest Major City in the country
Most insular place I have ever been
Utterly Corrupt Government
Worst Drivers in the nation
Unattractive populace
And the best part is that they are so arrogant about their city as if there was something good about it.
EVERYONE I know from the west coast hates it here. I cannot wait to go home.
1) Why is everyone so addicted to drugs here. I am currently at Northeastern University doing my masters as 7 out of every 10 student are taking drugs. Why is this ? Arent you guys happy with your life ? Dont you realize that you are only making it worst by taking drugs ?
2) Why is everyone soooooooo sex crazy here? Not only the guys but even the girls are wiling to do just anything for having sex. They would even run naked on the streets. Its seems that my college has a cultural thing that they do every year by running naked on the streets. Check the videos out on youtube. Fucking soooooooo sick. LIFE IS SOOOO EMPTY. Why cant they have just one partner. Have sex with just one person be faithful and loyal.
3) I know there is racism here coz white ppl are just soo proud of their skin color. I know i am brown but what can i do if god made me that way.
4) Fucking tattoos on their bodies, body piercing, drug taking, sex, racism and alcohol…………you know you guys are like animals. NOOOOO even worst. Name me one place in USA where i can find human beings. I would go there.
BOSTON FUCKING SUCKS! The most segregated city. Blacks (like Alex) dont now what the other parts of city or suburbs are like. It is a different world.. San Diego doent have much black so, when there is a news involving blacks, it tends to be exaggerated. And of course I hate the fucking boston dirvers.. fucking redsox fans…I hate them all..
Love your website!! Here are my reasons why I hate BOSTON!!
1. Blow Sux Fans
2. Blow Sux Team.
3. The Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Fans. And whatever sports team they can conjure up.
These ppl are bunch of pompous butts and I agree with all the above comment as to why I hate fucking boston!! Here in PC, FL it’s fucking boston!!! Having to deal with the likes them makes my stomach turn, it’s at the supermarket, at the major stores, at church, at the feakin’ red light for crying out loud, why me Lord???
the only people who like boston are people who have never been anywhare else they dont know any better.i lived there for12 years recently moved to tampa.the people are nicer better weather cheaper to live.i would just leave becouse the people are so backward you cant even make sense out of the place
I’m orginally from Chicago but due to certain circumtances I’ve lived in Bston 4 years. There’s good…and bad. First off the good. Boston MBTA is nice, and safe. You can feel safe in boston wheras in other cities not so much. Very educated people… Red Sox games are fun. The bad side? Well racism. White people, and black people thrive. White people are scared to talk crap about black people because they have become somewhat of a majority and they coexist. But the low population of every other ethnicity has caused blacks and whites to gang on everyone else. I know this for a fact. The weather is unpredictable but who cares? No offense but there isn’t that many good looking girls here, the ones who are only like white guys, or black guys. Assholes period. I’ve become somewhat of an asshole living here so long. Whenever I visit chicago I feel like a douchebag. Many bostonians have fun by being asshole to not only others but themselves… Can’t have fun without drugs and/or alcohol. It drives so many people. People in boston tend to stay in boston, it seems like everyone knows everyone and if your not from there your an outsider. The streets are just plain garbage, I’ve never seen so many potholes ever and I can’t get across the street in a car without taking a half hour detour. The nightlife? Clubs? Garbage period. Plus most resturants and shops close by 8 or 9 everywhere. It is very expensive to live here and a lot of people have money. Which is probably why so many people r so ignorant. Talking about there masters degrees, beach houses, and maids. People from boston don’t leave new england for some reason, oh so your going on vacation? Ya up o maine, or south carolina, or connecticut. Yah that’s some vacation people. The best is “down the cape” haha. I don’t hate boston I guess. But it does suck, I don’t like it, and I’m moving next year.
I live in Boston and I am counting down the days until I can move to New York.
This piece of shit city is filled (actually, this entire STATE) with people who have IQs of about 60. Everyone is half retarded… fat… ugly… rude. oh, and the best part? THE RED SOX SUCK!!!!!!
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