NMMNG
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Mon Nov-30-09 07:02 PM
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Question to those who know MA well. |
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We've been toying with the idea of moving to MA at some point in the future. I was hoping to get some ideas of LGBT-friendly areas that are suburban or rural and affordable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :hi:
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virgogal
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Mon Nov-30-09 07:05 PM
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1. Newton----fairly pricey though but adjacent to Boston. |
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Northampton and Amherst in the western part of the state.
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Mon Nov-30-09 07:07 PM
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2. Keep going- you'll be so close to Canada, it makes no sense to stop. |
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Your rights and lives will never be safe here.
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Tue Dec-01-09 09:18 PM
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Is more affordable than metro Boston and you can work in either Prov or Boston - good train line - Seekonk, Attleboro, even over toward the Cape side is nice.
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Wed Dec-02-09 05:35 AM
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4. Warning - personal prejudice ahead |
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I can't speak to LBGT issues directly - but I have family and friends there, and I keep my eyes open. I would avoid urban centers - you may find small areas of gentility, but most urban/sprawlish areas ain't people friendly, in general. Driving/traffic is pretty bad - Eastern MA /RI drivers are among the worst in the country, and trying to figure out who fixes anything in Metro Boston is byzantine at best. FWIW, I don't seem to get on well with most of northeastern MA - Lawrence is the automotive fraud capital of the world, and there seems to be an overrepresentation of loudmouth buttheads in the tonier north shore suburbs. Having spewed forth my ignorance - About anything north & west of Worcester is pretty nice - some of it is world-class beautiful, and like NJ, farm country is a major saving grace.
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Wed Dec-02-09 09:40 PM
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5. They don't call 'em Massholes for nuthin! |
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LOL - the Southern New England people only seem like assholes to people who aren't used to them. I admit, we can be a little harsh and kind of cold - I learned that when I lived in California for 10 years after being born and raised in RI.
The best thing about the people around here is that the mind their own business - and the people are actually nice, once you get to know them. BUt if you don't know them - watch out!
It's kind of hard to explain if you aren't from here.
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Thu Dec-03-09 12:45 AM
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6. I get along fine with folks in your neck of the woods. |
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Got lots of friends outside Fall River, got some family in Bellingham and some distant in RI. Now, my sister-in-laws old boyfriend from Quincy - HE was a Masshole! Good Gawd, what a maroon.....
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Thu Dec-03-09 01:01 AM
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7. About your point on "dour Yankees" |
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As one local sage put it "They don't smile just to dry their teeth!" And there is a unique dry & ironic sense of humor that takes a while to get.. One of the better descriptions came from a TNN host televising the first races on the new track at Loudon - "We were nervous about coming up north - everybody was talking about "Cranky Yankees". And your hospitality is different from down south, it's a little quieter and more reserved - But Y'all are right neighborly!"
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