I love Boston for how the streets are numbered where the odd numbers ascend and the even numbers descend. Very unique compared to the opposite like my hometown San Francisco, CA. I was there six years ago and realized there are a lot of one way streets. I would love to go back there for my future vacation trips, but not during the winter seasons.
Dog licenses are pretty much the norm in the entire state of Massachusetts. The license should come with a metal tag that is worn on the dog collar and should be accompanied by a rabies tag as well. Outbound - Inbound - never had a problem. No one in New England calls Boston "Beantown". The "Hub" - yes, very much. But "Beantown" - NO (unless you are an out-of-state college freshman). Rotaries - very SIMPLE - when approaching a rotary - YOU YIELD to the traffic already in the rotary. In other words, you slow or stop and wait until it is safe to enter. Once in the rotary, keep to the far right and simply exit right onto whichever road you want. If you miss your road, you simply drive around the circle again and catch your road on the second try (or third....). That's it. It is not complicate if you know these two things. Streets - use GPS - or consult a MAP BEFORE you start your trip. Seriously not that hard. Also, the city is very walk-able especially in combination with the T (the subway). I usually just park the car in a central location (like the garage under Boston Common) and then just walk and take the T. There is the John Hancock BUILDING (older stone big squat building with the weather beacon on top) and the John Hancock TOWER (the large modern glass tower - tallest building in New England). Try candle-pin bowling - you'll like it
Is there a pdf available for the inbound/outbound slide you showed? I’ll be visiting next month and I plan on taking public transportation and this would be so helpful. Also your videos have been helpful too!
One more thing about the John Hancock building weather light. If the light is flashing red in the spring or summer, it's not snow, but the Red Sox game for that day or night is rained out.
Thanks for the info. we'll be visiting boston in about a month and a half and your tips will save us some confusion, especially the outbound and inbound T commutes. you did say #9 twice. lol candlepin bowling and the weather forecast. no happy hours? at all? anywhere? oh well it should be fine. i'll be going to chinatown to check-out the wing chun kung fu academy there. have you trained there before? thanks again. oh and i here/read that there's no such thing as jaywalking there in boston, that true?
Technically no happy hours but some places will get creative by offering "special" drinks at certain times that they don't have available during regular hours. And yes jaywalking basically doesn't exist in Boston; if no cars are coming, you're good, and if a car is coming better cross faster than the car can come at you!
Is Boston, MA, or anywhere in MA, military friendly where is comes to renting and buy? I'm currently enlisted and might be moving here for my next duty station
Thanks for your amazing information, what about monthly maintenance and additional fee for apartment renting and other things? for example for 3000$ monthly rental studio what is the final price estimate each month?
And it would also be cool if you would actually show Boston and not just talk about it. Like going out with a cam and capturing it. But still, very nice videos!
I've definitely thought about it before and people have recommended; I might try to incorporate more B-Roll, and I could experiment with the "vlog" style video it just seems like it would be unpredictable in the streets haha
How do you order coffee at the Dunkin Donuts? Going to Boston in 3 weeks and i remember from yesteryears there are particular ways to order coffee in the NE. A regular? what is that? i forgot. Thanks!
Definitely will do some videos on it soon - it's on my list, Cambridge is just a big area with lots to cover so I might split it into it's big neighborhoods and do a video on them
Looking forward to those videos, too. Moving to that are (Never been there) and would be very informative as I am planning to buy in the next year or so 🙂
Ok, all of you need to stop bitching about the madness of Boston’s streets and driving on them. Boston is almost 400 years old, there was no plan, it grew much more organically over time. Philly in the other hand was chartered and planned then built some time later. If you look at old maps of the city you’ll realise that those grid neighborhoods water or marsh. Large portions of the city are landfill - it was the city could expand. Do those neighborhoods were planned thus grid. Once pass that point, everything was a different town that Boston absorbed. Again the only that could expand. Boston by square miles is much much smaller than Musi two major cities are actually smaller by square mile Miami & Newark maybe? Everything is already developed other towns that’s all they could do. When Huston was developed there wasn’t anything around it that’s why it’s huge. If you were to plan out and redo Boston Boston with no longer exist it wouldn’t be Boston you’ve been torn down everything that is there is no way to do it Paris did that once. We would’ve lost all the way architecture all the history everything that’s too much to pay. And quite frankly if you’re looking at the city say photographing all those crazy streets create little squares and vistas that fill with light and shadow. Those right angles of New York and Philly make easier but less fun. Some things I can’t explain. Columbus. Tremont, Washington. If you follow them from the origin downtown to the point where they leave the city it makes no sense that they are the same streets literally no sense they turn a change names back-and-forth it is maddening. Trying to give somebody directions to wherever you care to from Forest Hill station its just not possible. The streets change name direction, etc. with such illogic, it’s like just threw them down on the ground and went with wherever they landed. I have had call me in tears completely lost sure that I had nefarious plans. I love driving in Boston, because it’s so interactive and keeps you’re mind going. Honestly it’s Boston you should be walking or be taking the T. Some of your vocab is outdated. And Dunkles, yes it is prevalent but more so for coffee than for the donuts. It’s more likely everyone had their Favoriten mom and pop shop for those. And this absolutely true when It comes to pizza and subs. That is 98% the province of the local mom and pop.
Seems I struck a chord. I don't think I said Boston needed to redo their urban planning & street system, but if someone is moving here expecting a New York City grid, their expectations need to be readjusted. I appreciate the way you bring up how Boston would no longer exist as Boston if the squares and neighborhoods were reorganized.
Take ALL of this advice with a grain of salt. A lot of what this guy says is OPINION. And if you're a proud Bostonian you can find fault with a lot of what he says. Experience the city for yourself. Don't rely on what some random dude on the internet says.
This guy's not even from Boston I suspect. We definitely have poor infrastructure here. And we have a moonbat mayor named wu who's only concerned with more bike paths. Creating more gridlock. No one even drinks from a fountain and we don't call it a bubbly. And most likely some homeless person took a dumb in it.
I love Boston for how the streets are numbered where the odd numbers ascend and the even numbers descend. Very unique compared to the opposite like my hometown San Francisco, CA. I was there six years ago and realized there are a lot of one way streets. I would love to go back there for my future vacation trips, but not during the winter seasons.
Um, this is 100% false
Love what you said, step on the petal and hoping you are not hit. Even with GPS it is still difficult to navigate, somewhat similar to Montreal.
Dog licenses are pretty much the norm in the entire state of Massachusetts. The license should come with a metal tag that is worn on the dog collar and should be accompanied by a rabies tag as well.
Outbound - Inbound - never had a problem.
No one in New England calls Boston "Beantown". The "Hub" - yes, very much. But "Beantown" - NO (unless you are an out-of-state college freshman).
Rotaries - very SIMPLE - when approaching a rotary - YOU YIELD to the traffic already in the rotary. In other words, you slow or stop and wait until it is safe to enter. Once in the rotary, keep to the far right and simply exit right onto whichever road you want. If you miss your road, you simply drive around the circle again and catch your road on the second try (or third....). That's it. It is not complicate if you know these two things.
Streets - use GPS - or consult a MAP BEFORE you start your trip. Seriously not that hard.
Also, the city is very walk-able especially in combination with the T (the subway). I usually just park the car in a central location (like the garage under Boston Common) and then just walk and take the T.
There is the John Hancock BUILDING (older stone big squat building with the weather beacon on top) and the John Hancock TOWER (the large modern glass tower - tallest building in New England).
Try candle-pin bowling - you'll like it
The bowling part is more than just Boston I remember in Spencer they got it the same way
Thanks for watching! Is there something else you can think of that I left out of the video?
Is there a pdf available for the inbound/outbound slide you showed? I’ll be visiting next month and I plan on taking public transportation and this would be so helpful. Also your videos have been helpful too!
@@angiegarcia7258 Yes is this what you're looking for? cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2022-03/3-21-2022-subway-map-union-square-branch.pdf
One more thing about the John Hancock building weather light. If the light is flashing red in the spring or summer, it's not snow, but the Red Sox game for that day or night is rained out.
You should do another video or videos about top 10 weird things in Boston 20xx!!!
Love it! Thank you
Glad to hear it!!
This guy points out the bowling! He did his research! hahahah
Hahahahah yes! It's definitely weird the first time you try it if you're used to the other kind of bowling
You forgot that in the summer the flashing red on the John Hancock means the Red Sox game is delayed
Yield to cars that are already in the rotary and use your blinkers.
Very true
Also, don't ever go to the inside of the rotary, you will never get out. Stick to the outside line.
Thanks for the info. we'll be visiting boston in about a month and a half and your tips will save us some confusion, especially the outbound and inbound T commutes. you did say #9 twice. lol candlepin bowling and the weather forecast. no happy hours? at all? anywhere? oh well it should be fine. i'll be going to chinatown to check-out the wing chun kung fu academy there. have you trained there before? thanks again. oh and i here/read that there's no such thing as jaywalking there in boston, that true?
Technically no happy hours but some places will get creative by offering "special" drinks at certain times that they don't have available during regular hours. And yes jaywalking basically doesn't exist in Boston; if no cars are coming, you're good, and if a car is coming better cross faster than the car can come at you!
Also DOT for Dorchester
Good point!
And a real Bostonian hates BEAN TOWN
Is Boston, MA, or anywhere in MA, military friendly where is comes to renting and buy? I'm currently enlisted and might be moving here for my next duty station
Thanks for your amazing information, what about monthly maintenance and additional fee for apartment renting and other things? for example for 3000$ monthly rental studio what is the final price estimate each month?
I am soon moving to Boston. Let's hang out.
No local calls it bean town...
Exactly! Or Massholes either.
And it would also be cool if you would actually show Boston and not just talk about it. Like going out with a cam and capturing it. But still, very nice videos!
I've definitely thought about it before and people have recommended; I might try to incorporate more B-Roll, and I could experiment with the "vlog" style video it just seems like it would be unpredictable in the streets haha
Neat!
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Anyone going in June? would like to meet people
WOW, In West Springfield Massachusetts, If you don't have a dog license for your dog your given 14 day's to get one or you lose your dog!!
That is so strict 😥😥
How do you order coffee at the Dunkin Donuts? Going to Boston in 3 weeks and i remember from yesteryears there are particular ways to order coffee in the NE. A regular? what is that? i forgot. Thanks!
Yes! Saying a regular implies cream & sugar in it. People don’t say to add cream & sugar at Dunkin they just order an “iced regular”
Hi man I like your videos. It would be super cool if you could talk more about Harvard and Cambridge.
Definitely will do some videos on it soon - it's on my list, Cambridge is just a big area with lots to cover so I might split it into it's big neighborhoods and do a video on them
Looking forward to those videos, too. Moving to that are (Never been there) and would be very informative as I am planning to buy in the next year or so 🙂
Ok, all of you need to stop bitching about the madness of Boston’s streets and driving on them. Boston is almost 400 years old, there was no plan, it grew much more organically over time. Philly in the other hand was chartered and planned then built some time later. If you look at old maps of the city you’ll realise that those grid neighborhoods water or marsh. Large portions of the city are landfill - it was the city could expand. Do those neighborhoods were planned thus grid. Once pass that point, everything was a different town that Boston absorbed. Again the only that could expand. Boston by square miles is much much smaller than Musi two major cities are actually smaller by square mile Miami & Newark maybe? Everything is already developed other towns that’s all they could do. When Huston was developed there wasn’t anything around it that’s why it’s huge. If you were to plan out and redo Boston Boston with no longer exist it wouldn’t be Boston you’ve been torn down everything that is there is no way to do it Paris did that once. We would’ve lost all the way architecture all the history everything that’s too much to pay. And quite frankly if you’re looking at the city say photographing all those crazy streets create little squares and vistas that fill with light and shadow. Those right angles of New York and Philly make easier but less fun. Some things I can’t explain. Columbus. Tremont, Washington. If you follow them from the origin downtown to the point where they leave the city it makes no sense that they are the same streets literally no sense they turn a change names back-and-forth it is maddening. Trying to give somebody directions to wherever you care to from Forest Hill station its just not possible. The streets change name direction, etc. with such illogic, it’s like just threw them down on the ground and went with wherever they landed. I have had call me in tears completely lost sure that I had nefarious plans. I love driving in Boston, because it’s so interactive and keeps you’re mind going. Honestly it’s Boston you should be walking or be taking the T. Some of your vocab is outdated. And Dunkles, yes it is prevalent but more so for coffee than for the donuts. It’s more likely everyone had their Favoriten mom and pop shop for those. And this absolutely true when It comes to pizza and subs. That is 98% the province of the local mom and pop.
Seems I struck a chord. I don't think I said Boston needed to redo their urban planning & street system, but if someone is moving here expecting a New York City grid, their expectations need to be readjusted. I appreciate the way you bring up how Boston would no longer exist as Boston if the squares and neighborhoods were reorganized.
@@LivingBoston Don't worry about that long winded person.
All this dude does is mock and bitch about Boston and it’s people.
@@thomza long winded person is correct.
@@taylorrice8612 7 months later you comment? 🤣 Go away.
Everywhere in Massachusetts you need a dog license.
Wow you really hate Boston.
Lol this is more about traffic than anything
This guy says "we" like he knows anything about being a Bostonian
He shows Revere and WAKEFIELD as if they have anything to do with Boston
Take ALL of this advice with a grain of salt. A lot of what this guy says is OPINION. And if you're a proud Bostonian you can find fault with a lot of what he says. Experience the city for yourself. Don't rely on what some random dude on the internet says.
Very true advice
Agree. He wants to sell real estate in Boston and then calls US weird.
This guy's not even from Boston I suspect. We definitely have poor infrastructure here. And we have a moonbat mayor named wu who's only concerned with more bike paths. Creating more gridlock. No one even drinks from a fountain and we don't call it a bubbly. And most likely some homeless person took a dumb in it.