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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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?
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Steve Cleveland
10 Apr 07 at 7:18 am
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.
DM
20 Apr 07 at 6:57 am
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.
gaurav
21 Nov 07 at 1:03 pm
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.
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
20 Dec 07 at 6:57 am
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.
Tim
25 Feb 08 at 11:08 am
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.
drphil
26 Feb 08 at 5:35 pm
well said, dr phil.
jay
19 Mar 08 at 4:19 pm
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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29 Apr 08 at 4:52 pm
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29 May 08 at 5:13 am
i take it many of you are not from New England…? possibly somewhere west of the mississippi or south of the mason-dixon?
cola
3 Jun 08 at 6:51 pm
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.
dorito lover 79
16 Jun 08 at 12:02 pm
Boston just blows…….. Period…….and it was voted the most racist city in America ……. Figures.
john
1 Jul 08 at 7:37 am
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!!
PHUK DA HATAz !!!!
1 Jul 08 at 8:12 pm
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 .
john
2 Jul 08 at 10:09 am
so please quite embarassing yourselves…..
john
2 Jul 08 at 10:15 am
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17 Jul 08 at 3:22 pm
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
kevin
28 Jul 08 at 10:52 pm
One word: Massholes.
Richardo
4 Oct 08 at 10:46 am
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
Melissa
18 Oct 08 at 11:16 pm
boston bites. the end.
koda
15 Nov 08 at 12:49 am
Boston blows!!it is depressing, cold weather, cold people.Boston blows ass,I’m out
mandy
16 Dec 08 at 3:16 am
Every other part of the country is yelling ” revolution”
Bostonian yell “evolution, we want our thumbs, we need our thumbs
Beth
25 Dec 08 at 8:42 pm
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.
Apurva
5 Jan 09 at 8:55 pm
Most depressing group of white trash ever assembled
NYC rules
11 Jan 09 at 6:35 pm
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.
Anonymous
29 Jan 09 at 8:10 pm
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
alex
16 Feb 09 at 1:15 pm
Been in this hellhole since September 08. Snotty, rich, overrun with bratty wealthy artsy college kids, too expensive. Planning my escape as well..
ME
1 Mar 09 at 6:11 pm
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.
Anonymous
27 Mar 09 at 5:39 pm
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.
Anonymous
2 Apr 09 at 11:02 pm
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..
Beyourpal
3 May 09 at 2:19 pm
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???
Yankees4life!!!
24 May 09 at 2:21 pm
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
ron
4 Jun 09 at 10:50 am
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.
LivingInBoston
17 Jun 09 at 11:23 pm
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!!!!!!
Anti Boston
23 Jun 09 at 1:22 pm
I’m a Boston native, don’t live there anymore thank god. And I will be more than happy to express the plain fact that bostonians have to come to terms with: New York is a far better city than Boston. Call me a traitor, I don’t give a damn, it’s not my opinion, it’s just the simple truth.
Boston vs. NYC
27 Jul 09 at 12:50 pm
Hmm..after reading these comments I can really see how people think Boston sucks..But I guess when you single out a city, it’s very easy to find the many ways it can suck
Miami..Too hot..no waves, lots of violence
New York…annoying accents (think we’re the only ones?), as many people as there are roaches
San Diego…pollution, too expensive
get my point? And hey some of the people may be cold..it’s a cultural thing..The parents went to Portugal once and mom said hello to a woman only to get bitched out. If you walk by me in Boston and I don’t say hi don’t be a bitch about it, you’re not at home anymore.
But seriously..I love Boston. It still has that colonial feel..even in the midst of a typical American city. A lot of our pride comes from not having to prove ourselves as a modern metropolitan paradise..we’re a well established city..we know our roots and we’re happy with our history.
Peace love, and fuck Cheers.
Anonymous
5 Sep 09 at 9:56 pm
i love how all of you are saying that Boston sucks when i bet that most of you have never even been here before. racist city? i’ve lived here for 16 years and i can not see how this is a racist city. yeah there’s loud mouth irrogant people, but every city has that. most people hate Boston because of all of our accomplishments. not my fault your sports teams suck. i love Boston aka “the hub” and always will. bean town baby
Brian
12 Sep 09 at 12:59 am
it wouldn’t be a bad place if there weren’t so many drunk retarted townies.
Anonymous
14 Sep 09 at 11:20 pm
I am finally making my escape early next year after living here for twelve miserable years. Its only when you travel to other cities in America and come back to beanbag town that you realize how truly fucked up this place is. For a young person trying to get a start in life this is one of the worst cities because you are overcharged for practically everything. There is a laundry list of things that suck about Boston but in the end it comes down to the people. They truly are some of the rudest, most arrogant and insular people you will ever meet. The cabs of course are famous for ripping tourists and locals off alike. The rental housing situation is just as bad as ever and people pay more for less and cant complain. its one of those places that you can endure for a while but when you see the rest of the country you realize you are getting royally fucked just to like in a cultural city that costs more because its fuckin old and decrepit. It is a horrible place that tends to make people madder and sadder by the day and its a place you can go into debt in very very quickly. Fuck the culture, fuck the history, build a new fucking ballpark and knock that pile of shit. What good is it living somewhere where people are this mean and there isin’t an ounce of goodwill. Life is too short. The day my plane takes off from logan for good will be a great day and i wont come back (even to visit)
Jason
27 Sep 09 at 7:56 pm
Unless your independently wealthy or live with your parents (like a lot of massholians) until your 35 you simply cant get anywhere or save a dime in this douchebag town. Anytime i return to Boston i am pissed off and immediately know i am home when i return to that piece of shit Logan airport. Lately i have taken the silverline home as i have grown tired of getting constantly ripped off by Haitan cabdrivers who don’t speak English. Bostonians tend to have a unplesant and inbred arrogance and attitude towards their overpriced city and no matter how long you have lived here (if your not born here) you will always remain a outsider because locals are incredibly unfriendly and mean-spirited. this place sucks worse then a hooker on weekends. I too am on the verge of leaving and am counting the days
Matthew
28 Sep 09 at 6:57 pm
I’m from a city outside of Boston, but i love Boston. it’s beautiful in the fall, you know when the leaves start to change, and school starts. i love Massachusetts in general. I love that we have four seasons. I’m a huge fan of the Revs. I love the Pats, the Red Soxs, & the Celtics. I LOVE the bruins. There are so many celebrities that came from Boston. like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, & my favorite, Denis Leary. We were also the first state to legalize sex-marriage. I think that’s amazing. Go us
. Deval Patrick, second BLACK state cheif executive. We’re not racist here. I know i wasn’t raised that way. Boston is also the third greenest state. Our driving. I know everyone calls us the “massholes”, but really get over it. it’s like the saying ” if you stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”. If you have a problem with driving in Boston, then get out of Boston. Or do what us Bostonians do, Walkkk. We have some much history here in Massachusetts. Just to name a few, Boston Tea Party, Salem Witch Trails, Freedom Trails? Recall any of them? Our colleges are great. BU? Harvard? Tufts? Now let’s go back to Boston, Beacon Hill? Fanueil Hall? Newbury Street? All Highlights of Boston.
& like someone else said, Every town, cities, and state has their own problems.
ashly
30 Sep 09 at 9:14 pm
To be honest most of that stuff that you mentioned is totally irrelevant. Boston attracts not only the richest students in America but in the world. The allows for a constant supply of renters for the over zealous and famously greedy Boston landlords. This drives up the price of rent for everyone else in Boston (aka the ordinary working people and students who actually work). Celebrity’s or sports teams don’t pay my bills and in the fact the latter are a bunch of rip off merchants overcharging for sports. History and culture are irrelevant and in fact because the city is so fucking old its takes forever to get anything done (aka the big dig). Basically you can sum this town up in 3 sentences. Freeze your ass off in winter. Sweat your ass off in summer and pay your ass off all year long for the privilege of living here. Go figure
Paul
30 Sep 09 at 10:34 pm
I spent the spring and summer in Boston this year. What a horrible town. Why is everyone in Boston so rude? They are so Incredibly rude it is like there is something wrong with them. Also they won’t accept an out of state drivers licence as id to get into a bar. After 10pm all the retaurants shut (you can get a drink but you can’t get food). What a horrible shit hole.
Kay
7 Oct 09 at 3:59 am
Boston fucking sucks!!!!The streets,people,weather,politics,gay marraige,every damn thing about it is a bunch of shit!!!!You fucking people who love it so much are fooling yourselves.Have you never noticed the smell?It stinks.I am stuck in this God foresaken fucking shithole for now,but no way in hell would I ever consider making this fucking dump my permanate residence.To those who can,you have my kudos,enjoy life in your little sewer drain by the ocean!!!!!
chris
21 Oct 09 at 12:05 pm
get a life boston is sick you guys are the biggest losers ever, sorry that the city is full of people who are just so much better than you
you guys are fags
25 Oct 09 at 5:30 pm
to the person above me: you sound like a typical bostonian. mean spirited, territorial, and stupid.
jay
1 Nov 09 at 1:29 am
I once dated a Masshole, and he was just that. He lived in Boston for 18/21 years of his life. He then moved to where I live, and at first everything was great. Then, about a month into the horrible relationship, I realized how rude, self-centered, and arrogant he was. PEOPLE FROM BOSTON CAN NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT BOSTON. That’s the main point I can make. No matter how much I told him I didn’t want to hear about that stupid place, he would rant for 20-30 minutes about how great of a place it is. Eventually I had to dump him. He truly showed me what the people of Boston were like…rude, liars, self-centered Massholes, and disgusting. It sucks that I had to get such a bad idea of Boston from him, but what I’ve read from here pretty much confirmed my suspicions.
Vickilitus
3 Nov 09 at 1:28 pm
I found this site by googling “I hate living in Boston,” and have enjoyed reading the posts. I especially appreciated that it began in 2007 and continued right up through yesterday! I grew up here, just outside of the Boston area and have lived in Cambridge for about 10 years now, with 3 years in San Diego in between. I have to say, as I felt before I moved to San Diego, I really hate it here, I find I get very depressed or just hopeless. People are rude and mean, and I also find that because of the congestion, I don’t venture too far from here even though I have a car. Having to navigate through all the traffic just to get the hell out of here has become a psychological deterrent. Same thing happened to me before. When I lived outside of the city, I used to go everywhere. So in essence, I feel trapped and imprisoned in these dreary cities of Cambridge and Boston. I’ve lost interest in going anywhere. And the politics? Boston is THE most corrupt city in the country. Boston and Cambridge are very difficult places to live if you’re a good, fun-loving, friendly, and sensitive person. If you don’t already live here, don’t come here, and if you have a chance to get out, go! I wish I didn’t move back but my mother is ill and I had to come back. I actually hope to be able to not only move out of this city but out of the country one day. But if I had my druthers, and especially didn’t mind the commute, I’d move to Lowell. Such a wonderfully friendly and community minded city, which promises to get even better…
Caryon
4 Nov 09 at 7:30 pm
wow, so I’m not the only one who got inconsoleably depressed after moving to the area (from NYC). I lived in Quincy for a year ( good GOD what I wouldn’t give to get that year of my life back). What a fucking SHIT HOLE. My boyfriend and I (he’s the reason I moved here) just moved to the North End. It’s better – vastly – than Quincy. But, that isn’t saying much.lol. It’s too small, it makes NO SENSE to navigate. MASSHOLES ARE THE RUDEST FUCKOING PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET!! There is a general sense of unwelcome to outsiders….I could go on. This city fails.
Andrea
10 Nov 09 at 2:57 pm
let me also add, I NEVER bought into the whole retarded NYC/Boston rivalry…in fact, I STILL don’t. Hell, I moved here FROM NYC so why would I.I don’t even watch sports. I always like visiting Boston and was open to it….until I lived here. Being from NY doesn’t automatically mean that I have an issue with Boston or with Bostonians. You all brought it on yourselves by acting like douchebags.
Andrea
10 Nov 09 at 3:06 pm
This has to be the most fucked up are i have ever had the misfortune of moving to….boston needs a dose of what the shithole new orleans got,a good dunking,maybe that will wash awa some of the stink and stupid people the way it did for new orleans.this entire city is more like the toilet of the United States,if ever i have regretted a decision,moving here has got to be the biggest regret of all.what a fucking dump,the houses here are not even suitable for slave quarters,let alone the multi family fucking shit they have going on…And who the fuck wants to live in the same house as two other god damn families??I guess misery loves company,and everyone i have met here so far is miserable beyond belief….suicide would be a welcome relief for 90% of the population of this fucking shithole
chris
13 Nov 09 at 3:53 pm
this fucking place should burned down and started over,including you bunch of fucking liberal idiots and your terrorist presidentwho has sold a once great country to his arab family.none here has got the sense to pour piss out of a fucking boot with god damn instructions on the fucking heel……a bunch of go damn faggots and nigger lovers is all this fucking disgracful pile of shit is…..
chris
13 Nov 09 at 4:12 pm
i have lived all over the country,and outside of it,for all my working life,and i have just got to say that boston is the worse of any place i have been.I worked and lived in nigeria for a couple years and even they had more sense and common decency than the idiots who live here,and those who move here thinking its some kind of fucking fairytale place.i mean seriously,what the fuck is the deal here?everyone i have met here is so fucking miserable they cant stand themselves,or their families.the parents here treat their kids like shit,along with the rest of the world…..put yourselves out of your misery and end it already,jump off one of your precious buildings,or into your precious boston harbor,or better yet drowne your fucking selves in your nasty ass shit based chowdah……
chris
13 Nov 09 at 4:25 pm
I absolutely agree with everyone that Boston sucks for all of the reasons above.
That said, does anyone have any recommendations for places here that don’t suck, bar-wise or music-wise?
I don’t know of any hangout in Boston that has character, unless by character you mean a bunch of fat dumbasses watching the Sox and acting like fawking cawks. Is there any place with a mixed crowd/good music/interesting people?
B
13 Nov 09 at 8:11 pm
AT Northeastern, Boson all people want is sex and drugs. I see every FUCKING thursday, friday and saturday nights they party like hell call girls over and get drunk and have a gang bang. Thats right the party ends with a big bang. Sometime i hear the girl scream like as if a group of guys have gagged her and forcing bondage sex on her. I have even seen people having sex with their windows open. Women in Boston especially students from Northeastern and Boston University and like sluts. I wonder how many penises have they gotten inserted into their vagina. How many FUCKING people will u guys have sex with. I mean arent u guys tired of it ?? Arent u guys tired of partying and having sex all night long every FUCKING weekends. U girls move from one boyfriend to another without any shame putting your body on the line. U guys suck BIG TIME !!!!! Its the students of Boston that are making this place a lot worst than what it is. FUCKING STUDENTS…….GO FUCK URSELF !!!!!!
Northeastern University students sucks
15 Nov 09 at 1:03 am
I must agree with the person above me. I live just opposite to Northeastern University and i know all students care about is having sex and fucking each other. I havent been around US but is this the case everywhere or is it just in Boston ? My neighbours partyied all night last weekend. It was 2 am and they still didnt stop. After that i started people moan loudly. I just couldnt sleep with that kind of noise. I had to call the police, fuck those motherfuckers. Horny bastards. I wished if the police could cut the penises of all of them so they could never have sex again. The primary reason of to party is sex i believe. party and fun is just like a bait to girls in which they are lured in. The girls are stupid really like they feel “its ok”. How can this be ok when you are so stupid to be friends with people who just want to fuck you and use your body u bitches. Get some life and stop this. Fuck BOSTON culture. Fuck those students
Anonymous
15 Nov 09 at 2:18 pm
It’s is hysterically funny listening to you people rip Boston as a city. I went to college there in Chestnut Hill at Boston college, and stayed there for 4 more years after graduation working for Fidelity Investments in the World Trade Center on the Waterfront in Southie before moving back to N.C. I agree the rents were VERY expensive, and the weather in the winter was tough to handle, but I loved my time there. The food is amazing and there’s always something to do in that city.
Now with regards to the racism, the main reason why it exists is because Boston historically had one of the poorest white populations of any major city. South Boston was once one of the largest white Irish Ghettos in the country. The same as Hell’s kitchen in NY. When the blacks moved into those neighborhoods, you had 2 seperate racial groups that are vying for the same federal assistance and competiting in narcotics sales, which happens in poor communities. Then racial tension explodes. It’s the same reason that blacks and hispanics don’t get along in Los Angeles, but for all the subtle racism in Boston, there is not a high rate of interracial violent crime at all like you have in LA, Baltimore, and other major cities. Baltimore is just a free for all where blacks attack whites daily.
I live in Raleigh NC where you figured there would be a lot of racism. However, I can honestly say that black folks down South are far more polite and respectful than they are in Boston. I also noticed there wasn’t much interracial dating up north either, and it’s completely normal here in the South.
Greg
27 Nov 09 at 12:12 am
Damn do you people have any respect for the state of Boston. I bet half of u mother fuckers ain’t really actually live there long enough to know anything about boston. Shit I’m only 17 but that’s the state I was born in an there ain’t shit wrong with Boston. If u take tha time to gather you information instead of assume and then criticize Boston u might actually leave something. But instead y’all are being sum bastards and hatin on Boston. But it’s B-Town aka tha Bean aka Boston all day
Demetrius Alexander
10 Dec 09 at 2:31 am
I love how all the bostonians try to defend the “state” of boston and, in turn, support all of the arguments against it. Bunch of lugnuts.
Will
15 Dec 09 at 11:38 am
Demetrius
Seriously you little prick,this fuckin town sucks ass.You are defending it as a child.When you grow up,then you are welcome to express your opinions.Perhaps by that time you will have come to recognize what a shithole it truly is.The liberals and like-minded fools have ruined this state,along with the rest of the country,which is truly shameful given that this the heart of a once great cuntrys history.Being born here has biased your view,but in time(and with experience)you too will start to see whats going on.Obviously you no longer live here,so take some time to examine your current area,then compare and contrast the two-you will then start to understand just how much of a shithole this place is.
chris
17 Dec 09 at 10:01 am
Fuck you all. I m from boston and I will personally cut off all of your genitals and make you eat them.
adsf
18 Dec 09 at 11:28 pm
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20 Dec 09 at 11:11 am
ADSF
You’re gonna cut of my genitals?I would love to give you the chance to try.You see,it’s fucking morons like you that make your shithole of a city the butt of so many jokes.Grow up you little pissant,or better yet,grab all your friends and family(with your nasty ass CHOWDA)and all of you fucking morons jump in the ocean,then you can all be part of the best part of this city,the DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
chris
21 Dec 09 at 5:17 pm
ADSF
Let me guess,you’re a guy,right?So,like most guys in this shithole you like guys “genitals”,thats the reason you made such a comment I bet.You stupid little cocksucker,go get a bowl of your daddys cum,(or chowda as you fags here call it),your favorite gay flick and a dildo,and SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!
Daryl
21 Dec 09 at 5:30 pm
I’m a 27-year-old Bostonian, and I agree and disagree with many statements made on this blog.
Firstly, I would like to point out that there is nothing more logically invalid than arguments constructed from generalization. Let me explain.
There are more than enough good-hearted people here in Boston, and there are more than enough douchbags. No matter where you go, when you converge with one, you have to keep it moving. I’ve been to New York plenty of times and had run-ins with tough guys and blockheads. It’s all good.
Why?
Because even a clam-chowder-fed Red Sox fan like myself would be the last person to say NYC sucks.
Are you kidding?
New York is the shit! Why?
It’s simple: NYC has an energy that is truly unmatched and impossible to duplicate. NYC is a living monster, with kind eyes, bad breath, and an uneven psychological temperament. But that’s why it such an amazing city, which continues to attract people. People want to feel that energy.
I want to feel that energy, which is why I’m moving in a year or so. I’m saving at least 20k and breaking for Gotham.
wish me luck…
CleveClover
8 Jan 10 at 1:28 am
WOW! I am so happy to have fellow human beings who agree with me on this one! I really hate Boston! I didn’t want to move here…. (From New Orleans!) Why is everybody in such a bad mood… must be the awful weather! I can’t wait to move. Hopefully, more job opportunities will open up down south! Luuuuuvvvvv the web site! Keep it up!
RATHERBEINNEWORLEANS!
8 Jan 10 at 2:53 am
I intensely hate Boston and even though I have a high paying job here and the employment market sucks I have just given notice at my job and cannot wait to be forever rid of Boston. The people here largely have not read or traveled. They have no sense of humor and think working 12+ hours a day is the way to get ahead in life. It’s because they have no sense of self or need for personal time that they work so much. The entire city is very underwhelming, it gets boring after a single day’s tour.
The weather sucks year round, the winter is too long and summer too humid. Everything is too expensive, people think being uptight and cynical every moment of every day is some how funny or cute. Yes I have met a few great people here but they are awash in a sea of morons and assholes. This is the most overrated city in America. Anyone who says they love Boston is instantly an idiot to me and not worth a second of my time.
Quitin Time
10 Jan 10 at 11:38 pm
Boston is a tribal place. If you’re born there, there’s a chance you’ll come to ardently believe it is the center of the universe. No exposure to reality will dislodge this cherished belief.
If you’re a transplant, there’s a 99% chance you’ll come to recognize it for what it is, and get the hell out as soon as you can.
In my time there, I met a few nice people, but they were certainly a minority.
They will be informed in advance before I figure out the proper Wampanaog incantation that will conjure up a tidal surge that levels everything east of Worcester. Every masshole will be dragged out to fatten all those tasty Lobsters. Mmmmmm. Lobster.
gotouttadodge
16 Jan 10 at 2:59 pm
Damn it looks like a lot of people hate Boston. When you google search for “city name rude people”, you get far more results for Boston than for any other major city. That’s got to be saying something.
I’ve had the misfortune of working with a team of Bostonians once a long while ago. I have never been treated worse in my entire life. Not only were they all incredibly self-centered and truly awful people, they really felt superior for no good reason. My manager was a completely incompetent passive-aggressive prick who made my work hours a living hell. Another Masshole teammate, who already had a longtime girlfriend, spent the entire time trying to get into a female teammate’s pants. She had a fiance.
The only satisfaction I get from thinking about this experience is that I’ve since moved on to bigger and better things, while they are stuck there working on their shitty jobs, learning worthless skills, getting paid next to nothing, working overtime, getting fat, becoming bald, and being fucking miserable. I say leave them to their pathetic and awful lives. I’m staying the fuck away from Boston.
Fthebeantown
4 Feb 10 at 5:08 pm
I have to admit a few things: “The Departed” was a badass movie; but “The Godfather” was better. Fenway is pretty cool; but Wrigley is much cozier, has much nicer fans, easy public transportation, great restaurants, and is in a beautiful area. The celtics blow this year, and the Lakers are 3-0 in the two teams’ last 3 games and won the title. The red sox were a disaster this year, and the Yankees won the title. The patriots can have Tom Brady if they want; Peyton got to the Super Bowl. And bout boston’s history; go to philly. You get to see the historical landmarks and Rocky. Fuck boston. They are New York’s Napoleonic little bitch brother
Poidog776
8 Feb 10 at 3:57 am
Didn’t the 9/11 hijackers leave from Logan…juuust sayin’
truthbtold
8 Feb 10 at 3:59 am
this city blows….i have never met a more racist, insular bunch of people before….i have been here since mid 1995 and am leaving in two months….about 8 years overdue….and that goddamn accent is enough to give me shingles!
cmhguy
11 Feb 10 at 1:07 am
I live here now. I hate it. Sometimes when I drive down storrow or memorial, i imagine myself as a 50 story, city-destroying robot that takes big metal shits on this ridiculous city and leaves it in flames.
honestly you know you have a weird sort of fetish for new york when you chant “Yankees suck!” AT A CELTICS PLAYOFF GAME. THEY WEREN”T EVEN PLAYING THE KNICKS.
I recently stopped using the T, and i noticed that i don’t get sick anymore.
by the way, the gentleman that mentioned that the salem which trials were a source of historical pride, well that’s fantastic, you are aware that witches have never existed, so basically a bunch of bostonians killed women for being able to swim and tie their shoes.
tyler
13 Feb 10 at 4:16 am
I left Boston over 2 years ago, and I still haven’t morphed back into the normal human being I once was. Living in that disgusting place fucked up every single person I knew at the time.
I have never seen such a gigantic collection of assholes. Boston truly does take the cake.
My last girlfriend told me that she’s “never heard of anyone hating a city” like I hated Boston. I am quite proud of that.
Oh, and yes, I’m highly educated (Ph.D. MIT), and yes, I am extremely liberal (currently living in California, which is ACTUALLY NICE).
And as an educated, extremely liberal person…I am completely and 100% disgusted with what I saw during the 7 years I lived in Boston. I hope the place falls off the map.
mike
14 Feb 10 at 11:44 pm
Wow! I was born and raised on the south shore and I can agree about the snobby miserable people in Boston. However I have traveled the entire country and have gotten more woman than I can shake a stick at with the way we talk so you cant go there. Every one in Boston are not from Boston and yes the mayor is in a permanent guaranteed position like kennedy was and should go away. Boston has the best of the best location. You have north of us New Hampshire,vermont , maine,to the south cape cod ,rhode island ,to the east marthas vinyard etc. One thing is for shoe is the people who are rich they got it from their parents and were given a silver spoon. The middle class are pissed because they were brainwashed that the union was going to take care of them. So Im torn I have lived in the south and people love yah and here my friend from school will knock you out if you catch him on a bad day. Dont blame the city blame the kennedys and the cold god less democrats.
david anderson
17 Feb 10 at 6:28 pm
If you think Boston is bad, then you need to know the rest of Mass isn’t much better. Things that are against the law in Massachusetts:
1. Being positive.
2. Renting a decent apartment for a good price.
3. Being friendly.
4. Having a good accent.
5. Being pleasant.
6. Public transportation that arrives on time.
7. Being well-traveled.
8. Having a sense of humor.
9. Being socially accepting of individuals on a personal level, not on a political level.
10. Being likable.
Seriously, anyone considering moving to this place from somewhere else should really think twice. The majority of transplants leave bitterly regreting the time wasted in Mass. Those that don’t leave degenerate into Massholes and end up hating themselves, other people, and life in general.
HatedBoston
25 Feb 10 at 1:26 pm
These posts made me sad. I have lived in Boston my entire life, and have always had this ache to leave. However, I am afraid, not of other places not being safe, but of being an outsider. Growing up here, it has been difficult to make friends. All of my high school friends live in either New York or San Francisco. The job market isn’t good and I just got out of school. I have a job here but can’t find one in NY or San Fran and these are the only places where people I know live. At this point, all of my friends are actually transplants from out of state. They are wonderful and different, and it’s strange to think that the people I’m closest to, my friends for years now, are people I met in college and grad school who aren’t from the area.
Is it as hard to make friends in other cities as it is in Boston? Frankly I AM miserable. The winters are horrible, and the rudeness is worse. I can be rude myself but it’s not in my nature, it’s reaction to people cutting me off in traffic, nearly slamming my car, and then having the nerve to flip me off. Or nearly being run over in crosswalks only to have the drivers roll down their windows to flip me off, spit on the ground or ream me out. This has been the norm, and my fear of going anywhere else is what if I’m just as unhappy but then lonely on top of it? Then I would move back, more defeated than when I left. This area is pretty terrible, I am a part of the culture but don’t understand why it is the way it is, and desperately want to move. Unless the job market improves, it is looking more and more like moving will be through higher education, and California looks like heaven. Is it easier to make friends there?
Jess
1 Mar 10 at 10:49 am
Boston is the WORST city in the U.S. Where else can you say hello only to be snubbed by snobs. The only thing that matters here is money, the type of clothes you wear and status. Massholes are everywhere. God, I hated it there and am so happy to be out. I would rather make $9/hour is some rural nowhere than make $80,000 a year in that God forsaken, rude, miserable hellhole.
Colt
6 Mar 10 at 2:41 am
The first thing to notice about these posts (except for the handful who would like to say Boston isn’t really that bad) is the lucidity they all display. It doesn’t take years (Ive been stuck here for 6 and have another to go) to get the picture. If you are looking for a vibrant, colorful city full of interesting activity and a sense of the possibilities of this short life, you have REALLY made a fucking wrong turn if you have ended up here. Boston/ Cambridge is the most irredeemably boring, sour, and sullen “city” under the creation sun. My friends warned me long before I moved that everyone here was miserable, that no one had a stray thought that wasn’t directly related to career track or social status –and still, of course, all of them struggling, and thus frustrated to the Nth degree and blisteringly defensive– but did I believe them? The fact that the weather is ghastly (four month heat wave, six month deep freeze, and two long rainstorms is what passes for seasons) is nothing compared to the embedded (as in in-grown nail) culture that basically sets the quest for professional status as a life-long punishment for having been born. You might think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not. Leaving aside the blue-collar stratum –I can’t stand the accent either, but I would rather kiss a Pats fan on the lips than have to share a day with the typical grad student/ professional from this city, balling up his or her little fists and shrieking “I’ve been writing code in this little room with the blinds drawn for twelve years… I should be the happiest person in the world!” The people of this city have an active hostility to anything enjoyed for its own sake– believe me, its true. They would rather stay home and masturbate with a copy of their academic record on the monitor.
Two words: Amy Bishop. When her lawyer came to see her for the first time, as you might have read, she managed to turn the conversation to scores she had gotten on IQ tests in the recent past. If you can sum up this city more succinctly I’d like to hear it.
For God’s sake don’t move here! You have so much to live for!
Gabbo
9 Mar 10 at 10:31 pm