As a fellow New Englander, I have to disagree with the “Don’t Complain About the Weather.” All we do is complain about the weather, lol! It’s too cold, it’s too hot, it’s snowing, it’s raining (sometimes all in the same week). It’s actually a conversation starter. I remember a couple of years ago I was in Florida and I mentioned how hot it was and the person was like “Well, it’s Florida, what do you expect?” In New England, that would have gotten at least a 10-minute conversation 😆 Great video, though! Spot on about the seafood, Dunkin Donuts and beer in Vermont.
wenders I went to Boston for the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade in February and it was about 60 degrees and it was gorgeous!! It felt like summer, lol!
Tonya Casey where do you live that you so excessively whine about the weather? In NH the weather is never a problem to complain about, if you can’t handle it ya ain’t a New Englander
You’ll love it! Born and raised in Maine from an old New England family. It is spectacular. But I now live in Southwest Utah and these national parks (as well as incredible state parks) are right in my backyard: Zion’s National Park, the Grand Canyon, Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef. Google images of these parks as well as Snow Canyon! If you can do it, come out this way, too.
There are so many things to see in new England. I recommend checking out the beaches of Rhode Island and the mountains of vermont. If you want more ideas give me a shout.@@thatssofetch3481
@@thatssofetch3481 I know this is an old comment, but did you ever go? Here are my tips: Keep in mind, New England area alone is nearly double the size of Scotland, so schedule carefully. Yes, you will need to drive. The best seasons here in my opinion are Spring and Autumn. Summer can be brutally hot, and all the vacation crowds are at maximum. My favorite areas: the coast of Maine. Woodsy, rocky coastline with great views and good food. Look for small private bed and breakfasts, Acadia National Park, plan some hiking. Cape Cod. Quaint old fashioned towns and northern beaches. Drive route 6A (local road not highway) from Denis to Orleans for nice parklands, shops, google search local food there. Past that is the National Seashore with public beaches, then Provincetown at the very end. The Berkshires: mountains in western Massachusetts. A plethora of botanical gardens, trails and museums, very natural but cultured area. Various music festivals and other events through the year so check calendar and book ahead. I could go on. Northern Vermont around Lake Champlain makes a nice trip, and the Connecticut coast has some great history, and then there's Boston you could spend days
@@ppumpkin3282 NH Native here -- Most of the local restaurants in Laconia (and everywhere else within an hour and a half of the coast) drive down to the Rye Fisherman's Wharf every morning to pick up their seafood
Masshole here with a couple notes: - If you don't need to go through Boston, Providence or Hartford take one of the belt roads around the city. Yes, there is a lot of traffic on I495, but you will have such an easier time than taking I95 or I93 through Boston. - If you're going to Cape Cod DONT leave on Sunday or come down on a Friday. You will spend hours in traffic getting over the bridges. - MA and RI beer is better than CT. MA and RI everything is better than CT. - When you're looking for a liquor store in MA or RI a lot of times it will be called a package store or "Packie" - When it comes to food, don't always go to the big tourist trap places. Ask someone local where the best chowder, lobster, burgers, etc. are in town. A lot of the restaurants up here have become famous for being famous and aren't necessarily the best in town. - NECCO went out of business this year so don't bet on being able to find Necco Wafers - Cannolis at Mikes ARE delicious, but you should get a lobster claw pastry instead, even if its the touristy thing to do. - You will hear different accents in New England, but they are almost always stronger in older working class people. - Most of New England will be much less receptive to Yankees fans than Connecticut. Be a fan of whatever team you want as long as it isn't the Yankees, Habs, Lakers, Jets, NY Giants, or the NY Rangers. The unofficial motto of the city of boston is "YANKEES SUCK", bear that in mind. - A major form or recreation around here is bitching about the weather. Anything above 75 is way too hot and anything below 30 is wicked cold. - The Whalers will rise again!
I agree with most of what you said. Just wanted to expand on the accent. In this video, and another video of his I watched, he said that New Englanders don't really have Boston accents. That is probably most true in touristy areas and the city of Boston itself, where so many people from all over the world visit or move to. But, just outside the city in Greater Boston, and especially the South Shore, you will hear plenty of strong Boston accents. It tends to be most prominent in middle-aged and older people.
i smell a hockey fan hereeee, and yes i approve of this message habs suck. yankees suck. end of convo. im a bruins fan so i wont comment on the whalers portion 👀
@@mattdemanche I worked with an old Italian dude in Boston that ran numbers for "local guys". They'd write them in neccos and if he got caught he'd just eat them 😂
You cant even drive slow inthe slow lane, particularly in Mass. But, pro-tip from the guy who taught me to drive! If you are driving what you think is a reasonable speed in the slow lane and the guy behind you is irate about it.... Dont get angry. Just put your hazard lights on. He will assume something is wrong with your car and back right off.
@@KeenanRuffinEl I know, and they're pretty much making themselves a target for drive-bys or something. They may as well hang a bullseye over their neck, because that's how seriously these people take their beloved teams. My mom's car got vandalised just for having a Yankees cap on her front window.
You wont hear the Boston accent as much in the city because youre often surrounded by a lot of white collar people, many of whom have either moved there from elsewhere for work, or have shaken off the accent in college/ been raised by people who did. You will hear it more on the train because it is working class people who retain it, and they dont live in the shinier parts of Boston, which is outrageously expensive. But DO expect many people in Maine and Rhode Island to sound distinctive (rural Maine really can sound like the old "Pepperidge farms remembers" commercial, with its charming singsong cadence and expansive vowels. RI , despite being tiny, has a cluster of ethnically varied accents that mostly sound midway between NY and Boston. Although "Quahog" is based mostly on Pawtucket, listen around Cranston and Johnston if you're hoping to hear that Peter and Lois Griffin accent)
Yeah, I grew up in Cranston, and continually got asked where I was from....Rhode Island....oh New York, sigh. We have multiple different dialects and love them all.
@@SuperDrLisa Its bizarre that so much of America doesnt understand that Rhode Island is a "thing." I'm guessing lots of public schools don't do a great job covering geography/ the Revolution and thirteen colonies?
melissa saint I hear a lot of the Boston accent more in greater Boston cities (Salem, swampscott) especially at the beaches a lot of the fisherman and sailors have it.
@@fredshmit7907 Yes, central and especially eastern Mass, among working class people, or blue collar professionals like contractors, plumbers, fishermen, restaurateurs, you're more likely to hear the different versions of it there. I think with white collar professionals, either they've moved for work, or theres some disadvantage to retaining the local accent. That seems to be common in many regions of the country.
The signature of Western Massachusetts is its towering maples and oak trees with thick underbrush. The rolling hills of Western Mass is dotted with brooks, small rivers, gorgeous little valleys (dells) and rustic towns like Stockbridge, Old Deerfield, North Hadley, and Wiliamsburg. ...Quabbin Reservoir watershed is utterly gorgeous, clean and speaks to the soul in a way that can't be described in words. ...Western Massachusetts.
West mass is my jam. Born and bred in nw ct, spent a lot of time in west mass in my teens and 20s, a lot of maine and vermont (my favourite state) since then. But mad love for west mass, pioneer valley and points west
Born and raised in Vermont. Some tips and information: 1. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast. (chose wisely) 2. There is more to Vermont than Burlington, Manchester, and Woodstock. Try visiting the Northeast Kingdom...you may see a moose or a bear in the road while driving. 3. Vermonters are SLOW drivers. (Vermont population is elderly) 4. Wildlife is EVERYWHERE. You may see a deer or two in a small downtown setting like Rutland. 5. You can do some skiing into June at some ski areas like Killington (ski in shorts!) 6. Vermonters are very friendly but standoffish. 7. Visit some old cemeteries, some graves date back older than our country! 8. Vermont was its own country before it became the 14th State after the 13 original colonies. 9. John Deere was born there!
As a New Englander I have to correct you on the Maine liquor thing. You do go to grocery stores to buy liquor. In New Hampshire they have state run liquor stores.
As a Mainer you can only buy liquor at agency liquors stores, the store has to have a liquor license and the price is set and controlled by the state charging over or under the state set price can cause a hefty fine and loss of the liquor license, try googling Maines liquor laws before commenting
When I was visiting Boston, I was using a paper map and got a little turned around downtown. I was standing there looking at my map and I actually had two people stop on the street to ask me if I needed directions. So, as you say, maybe people aren't super outgoing but when I needed some help, people took the initiative.
There is a saying here in New England, you probably don't know what your next door neighbor does for a living, or even their name, but if you need help shoveling snow out of your driveway, they'll come over and help.
My first venture outside of New England after High School was to Dallas. I soon learned that all the outward southern friendliness quickly evaporated when I needed help - the complete opposite of New England where people are quiet, seemingly cold, unless they think you need help.
I am from the uk but lived in new england for 5 years ..!loved every moment of my time there .. loved the seasons and the people were soo nice … xxx miss it soo much !!
And if you are coming up to NH for some leaf peeping please DO NOT stop your car in the middle of the road to take a picture! Especially on the highway. (I've seen this way more times than you'd think) Also, do your research if you plan on hiking anything (especially in the white mountains) you'll be glad you did. Definitely do be friendly to the locals and ask about things you want to do, there's so many amazing things to do and see that are off the beaten path.
Doing your research and being prepared for hiking is actually very important and something I wish he had covered. People get lost in the woods all the time, and even in summer spending a night alone in the woods is not fun. Not to mention if the forest rangers have to come find you.
Parking and traffic is a nightmare in Salem during October and the summer months so it's best to stay in Boston or north of the Salem and take the commuter train directly to Salem. The station is just north of the downtown. The city center is compact so it is easy to walk around. The city is not near the highway so by car there is no direct way to the city unless you travel through congested urban areas.
Milk with ice cream is called a Frappe in New England. I grew up in MA and finally moved out when I was 30. I still take the kids up about once a year. We have t-Mobile and the cell service was absolutely non-existent for us in the White Mountains (NH). Of all the places I've taken my kids, their favorite place in the world that they beg to go back to is this theme park called Santa's Village in Jefferson, NH. We live literally an hour from Disney World but my kids seriously would go to Santa's Village over Disney lol. We went in June and it really was so fun, and so clean! If you get a chance to go there, I'd go even without kids. It's charming!
Serious question... Jimmies or Sprinkles.... And yes, that is a New England thing as well where Jimmies are Chocolate Sprinkles while Sprinkles are the Rainbow Sprinkles. Also on the topic of Ice Cream, have not had a Frappe in a long time, nor a Ice Cream Soda, not to be confused with a Soda Float.
@@ppumpkin3282 You're using "literally" in the wrong context, or at least its not needed. Anyway, a milkshake is the same thing as a regular shake, or frappe. .. depending where in NE you go.
Massachusetts has a vibrant craft beer scene. Treehouse Brewing (Charlton, MA) is considered to be one of the best breweries in the country. The Boston/Cambridge area has a number of great breweries as well (Trillium, Lamplighter, Jack's Abbey, Night Shift).
I’m from CT and of course CT, VT, and ME have great beer but Mass definitely is on top. Trillium quite possibly makes the best NEIPAs on this planet, better than Treehouse imo
Regarding motel reservations for Leaf Peeping, some people make a reservation a year in advance. Next, regarding snow, it is best not to drive during a snow storm because the the road treatment varies a lot from DPW to DPW jurisdiction. When I was out on the road for my work, I constantly saw people off the road and roll overs. Most of us Yankees like to go to ground during a snow storm.
New Hampshire is like the MF DOOM of states: Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. Ridiculously underrated, and while you're in the other states, the other states are here. The only reason we don't get recognized is because we have a little bit of everything everyone else is famous for, and he didn't talk about us that much because he doesn't want to reveal the beautiful places he and other people from Mass/Connecticut/Rhode Island/NY go on vacation while people from other parts of the world are clogging up their states.
Don’t forget Rhode Island! BTW there are milk shakes, Frappes and Cabinets similar but different. Also chowder- their is white, red and clear ( New England, New York (Portuguese) and Rhode Island respectively) and Clams in RI are quahogs and only purple shells are found in RI, the original wampum!
he did forget R.I. I couldn't believe it when he was saying which states were New England and he didn't say R.I.! Portuguese food!!!!! Malassadas, and all the great Portuguese food!
@earthlingsunited2663 Chesapeake Bay chiming in? Take a hike, this is New England in the house. Get your own Del-Mar-Va playpen on RUclips. Then brag how Chessy clam chowder beats our NE chow-dah! LOL
Mark! No mention of maple... as in real maple from a tree? Maple syrup, Sugar on Snow, Maple brews, Untapped Sports Nutrition? I could do a "Maple version" of Bubba's shrimp routine from Forrest Gump if you like! ;-) But whatever you do in New England.... DON"T ask for Log Cabin! :-)
@@kraka2oanIner i think it’s because it’s more attributed to Canada, which is why it’s not mentioned as a New England thing. That being said, Vermont is the maple state in the states. No doubt
@user-ek5xv7kd3j Shows how much YOU know about the States. Maybe maple syrup is associated with Canada 🇨🇦 where *you're* from, but in the States, maple syrup is always associated with New England (and New York State).
Oh one more thing. Complaining about the weather is a pass time here. It’s how we start every conversation. I’m not sure quite what we would do if we weren’t complaining about the weather. Probably sit in stony silence.
You really made this Connecticut native (currently living in Tucson AZ) very homesick with this video. Growing up in CT we went on many school field trips to Mystic Seaport. Thanks for the Shout out to the Whalers. They will return to CT some day!
And to the person who doesn’t want to return to CT, you probably had a very bad experience or you are a city person. After living around the states in the south, west and Midwest….I very much took for granted the lack of traffic, the small town vibes, the beach and local stores, the ocean, the quietness and the reach to big cities should you wish to attend.
In Western Mass, there's lots of beautiful farmland up here and some beautiful mountains. It is beautiful, with all the huge farms. A cool fact is that this area has a develop of farming that developed in England and was brought by the Pilgrim's but died out in the 1700s is still around to this day. The Quabbin is kind of a gray spot between western and central Mass but is a nice place to go on a stroll at the dams or go up the tower and see as far as Hartford to the south and Monadnock to the north! There's also the Berkshires to the far west.
@@cameronwinch Can't there from here. :) It's cute, the only problem is that you got to wind your way through Salem to get there. Ever try to drive through Salem in late October ?
Yeah thanks for filling in Connecticut I feel like we're the Forgotten middle child of New England I'm shocked you didn't mention our wonderful pizza LOL can you do a video about CT
I have lived in CT my whole life. CT is the worst state in New England. Rhode Island is close second. Maine NH and VT are by far superior. CT was a great state, 30 years ago. The liberal cancer of city dwellers has destroyed it. 169 towns, over 100 vote red..
1. Long Trail Brewery is amazing VT beer 2. If you go to the towns surrounding Boston, you will definitely hear the accent 3. New Hampshire is incredible, especially for skiing 4. Even locals are always complaining about snow (which I find annoying) 5. long live the Whalers thank you for that ending
Another don't is when driving through small towns, remember the road signs are designed for locals. You will get lost when the route you're on continues either on the left or right of a church and there's no marking to tell you which road to take. I grew up there and got lost constantly unless I knew the town. Also, MA has the best local beer I've ever had. Definitely check out the beer in Central MA.
When you're near the coast, generally (not always) the ocean on your right means you're going north. The ocean getting bigger (most times) means you're going east but you might be on the Cape, too. If you see a sign that reads "White Plains, next right" you've gone much too far west. If the price of a beer is 15 dollars, you've ventured into Jamestown....or you're at the Garden.
I’m a New Hampshirite as well and don’t even get me started on the Massholes. They literally drive like a bunch of teenagers trying to evacuate the state from a disaster, lol.
When I'm on 93 driving from Andover down to Boston, at least 60% of the cars have New Hampshire plates, they drive just as bad if not worse than the cars with Massachusetts plates, just saying.
Several years ago, I met a gentlman who had spent his life in Southern Florida. It was approaching Thanksgiving and snow was predicted and he had no idea what to expect. So, as the helpful New Englander that I am, I told him that if he was inside with the cat on his lap and the dog at his feet and a big mug of hot chocolate and a good book, if he looked outside, snow would be the prettiest thing nature had to offer. If he had to be outside, snow would be like his ex-wife; a frigid bitch that WOULD try to kill him
I was born and raised in Maine and my paternal grandmother’s people had been in the area since 1638 (we did her genealogy). Now I live in SW Utah and I had to smile when he mentioned the liquor stores: Utah and Hawaii (if I remember correctly) have the most rigid laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol in the country.
The best time to visit New England is the off-season. There's much less traffic, and parking is better too. We drove around to collect Maple Syrup making videos in March, and the traffic was bearable. Late Fall and early Sprig are actually quite nice in New England.
Don't forget that nobody in MA actually calls the inner circular highway around Boston 'I-95', There is this long-running battle between the US Dept of Transportation that wants it called I-95, and the locals, who all refer to it as Rt 128 (its original name). The signs almost exclusively say it is I-95 but locals (and the traffic reporters on radio/TV) all still call it 128.
Born in NH, raised between NH and ME. Some of the most beautiful and scenic towns are everywhere up here. If you are well off enough, I encourage people to check out Meridith, NH. It's such a beautiful town! It's also close to a lot of fun stuff to do in the Lakes Region. Mini Golf, Go Carts, Arcades, plenty of WONDERFUL restaurants, and if someone prefers camping, NH and ME have no shortages of camp grounds. If you love to boogie to the blues, there is also the annual Boogie and Blues Festival which is FANTASTIC!
The local beer is indeed great. However, the beer can shown on the left is Blue Point Toasted Lager. It's very tasty, but it's brewed on Long Island, New York State.
5:14 In NH, grocery stores sell beer, wine coolers, hard cider, etc. The state-run liquor stores sell mainly wine and distilled spirits. In MA, grocery stores don't sell alcohol at all; instead, private liquor stores sell all of the above.
Same in Australia. If you want to buy alcohol you cannot buy it at the supermarket. You have to buy it from the liquor store that is totally separate from the supermarket. 05:18.
Same here in New Jersey including beer. In Pennsylvania there are only state run liquor stores. I have a friend from California who really liked that, she hates that where she is from in southern California where after work men will go to the local 7-11 buy a few 6 six packs and drink it outside or in their cars making it very uncomfortable for women and families stopping to shop (also in New Jersey you don't have to pump your own gas, what woman likes doing that?).
I visited New England last summer for the first time and fell in love with the area. I was completely underwhelmed with the lobster roll I had, unfortunately. We noticed and were amused at all the Dunkin' stores everywhere. I hope to visit again some time.
Emily Kira If you come back go to that restaurant he was at, Abbott’s lobster in the rough and keep driving. On the other side of the marina is Ford’s lobster landing. I was instructed by a local that only tourists go to Abbott’s. The town is called Noank and most people from CT have never even heard of it. Connecticut lobster rolls are the correct version, hot lobster served on a buttered roll maybe with some garnish if you’re feeling fancy. Also try a New England style hot dog bun. It has flat sides. Toast it up in a pan with butter throw a grilled Hummel on that thing and tell me how you feel about life. Also expect to pay just under $30 for a lobster roll. You will leave happy but at the same time violated.
Please don't get your lobster roll from McDonald's, D'Angelo or Subway. It's not the same. Independent locals are the best source for that! Lobster so fresh it still had plans for this weekend!
As a local that lives in New England, yes we do have a hard personality but we are like a toased marshmallow. Hard on the outside sweet and squishy on the inside. Also we love to joke so if someone jokes/makes fun of you dish it back. Is all in fun but could come off as aggressive ite not just a new England way to talk and make conversation 😊❤ Happy travels y'all!
I'm from the state of NH and I don't want to leave the New England area. I love it here. I live just above the White Mountains and the nature is exquisite.
Mainer here, only correction I'd make is that we (thank god) do not have designated liquor stores. You can totally buy coffee brandy at the gas station at 6am, if you want
@@oliverclothesoff5397 Ah nice. In Germany we can buy booze in any store. Even hardware stores and at gas stations ;) Just be 16 for beer and wine and 18 for the other stuff.
@@EinApoStein yes, that's awesome! Lots of states are like that, like Maine, you can buy beer at a gas station. CT has strange laws, like the package stores have to close at 9 or 10 pm. Also, just recently we couldn't purchase alcohol at any package store in CT on sundays.
Agree with all of these points, although it's okay to complain about the weather, many of us hate the cold too. A few notes: Beer and wine are usually available in grocery stores and convenience stores. Yes, practically every town has at least one Dunkin Donuts. If not a stand-alone store then inside a supermarket. Often gas stations or 7-11s will have a DD display as well. And don't be surprised if people tell you DD coffee is better than Starbucks (I don't drink coffee so I don't know.) Expect to see a bazillion trees and countless lakes, ponds and rivers. Few sandy beaches though, and the ocean water will be cold even in the high summer.
Here in New Hampshire the wine and liquor outlets are affiliated with the state and have tremendous buying power when it comes to obtaining stock. The prices are so good that I have seen Econoline Vans with Pennsylvania plates pull up to my local outlet and pull out with 30 or 40 cases.
Nice list Mark! This native Masshole approves. Haha. Pahk your cah. You do hear it...just go to a Red Sox/Patriots/Bruins/Celtics game. No real New Englander likes the Yankees, unless it's Yankee Candle. On the cell service. If you're driving on Rt 2, near/through Harvard (town not the University in Cambridge)...expect your call to be dropped. Big dead zone and has been for years!
Very informative & entertaining. Just wish one of your 'don't' was "Don't forget to take advantage some of the bazillion hiking/ski/snowshoe trails throughout NE. Trails for all ranges of abilities. Many w/absolutely awesome views you'll never see from a car." To me, that's one of the prime reasons to visit NE (especially VT, NH & ME) during any season.
New England, where a milkshake would never include ice cream. Adding ice cream makes it a “frappe” drink. Jimmies are what others call sprinkles. Autocrat coffee syrup. Marshmallow Fluff
Got to have the pizza when you are in New Haven, or apizza as it is called there. I prefer Modern, a little less crowded and touristy than the better known Sally's or Pepe's. More locals go there as well. Also, check out Louis' Lunch in downtown New Haven, the birthplace of the hamburger. As a Connecticut native, think the state is half New England. East of the the Connecticut River, it is New England. West of the River, more like New York, especially Fairfield County, which is just the New York City suburbs for the most part.
I need to pitch on the 95 thing. The problem in the US is that some people here think they own the left lane because they’re going slightly over the limit. Even if the have ample room to move over to the right and let faster traffic pass they won’t, and may get pissy if you pass in front of them too close, like you would in Europe, letting them know “move over.”
Slow left lane drivers is what causes all of the I95 traffic coming from Providence to Boston. See it everyday. They refuse to pass and carry on in the middle lane. @@woltersworld
Great Skiing in Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine in the wintertime! Skiing is also available in Massachusetts but imo the best skiing is in Vermont & Maine. I'm a skier from Mass. Not just a summer place. Also, Six Flags New England is just minutes from Springfield, MA & the MA/CT border in the town of Agawam, MA. But I live in New England so my regional hobbies are probably different from your vacation plans. Enjoy!
I love New England. I've been to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and found the people to be amazingly friendly. In Boston, you don't need a car- just take the "T" or walk. The Commuter Rail from North Station is probably the best way to visit Rockport (a lovely little seaport) and Salem (where we bought a witch's broomstick to take back to my wife's mother-she loved it!). Also recommend Samuel Adams beers in Boston. As for the weather, having spent a few hours in the cold snow on the deck of a ship taking on fuel oil in Boston in my Merchant Marine days, I found the springtime time much better for a vacation with my wife.
I have yet to visit, but my grad school friends from Massachusetts have told me stories about all of these Don'ts! These are all true! Time to go visit my lab-mate Brian out on the Cape!
Hiya, Massachusetts born and raised here. Spent my entire life summering on the Cape, and now I live here. You already refer to being here as "on the Cape", you'll fit in just fine. Though it is compulsory once you cross a bridge or get off a ferry onto our shores that you lower your blood pressure and relax.
As someone who has lived in MA for the past five years, the mass hole stereotype is real. My car insurance doubled, drivers don’t obey the laws, and police don’t enforce them. I take my life in my hands as a driver and pedestrian.
My sister returned to live in Maine after living in Mass for a few years. Her auto insurance company sent her a refund check for $500, for being in a less dangerous place. And this was 30 years ago!
As a Vermonter (Who was born in NH), i can attest that all of this is pretty true. That being said I have one to add, dont be suprised when someone from here is wearing shorts in -45° weather. Its normal
My parents moved to NYS from NH just before i was born. Spent every summer with family all over New England. Always felt more at home there than New York. New Englander's perspective on snow makes me laugh tho. Alot of snow in NE? I got 12ft at my house outside of Buffalo NY last year. Now thats alot of snow. 😂
Stayed in Salem MA was great. Lot of history and museums about Salem Witch Trials. Being from UK it actually felt like being back home. I was actually living up in Oxford ME at the time and things felt so far between sometimes.
Lived in Boston for 5.5 years, great advice. Liquor...when entering NH on the interstates, you will encounter a rest area soon after which will have a state liquor store. Best prices in NE. People having an event in Boston would drive up, prices are crazy at home. People will seem stand offish, took me a while to get used to it but soon found people to be very nice. I've lived a lot in the south to so it was puzzling. At the end of the day, I wrote it off to having much less social interaction due to the long cold winters and rainy times that kind of kept people home. Driving tip...if at a red light and there is a car stopped opposite signaling for a turn opposite you, local custom tends to be to let the first car turn in front of you even though they don't have a green arrow. City driving seems crazy in Boston but you quickly kind of learn the customs. People will work with you particularly in the rotaries but you kind of have to be a little aggressive to the extant they know you are coming. If you are from the South and love brewed ice tea good luck! Even nice restaurants tended to serve instant at least when I was there through 2010. At the time, the best bets were actually Dunkin Donuts (sometimes if would have some coffee taste), and McDonald's, go figure. Dunkin Donuts truly is a religion particularly around Boston, we had a store inside our Home Depot!
Yeah think you hit it. Customs. Slowly ease into a conversation with locals (most people in Boston ain't locals), before you know it you've made a friend. Complain about the weather (ice breaker), then we start chatting about something else, the laughing starts and you got a friend. Oh yeah...we can be sarcastic.
Less social interaction, really? LOL. To us, Southerners seem uncomfortably nosy. We call it politeness to let you be you and not push ourselves on strangers. After a few minutes, you're not so much a stranger any more.
Tip for Vermont beer, go to local restaurants for beer. (Unless you love breweries) most breweries are significantly out of the way of where will be. (The exception for that is Magic Hat brewery which is in South Burlington)
Yeah, we still drink Budweiser in New Hampshire. We have home brews but we have plenty of classics for folks who still want their beer to taste like beer.
Some grocery stores do carry liquor and you can buy on Sunday after noon. Also, slow down your driving, especially in Maine, You're on vacation, relax. And in Maine a milkshake and frappe are the same thing, milk and ice cream
Here’s another good tip-if you’re a coffee drinker, know your New England coffee lingo. If you take your coffee with cream and sugar, we call that a “regular”, as in “I’ll take a medium regular “. But be careful to specify if you want that hot or iced, because even in the middle of a blizzard we still drink iced coffee, and many Dunks (short for Dunkin Donuts) carry iced coffee year round. Also, don’t forget to try a Del’s lemonade! But please-don’t consume it with either a straw or a spoon? Just pinch the sides of the cup, and slurp it up.
Move to Connecticut from Minnesota in 1973. I remember that for the first couple of weeks I was here I would hear my cousin's talk about going to the package store. I kept picturing a store that sold boxes and wrapping paper and ribbons. Took me awhile to figure out they were talking about a liquor store.
Do try the steamed clams, "steemahs", and the Gulf of Maine lobster is probably the best anywhere. The most historical and cultural things are in southern NE, and the most country and mountains are in northern NE. Beautiful places everywhere. If anyone seems to take affront to your out of region sports team they are just kidding with you. (probably) Yes, there are plenty of nice microbrews around, but they tend to be heavy and IPA style. If your a regular guy and like your Budweiser, there is a Bud plant right in Merrimack NH. So any Bud you drink in NE is made locally. They have a nice tour there btw and they keep the Clydesdales there. No I am not getting paid for that. Don't pay too much for gallon of maple syrup. And that hard front mentioned by the host, don't expect to get past that with everyone. Enjoy your visit.
You may have made this video five years ago, but it is awesome and still accurate and relevant. When you were talking about driving 95 I thought I was gonna have to make a comment about massholes but you included it in your video.😂😂😂 I might also add that there are many dialects in New England. You have your Boston accent but you can tell somebody is from New Britain Connecticut, or if they’re from New Hampshire or Maine, or even Rhode Island by their accent.❤😂❤
As a fellow New Englander, I have to disagree with the “Don’t Complain About the Weather.” All we do is complain about the weather, lol! It’s too cold, it’s too hot, it’s snowing, it’s raining (sometimes all in the same week). It’s actually a conversation starter. I remember a couple of years ago I was in Florida and I mentioned how hot it was and the person was like “Well, it’s Florida, what do you expect?” In New England, that would have gotten at least a 10-minute conversation 😆 Great video, though! Spot on about the seafood, Dunkin Donuts and beer in Vermont.
Tonya Casey this is so true! Lol
Facts its only weird when its 60F and someone says "its so cold"
wenders I went to Boston for the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade in February and it was about 60 degrees and it was gorgeous!! It felt like summer, lol!
Tonya Casey where do you live that you so excessively whine about the weather? In NH the weather is never a problem to complain about, if you can’t handle it ya ain’t a New Englander
Yellow Diamond yeah I figured out that in NH we don’t complain but it seems mass is a whine convention
As a Scot, New England is where I want to go more than anywhere else in America, so much history and beautiful landscapes!
I love it there
Wolters World Are you from the area? Do you have any recommendations of places to go there (After this coronavirus pandemic is over)
You’ll love it! Born and raised in Maine from an old New England family. It is spectacular. But I now live in Southwest Utah and these national parks (as well as incredible state parks) are right in my backyard: Zion’s National Park, the Grand Canyon, Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef. Google images of these parks as well as Snow Canyon! If you can do it, come out this way, too.
There are so many things to see in new England. I recommend checking out the beaches of Rhode Island and the mountains of vermont. If you want more ideas give me a shout.@@thatssofetch3481
@@thatssofetch3481 I know this is an old comment, but did you ever go? Here are my tips:
Keep in mind, New England area alone is nearly double the size of Scotland, so schedule carefully. Yes, you will need to drive.
The best seasons here in my opinion are Spring and Autumn. Summer can be brutally hot, and all the vacation crowds are at maximum.
My favorite areas: the coast of Maine. Woodsy, rocky coastline with great views and good food. Look for small private bed and breakfasts, Acadia National Park, plan some hiking.
Cape Cod. Quaint old fashioned towns and northern beaches. Drive route 6A (local road not highway) from Denis to Orleans for nice parklands, shops, google search local food there. Past that is the National Seashore with public beaches, then Provincetown at the very end.
The Berkshires: mountains in western Massachusetts. A plethora of botanical gardens, trails and museums, very natural but cultured area. Various music festivals and other events through the year so check calendar and book ahead.
I could go on. Northern Vermont around Lake Champlain makes a nice trip, and the Connecticut coast has some great history, and then there's Boston you could spend days
I've been to Laconia, NH several times, and can confirm that ANY seafood ordered in New England is so much better than anywhere else in the country
Seriously any seafood. It's so dang good there
Long island sound beauty
Laconia is miles away from the ocean. You probably got fish imported from Chile. Only order near the shore.
@@ppumpkin3282 NH Native here -- Most of the local restaurants in Laconia (and everywhere else within an hour and a half of the coast) drive down to the Rye Fisherman's Wharf every morning to pick up their seafood
@@powerhelix896 same here, no clue what pumpkin is talking about
Driving 95 is fine if you know the correct hours. That'd be from 11am to 11:30am every other Tuesday.
Don't forget 2:15am to 2:30am each leap day
I remember leaving NY city at 5 on a Friday and driving straight through to Florida through a historic rainstorm. 1/10 I don't recommend.
Masshole here with a couple notes:
- If you don't need to go through Boston, Providence or Hartford take one of the belt roads around the city. Yes, there is a lot of traffic on I495, but you will have such an easier time than taking I95 or I93 through Boston.
- If you're going to Cape Cod DONT leave on Sunday or come down on a Friday. You will spend hours in traffic getting over the bridges.
- MA and RI beer is better than CT. MA and RI everything is better than CT.
- When you're looking for a liquor store in MA or RI a lot of times it will be called a package store or "Packie"
- When it comes to food, don't always go to the big tourist trap places. Ask someone local where the best chowder, lobster, burgers, etc. are in town. A lot of the restaurants up here have become famous for being famous and aren't necessarily the best in town.
- NECCO went out of business this year so don't bet on being able to find Necco Wafers
- Cannolis at Mikes ARE delicious, but you should get a lobster claw pastry instead, even if its the touristy thing to do.
- You will hear different accents in New England, but they are almost always stronger in older working class people.
- Most of New England will be much less receptive to Yankees fans than Connecticut. Be a fan of whatever team you want as long as it isn't the Yankees, Habs, Lakers, Jets, NY Giants, or the NY Rangers. The unofficial motto of the city of boston is "YANKEES SUCK", bear that in mind.
- A major form or recreation around here is bitching about the weather. Anything above 75 is way too hot and anything below 30 is wicked cold.
- The Whalers will rise again!
I miss the Whale. But it will never be the Bruins' second home rink ever again.
I agree with most of what you said. Just wanted to expand on the accent. In this video, and another video of his I watched, he said that New Englanders don't really have Boston accents. That is probably most true in touristy areas and the city of Boston itself, where so many people from all over the world visit or move to. But, just outside the city in Greater Boston, and especially the South Shore, you will hear plenty of strong Boston accents. It tends to be most prominent in middle-aged and older people.
i smell a hockey fan hereeee, and yes i approve of this message
habs suck. yankees suck. end of convo.
im a bruins fan so i wont comment on the whalers portion 👀
@@mattdemanche I worked with an old Italian dude in Boston that ran numbers for "local guys". They'd write them in neccos and if he got caught he'd just eat them 😂
Don't drive slow in the fast lane!
never drive slow in the fast lane. Everyone will hate you
You cant even drive slow inthe slow lane, particularly in Mass.
But, pro-tip from the guy who taught me to drive! If you are driving what you think is a reasonable speed in the slow lane and the guy behind you is irate about it....
Dont get angry. Just put your hazard lights on. He will assume something is wrong with your car and back right off.
BUT. If you are on the MassPike, the shoulder IS considered a passing lane during rush hour. 🤣🤣
@@LadyHawke78 actually that is Route 128
@@ecurewitz acutally 93. That did apply to 128 in the Needham area until last year when they opened up a 4th lane.
this is weird watching when you’re from new england
Yeah
I live in england but have no clue about new england
Yeah
Alex Rivas LOL
katie holland ツ yeah lol
As a person who is from New York and currently lives in Massachusetts, DON'T say you're a Yankees/New York Giants fan, lol.
There’s a lot of giants fans up here though
@@KeenanRuffinEl I know, and they're pretty much making themselves a target for drive-bys or something. They may as well hang a bullseye over their neck, because that's how seriously these people take their beloved teams. My mom's car got vandalised just for having a Yankees cap on her front window.
no kidding! That's the worst!
I have met one person in new England who likes the Yankees, everyone else hates them
Unless you are from southern Connecticut, which really is more part of New York than New England.
You wont hear the Boston accent as much in the city because youre often surrounded by a lot of white collar people, many of whom have either moved there from elsewhere for work, or have shaken off the accent in college/ been raised by people who did. You will hear it more on the train because it is working class people who retain it, and they dont live in the shinier parts of Boston, which is outrageously expensive.
But DO expect many people in Maine and Rhode Island to sound distinctive (rural Maine really can sound like the old "Pepperidge farms remembers" commercial, with its charming singsong cadence and expansive vowels.
RI , despite being tiny, has a cluster of ethnically varied accents that mostly sound midway between NY and Boston. Although "Quahog" is based mostly on Pawtucket, listen around Cranston and Johnston if you're hoping to hear that Peter and Lois Griffin accent)
Yeah, I grew up in Cranston, and continually got asked where I was from....Rhode Island....oh New York, sigh. We have multiple different dialects and love them all.
@@SuperDrLisa Its bizarre that so much of America doesnt understand that Rhode Island is a "thing." I'm guessing lots of public schools don't do a great job covering geography/ the Revolution and thirteen colonies?
@Steve Ala very true, you don't! Isnt odd that New England, being a fairly small area, has so much variation in speech?
melissa saint I hear a lot of the Boston accent more in greater Boston cities (Salem, swampscott) especially at the beaches a lot of the fisherman and sailors have it.
@@fredshmit7907 Yes, central and especially eastern Mass, among working class people, or blue collar professionals like contractors, plumbers, fishermen, restaurateurs, you're more likely to hear the different versions of it there.
I think with white collar professionals, either they've moved for work, or theres some disadvantage to retaining the local accent. That seems to be common in many regions of the country.
The signature of Western Massachusetts is its towering maples and oak trees with thick underbrush. The rolling hills of Western Mass is dotted with brooks, small rivers, gorgeous little valleys (dells) and rustic towns like Stockbridge, Old Deerfield, North Hadley, and Wiliamsburg. ...Quabbin Reservoir watershed is utterly gorgeous, clean and speaks to the soul in a way that can't be described in words. ...Western Massachusetts.
West mass is my jam. Born and bred in nw ct, spent a lot of time in west mass in my teens and 20s, a lot of maine and vermont (my favourite state) since then. But mad love for west mass, pioneer valley and points west
Everyone knows that west mass doesn’t exist (it’s a New England joke)
So glad you brought up making sure not to include New York in New England 😂 As a lifelong New Englander it instantly sets me off!
Id still happily trade fairfield ct to ny for the upstate/Adirondack area though, or even the catskills
Born and raised in Vermont. Some tips and information:
1. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast. (chose wisely)
2. There is more to Vermont than Burlington, Manchester, and Woodstock. Try visiting the Northeast Kingdom...you may see a moose or a bear in the road while driving.
3. Vermonters are SLOW drivers. (Vermont population is elderly)
4. Wildlife is EVERYWHERE. You may see a deer or two in a small downtown setting like Rutland.
5. You can do some skiing into June at some ski areas like Killington (ski in shorts!)
6. Vermonters are very friendly but standoffish.
7. Visit some old cemeteries, some graves date back older than our country!
8. Vermont was its own country before it became the 14th State after the 13 original colonies.
9. John Deere was born there!
I grew up in the NEK! I miss it! I live in Kentucky now. My standoffish personality doesn't work well down here.
You forgot to add that Vermont's A Spy for New York.
@jasonsabourin2275 What the hell's THAT supposed to mean?
Being from Boston, this guy is wicked good and very accurate. Love the channel!
Thanks Erik
I've lived in New England my whole life and even just traveling from state to state is a culture shock, loved this video haha
As a New Englander I have to correct you on the Maine liquor thing. You do go to grocery stores to buy liquor. In New Hampshire they have state run liquor stores.
As a Mainer you can only buy liquor at agency liquors stores, the store has to have a liquor license and the price is set and controlled by the state charging over or under the state set price can cause a hefty fine and loss of the liquor license, try googling Maines liquor laws before commenting
@@NinaRCote Yes but practically every store is an agency liquor store, it's hard to find one that isn't.
When I was visiting Boston, I was using a paper map and got a little turned around downtown. I was standing there looking at my map and I actually had two people stop on the street to ask me if I needed directions. So, as you say, maybe people aren't super outgoing but when I needed some help, people took the initiative.
There is a saying here in New England, you probably don't know what your next door neighbor does for a living, or even their name, but if you need help shoveling snow out of your driveway, they'll come over and help.
My first venture outside of New England after High School was to Dallas. I soon learned that all the outward southern friendliness quickly evaporated when I needed help - the complete opposite of New England where people are quiet, seemingly cold, unless they think you need help.
@@DrVVVinK, Although in Maine, we know what they do for a living and their first, middle, and last name. 😊😅
Your first mistake was trying to navigate Boston.
I am from the uk but lived in new england for 5 years ..!loved every moment of my time there .. loved the seasons and the people were soo nice … xxx miss it soo much !!
And if you are coming up to NH for some leaf peeping please DO NOT stop your car in the middle of the road to take a picture! Especially on the highway. (I've seen this way more times than you'd think) Also, do your research if you plan on hiking anything (especially in the white mountains) you'll be glad you did. Definitely do be friendly to the locals and ask about things you want to do, there's so many amazing things to do and see that are off the beaten path.
Doing your research and being prepared for hiking is actually very important and something I wish he had covered. People get lost in the woods all the time, and even in summer spending a night alone in the woods is not fun. Not to mention if the forest rangers have to come find you.
bears dont forget the BEARS! LIVE FREE OR DIE NH@@gaileverett
Im a New England girl....you've got it right! Love my home!!!
Don't forget to visit Salem, Massachusetts!! It has amazing history and the shops are filled with such unique and different antiques!!
Salem is awesome.
It is beautiful. Lot of red brick buildings and roads, views of the harbor, and houses from the 1600s and 1700s.
People always think of witches
But try the *pirate museum* too!
It is an obvious work of love
And don’t miss out on Kelly’s Roast Beef in Salem.
Parking and traffic is a nightmare in Salem during October and the summer months so it's best to stay in Boston or north of the Salem and take the commuter train directly to Salem. The station is just north of the downtown. The city center is compact so it is easy to walk around. The city is not near the highway so by car there is no direct way to the city unless you travel through congested urban areas.
When in New England, definitely don't root for the rams
Good to know, thanks! Glad I don't have to toss my Jets uniform. 😉
Lord Beasley go, Pats!
Duh 🙄
@patrick henry --The Rams were in the movie Heaven Can't Wait.
Or the Eagles (I’m an Eagles Fan)
For New Hampshire: Don’t be surprised when you’re greeted with a liquor store, or a sign pointing to the liquor store. It’s tax free!
Liquor store, run by the state
And don’t expect to be able to buy alcohol after 11.30 PM.
@@BGRRecords WRONG.
@@PaulsWanderings And your point is?
Milk with ice cream is called a Frappe in New England. I grew up in MA and finally moved out when I was 30. I still take the kids up about once a year. We have t-Mobile and the cell service was absolutely non-existent for us in the White Mountains (NH). Of all the places I've taken my kids, their favorite place in the world that they beg to go back to is this theme park called Santa's Village in Jefferson, NH. We live literally an hour from Disney World but my kids seriously would go to Santa's Village over Disney lol. We went in June and it really was so fun, and so clean! If you get a chance to go there, I'd go even without kids. It's charming!
Serious question... Jimmies or Sprinkles....
And yes, that is a New England thing as well where Jimmies are Chocolate Sprinkles while Sprinkles are the Rainbow Sprinkles.
Also on the topic of Ice Cream, have not had a Frappe in a long time, nor a Ice Cream Soda, not to be confused with a Soda Float.
@@Anon21486 Both are used in Massachusetts. I remember there being some backlash with Jimmies being a racist name for sprinkles, but I'm not sure.
Heros and Hoagies are called Submarine Sandwiches. Literally a Milkshake in NE is milk with flavored syrup.
@@ppumpkin3282 You're using "literally" in the wrong context, or at least its not needed. Anyway, a milkshake is the same thing as a regular shake, or frappe. .. depending where in NE you go.
I eat Grinduz and drink Cabinets.
Massachusetts has a vibrant craft beer scene. Treehouse Brewing (Charlton, MA) is considered to be one of the best breweries in the country. The Boston/Cambridge area has a number of great breweries as well (Trillium, Lamplighter, Jack's Abbey, Night Shift).
Ditto with Maine. Especially around Portland. Bissell Brothers, Maine beer co, Allagash, Foundation, amoung others.
I’m from CT and of course CT, VT, and ME have great beer but Mass definitely is on top. Trillium quite possibly makes the best NEIPAs on this planet, better than Treehouse imo
I live merely a 2 minute walk from a local brewery. Pretty dangerous place for a beer drinker.
Royal King curious as to what you’re drinking from CT that can compare to the IPAs Trillium produces? New Park? Fox Farm? Kent Falls? OEC?
Charlton represent
Regarding motel reservations for Leaf Peeping, some people make a reservation a year in advance. Next, regarding snow, it is best not to drive during a snow storm because the the road treatment varies a lot from DPW to DPW jurisdiction. When I was out on the road for my work, I constantly saw people off the road and roll overs. Most of us Yankees like to go to ground during a snow storm.
Correction on the definition of Masshole - its what the rest of New England call people from Massachusetts.
As a masshole myself... I can confirm this, we have massholes in tax-assachusetts!
And Mainers are called Maniacs, I know I am one lmao
Years ago driving into New Hampshire from Massachusetts, they actually had a liquor store at the welcome center.🍸
Still do.
its because people from mass go to new hampshire to buy alcohol because its cheaper there even if you go right over the border and come back
Since forever
No tax
Since Massachusetts changed the blue laws they lost a lot of business
New Hampshire is like the MF DOOM of states: Your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. Ridiculously underrated, and while you're in the other states, the other states are here. The only reason we don't get recognized is because we have a little bit of everything everyone else is famous for, and he didn't talk about us that much because he doesn't want to reveal the beautiful places he and other people from Mass/Connecticut/Rhode Island/NY go on vacation while people from other parts of the world are clogging up their states.
Haha, I like that analogy! Ive added New Hampshire to my list of travels.
Nashua Represent.
Don’t forget Rhode Island! BTW there are milk shakes, Frappes and Cabinets similar but different. Also chowder- their is white, red and clear ( New England, New York (Portuguese) and Rhode Island respectively) and Clams in RI are quahogs and only purple shells are found in RI, the original wampum!
he did forget R.I. I couldn't believe it when he was saying which states were New England and he didn't say R.I.! Portuguese food!!!!! Malassadas, and all the great Portuguese food!
I really was hoping for some ri acknowledgement here lol
ive lived in this state for practically my whole life
@earthlingsunited2663 Chesapeake Bay chiming in? Take a hike, this is New England in the house. Get your own Del-Mar-Va playpen on RUclips. Then brag how Chessy clam chowder beats our NE chow-dah! LOL
A milk shake is milk and syrup. Frappes or cabinets, however to choose to call them, have ice cream in them.
You call tomato sauce “gravy” don’t you?
Mark! No mention of maple... as in real maple from a tree? Maple syrup, Sugar on Snow, Maple brews, Untapped Sports Nutrition? I could do a "Maple version" of Bubba's shrimp routine from Forrest Gump if you like! ;-) But whatever you do in New England.... DON"T ask for Log Cabin! :-)
I was BORN in Vermont; maple is in my blood.
@@kraka2oanIner i think it’s because it’s more attributed to Canada, which is why it’s not mentioned as a New England thing. That being said, Vermont is the maple state in the states. No doubt
Syrup snow is amazing
@user-ek5xv7kd3j Shows how much YOU know about the States. Maybe maple syrup is associated with Canada 🇨🇦 where *you're* from, but in the States, maple syrup is always associated with New England (and New York State).
finally a decent video on new england. Thank you from an Australian!
I like that you posted this the day before the Super Bowl. Go Pats!
Sweetest girl i met is from Maine. Her family has had me to visit a week at the time, getting ready to go soon, 3 times in one year
Oh one more thing. Complaining about the weather is a pass time here. It’s how we start every conversation. I’m not sure quite what we would do if we weren’t complaining about the weather. Probably sit in stony silence.
Exactly. Talking about "shoveling 6 inches of 'partly cloudy'" is how we begin to lower our guard with strangers.
You really made this Connecticut native (currently living in Tucson AZ) very homesick with this video.
Growing up in CT we went on many school field trips to Mystic Seaport. Thanks for the Shout out to the Whalers. They will return to CT some day!
Now in Kentucky and agree with you.
Who would want to come back to Connecticut?
Hey Ed, I’m with you. Living in Colorado and seeing the Charles W. Morgan in the background from time to time take me back. I miss home. A lot.
And to the person who doesn’t want to return to CT, you probably had a very bad experience or you are a city person. After living around the states in the south, west and Midwest….I very much took for granted the lack of traffic, the small town vibes, the beach and local stores, the ocean, the quietness and the reach to big cities should you wish to attend.
I moved to Tucson from ct too,. Then back to CT....what a mistake to come back
In Western Mass, there's lots of beautiful farmland up here and some beautiful mountains. It is beautiful, with all the huge farms. A cool fact is that this area has a develop of farming that developed in England and was brought by the Pilgrim's but died out in the 1700s is still around to this day. The Quabbin is kind of a gray spot between western and central Mass but is a nice place to go on a stroll at the dams or go up the tower and see as far as Hartford to the south and Monadnock to the north! There's also the Berkshires to the far west.
Berkshire county baby!!! Dont ever wear a yankees hat around here
@@joshuab6613 Berkshire county is nice. A lot of wilderness
Hey Western Mass it's poorish here, don't forget about Deerfield...
What do you think of Marblehead?
@@cameronwinch Can't there from here. :) It's cute, the only problem is that you got to wind your way through Salem to get there. Ever try to drive through Salem in late October ?
I’m from the New England Board of Authenticity. I’m here to see if what you are saying is true ;)
Thank you commissioner :)
He could be for real as Massachusetts is essentially a Communist state. Beware!
@Steve Masters lol
@Wolters World everything seems to check out. 11/10
@@coloneljackmustard They prefer the phrase Commuwealth!
9:30 Dang, I really thought Massachusetts was part of New England
Same!!
Nope, we sold it to China,they just can't figure out how to float it off yet.🚤
We only like Salem Mass and sometimes Boston. The rest of Mass serves no purpose to exist still.
it is 😂
I noticed that 😂
Thank you for giving CT the respect it deserves as a New England state, along with honoring the Whalers! #honorarynutmegger
Yeah thanks for filling in Connecticut I feel like we're the Forgotten middle child of New England I'm shocked you didn't mention our wonderful pizza LOL can you do a video about CT
2st NHL game I went to as a kid was the Sabres hosting the Whalers. Whalers won.
I have lived in CT my whole life.
CT is the worst state in New England. Rhode Island is close second. Maine NH and VT are by far superior.
CT was a great state, 30 years ago. The liberal cancer of city dwellers has destroyed it.
169 towns, over 100 vote red..
1. Long Trail Brewery is amazing VT beer 2. If you go to the towns surrounding Boston, you will definitely hear the accent 3. New Hampshire is incredible, especially for skiing 4. Even locals are always complaining about snow (which I find annoying) 5. long live the Whalers thank you for that ending
From Vermont, Long Trail smacks.
Another don't is when driving through small towns, remember the road signs are designed for locals. You will get lost when the route you're on continues either on the left or right of a church and there's no marking to tell you which road to take. I grew up there and got lost constantly unless I knew the town. Also, MA has the best local beer I've ever had. Definitely check out the beer in Central MA.
When you're near the coast, generally (not always) the ocean on your right means you're going north. The ocean getting bigger (most times) means you're going east but you might be on the Cape, too. If you see a sign that reads "White Plains, next right" you've gone much too far west. If the price of a beer is 15 dollars, you've ventured into Jamestown....or you're at the Garden.
Massholes are the worst! Haha. From a New Hampshire-ite. 😂
you're just jealous
Try Maryland. They are worse than anything I ever saw anywhere near Boston, or here in Connecticut.
I’m a New Hampshirite as well and don’t even get me started on the Massholes. They literally drive like a bunch of teenagers trying to evacuate the state from a disaster, lol.
As a Rhode Islander, Massholes are the worst, followed only by RI drivers!
When I'm on 93 driving from Andover down to Boston, at least 60% of the cars have New Hampshire plates, they drive just as bad if not worse than the cars with Massachusetts plates, just saying.
Several years ago, I met a gentlman who had spent his life in Southern Florida. It was approaching Thanksgiving and snow was predicted and he had no idea what to expect. So, as the helpful New Englander that I am, I told him that if he was inside with the cat on his lap and the dog at his feet and a big mug of hot chocolate and a good book, if he looked outside, snow would be the prettiest thing nature had to offer. If he had to be outside, snow would be like his ex-wife; a frigid bitch that WOULD try to kill him
That’s no analogy is funny.
Aside from I-95, 84 (and if you are in Boston, 93) are also absolute nightmares.
84 through Hartford will test your nerves for sure.
I was born and raised in Maine and my paternal grandmother’s people had been in the area since 1638 (we did her genealogy). Now I live in SW Utah and I had to smile when he mentioned the liquor stores: Utah and Hawaii (if I remember correctly) have the most rigid laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol in the country.
lol I'm from New-England and probably 80% of my friends drink seltzer regularly... I was unaware it wasn't a thing elsewhere...
I was confused as well, it isn't?
all the polar varieties, right?
@@bradleykramer316 yep
Nasty af. Idk how they like it.
The best time to visit New England is the off-season. There's much less traffic, and parking is better too. We drove around to collect Maple Syrup making videos in March, and the traffic was bearable. Late Fall and early Sprig are actually quite nice in New England.
No Don't, you Screw up my summer, don't ruin my Fall.
If you want chain restaurants, hit Loudon Rd. in Concord, NH
Don't forget that nobody in MA actually calls the inner circular highway around Boston 'I-95', There is this long-running battle between the US Dept of Transportation that wants it called I-95, and the locals, who all refer to it as Rt 128 (its original name). The signs almost exclusively say it is I-95 but locals (and the traffic reporters on radio/TV) all still call it 128.
bjdon99 I’ve lived here my whole life and call it 95.
@@katharinemartin6792 You are the only one then. Congratulations!
Wait, it's not called 128? I always thought it was both 128 and 95.
Officially yes. But not all of 128 is I-95. Some of it is I-93 instead and a bit up North near Gloucester is just 128
@@racheljones1634The road is Massachusetts route 128 and US Interstate route 95
Born in NH, raised between NH and ME. Some of the most beautiful and scenic towns are everywhere up here. If you are well off enough, I encourage people to check out Meridith, NH. It's such a beautiful town! It's also close to a lot of fun stuff to do in the Lakes Region. Mini Golf, Go Carts, Arcades, plenty of WONDERFUL restaurants, and if someone prefers camping, NH and ME have no shortages of camp grounds. If you love to boogie to the blues, there is also the annual Boogie and Blues Festival which is FANTASTIC!
The local beer is indeed great. However, the beer can shown on the left is Blue Point Toasted Lager. It's very tasty, but it's brewed on Long Island, New York State.
5:14 In NH, grocery stores sell beer, wine coolers, hard cider, etc. The state-run liquor stores sell mainly wine and distilled spirits. In MA, grocery stores don't sell alcohol at all; instead, private liquor stores sell all of the above.
Same in Australia. If you want to buy alcohol you cannot buy it at the supermarket. You have to buy it from the liquor store that is totally separate from the supermarket. 05:18.
Same here in New Jersey including beer. In Pennsylvania there are only state run liquor stores. I have a friend from California who really liked that, she hates that where she is from in southern California where after work men will go to the local 7-11 buy a few 6 six packs and drink it outside or in their cars making it very uncomfortable for women and families stopping to shop (also in New Jersey you don't have to pump your own gas, what woman likes doing that?).
Shaw's Boston does sell liquor but most grocery stores don't. So very true.
Within the past few years there have been a lot of grocery stores built in Massachusetts which have liquor licenses. It is a really new concept tho.
No alcohol sold anywhere but restaurants and liquor stores, but they are privately owned, not state run.
Keep in mind that New England states tend to legislate early closing times for liquor purchase.
I visited New England last summer for the first time and fell in love with the area. I was completely underwhelmed with the lobster roll I had, unfortunately. We noticed and were amused at all the Dunkin' stores everywhere. I hope to visit again some time.
Emily Kira If you come back go to that restaurant he was at, Abbott’s lobster in the rough and keep driving. On the other side of the marina is Ford’s lobster landing. I was instructed by a local that only tourists go to Abbott’s. The town is called Noank and most people from CT have never even heard of it. Connecticut lobster rolls are the correct version, hot lobster served on a buttered roll maybe with some garnish if you’re feeling fancy. Also try a New England style hot dog bun. It has flat sides. Toast it up in a pan with butter throw a grilled Hummel on that thing and tell me how you feel about life. Also expect to pay just under $30 for a lobster roll. You will leave happy but at the same time violated.
Please don't get your lobster roll from McDonald's, D'Angelo or Subway. It's not the same. Independent locals are the best source for that! Lobster so fresh it still had plans for this weekend!
Cant live right if I dont get my Dunks my guy.
@@mikeward101 $15 in Maine
@@GB-ez6ge $20 now.
Blueberry ice cream in Maine was the best thing I've ever tasted!!!
As a local that lives in New England, yes we do have a hard personality but we are like a toased marshmallow. Hard on the outside sweet and squishy on the inside. Also we love to joke so if someone jokes/makes fun of you dish it back. Is all in fun but could come off as aggressive ite not just a new England way to talk and make conversation 😊❤
Happy travels y'all!
I'm from the state of NH and I don't want to leave the New England area. I love it here. I live just above the White Mountains and the nature is exquisite.
Mainer here, only correction I'd make is that we (thank god) do not have designated liquor stores. You can totally buy coffee brandy at the gas station at 6am, if you want
Just ask people where the "packie" is at.
I went to visit cousins in a different state, I said "hey, we should go on a packie run before 9" they were like whaaaahh?!? I'm from CT lol.
what's that?
@@EinApoStein package store is a place in CT you buy alcohol.
@@oliverclothesoff5397 Ah nice. In Germany we can buy booze in any store. Even hardware stores and at gas stations ;)
Just be 16 for beer and wine and 18 for the other stuff.
@@EinApoStein yes, that's awesome! Lots of states are like that, like Maine, you can buy beer at a gas station. CT has strange laws, like the package stores have to close at 9 or 10 pm. Also, just recently we couldn't purchase alcohol at any package store in CT on sundays.
Ok so you can get a true boston accent from the towns surrounding it. Like wicked strong accents man
Yes, the working class towns. Somerville, or Chelsea for example, or the non Boston parts of Boston like West Roxbury.
Gloucester and Wilmington Massachusetts have some of the strongest accents
Yes!! I was just thinking that!
the use of wicked gives this a rhode island vibe
Poem I tell folks from out of state: Ah final ahs just dissapeah, but wheah they go, I've no IDEAR.
Agree with all of these points, although it's okay to complain about the weather, many of us hate the cold too.
A few notes:
Beer and wine are usually available in grocery stores and convenience stores.
Yes, practically every town has at least one Dunkin Donuts. If not a stand-alone store then inside a supermarket. Often gas stations or 7-11s will have a DD display as well. And don't be surprised if people tell you DD coffee is better than Starbucks (I don't drink coffee so I don't know.)
Expect to see a bazillion trees and countless lakes, ponds and rivers. Few sandy beaches though, and the ocean water will be cold even in the high summer.
Here in New Hampshire the wine and liquor outlets are affiliated with the state and have tremendous buying power when it comes to obtaining stock. The prices are so good that I have seen Econoline Vans with Pennsylvania plates pull up to my local outlet and pull out with 30 or 40 cases.
Nice list Mark! This native Masshole approves. Haha. Pahk your cah. You do hear it...just go to a Red Sox/Patriots/Bruins/Celtics game. No real New Englander likes the Yankees, unless it's Yankee Candle. On the cell service. If you're driving on Rt 2, near/through Harvard (town not the University in Cambridge)...expect your call to be dropped. Big dead zone and has been for years!
unless you live in CT. We are a state divided
@@bradleykramer316 that’s a shame, especially so it herb Connecticut. Commit treason against New England
New Hampshire Beer is possibly my favorite “603” and “Smuttynose” comes to mind!
Very informative & entertaining. Just wish one of your 'don't' was "Don't forget to take advantage some of the bazillion hiking/ski/snowshoe trails throughout NE. Trails for all ranges of abilities. Many w/absolutely awesome views you'll never see from a car." To me, that's one of the prime reasons to visit NE (especially VT, NH & ME) during any season.
New England, where a milkshake would never include ice cream. Adding ice cream makes it a “frappe” drink. Jimmies are what others call sprinkles. Autocrat coffee syrup. Marshmallow Fluff
Got to have the pizza when you are in New Haven, or apizza as it is called there. I prefer Modern, a little less crowded and touristy than the better known Sally's or Pepe's. More locals go there as well. Also, check out Louis' Lunch in downtown New Haven, the birthplace of the hamburger.
As a Connecticut native, think the state is half New England. East of the the Connecticut River, it is New England. West of the River, more like New York, especially Fairfield County, which is just the New York City suburbs for the most part.
True.
The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America.
Herbert Norkus how is it communist do you even know what communism is? What the fuck are you rambling about?
Abhishek Rao it’s so true
@@fredshmit7907 don't fret, that person is a jealous republicunt Trump supporter who is jealous of new England 😂the south can't hold a candle to us 😂
Sorry, but that's one of the most meaningless slogans I've heard... and I live here.
@@kraka2oanIner it's the spirit of the Red, White, and Blue.
I’m a Yankee (colonial Puritan-descended) native of Upstate NY, and I’ve long since accepted that I’ll never be a New Englander. Oh well...
Rev. Sean Titus and the point?
@@wisdommorepreciousthanrubi8321 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷
Whether they have an attitude or not, majority of people born and raised in Massachusetts dont liked to be called a Masshole.
Gee, I wonder why? 😉
Lord k I don’t think anyone likes being called on their bullshit.
Nobody cares if you call them a "Masshole". In fact, they''ll usually take it as being playful and call you a douchebag.
you may not like it but its the truth-
I’m ok with it- lifelong mass resident
I need to pitch on the 95 thing. The problem in the US is that some people here think they own the left lane because they’re going slightly over the limit. Even if the have ample room to move over to the right and let faster traffic pass they won’t, and may get pissy if you pass in front of them too close, like you would in Europe, letting them know “move over.”
There is a special place in hell for left lane drivers... 🤬
Slow left lane drivers is what causes all of the I95 traffic coming from Providence to Boston. See it everyday. They refuse to pass and carry on in the middle lane. @@woltersworld
Great Skiing in Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine in the wintertime! Skiing is also available in Massachusetts but imo the best skiing is in Vermont & Maine. I'm a skier from Mass. Not just a summer place. Also, Six Flags New England is just minutes from Springfield, MA & the MA/CT border in the town of Agawam, MA. But I live in New England so my regional hobbies are probably different from your vacation plans. Enjoy!
My only issue with the video is, you're standing in front of the Mystic River in a tee with a summer scene yet it is February.
or calling it a town, its Groton or Stonington. Depends on which side of the river
I love New England. I've been to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and found the people to be amazingly friendly. In Boston, you don't need a car- just take the "T" or walk. The Commuter Rail from North Station is probably the best way to visit Rockport (a lovely little seaport) and Salem (where we bought a witch's broomstick to take back to my wife's mother-she loved it!). Also recommend Samuel Adams beers in Boston. As for the weather, having spent a few hours in the cold snow on the deck of a ship taking on fuel oil in Boston in my Merchant Marine days, I found the springtime time much better for a vacation with my wife.
Gotta see vt. Im from ct, spent time all over new england, and vt is by far my favourite state. Ymmv though
@@mintjulius275Never made it to Vermont, unfortunately. My arthritic bones demand the warmth of Florida for vacations 😎
I have yet to visit, but my grad school friends from Massachusetts have told me stories about all of these Don'ts! These are all true! Time to go visit my lab-mate Brian out on the Cape!
Anthony Frushour down the cape NOT “out on the Cape”
Hiya, Massachusetts born and raised here. Spent my entire life summering on the Cape, and now I live here. You already refer to being here as "on the Cape", you'll fit in just fine. Though it is compulsory once you cross a bridge or get off a ferry onto our shores that you lower your blood pressure and relax.
The donts of Antarctica
dont lose your gps
Lol
Probably warmer than Chicago and the north US LUL
Don’t forget your coat, obviously.
Don’t get lost probablt
As someone who has lived in MA for the past five years, the mass hole stereotype is real. My car insurance doubled, drivers don’t obey the laws, and police don’t enforce them. I take my life in my hands as a driver and pedestrian.
lifebrarian Ikr, this summer I'm gonna be taking driving lessons. I'm terrified to drive.
REALLY?!?!? Oh that's just Terrible!
Just take the T, you’ll be fine.
My sister returned to live in Maine after living in Mass for a few years. Her auto insurance company sent her a refund check for $500, for being in a less dangerous place. And this was 30 years ago!
Especially at a rotary
As a Vermonter (Who was born in NH), i can attest that all of this is pretty true. That being said I have one to add, dont be suprised when someone from here is wearing shorts in -45° weather. Its normal
Yes!!!!!
New England Shield. Interesting concept. Now go away. Oh and you can complain about the snow and cold. We hate it too.
Seriously, every year New Englanders panic about a blizzard as if it were the end of times
My parents moved to NYS from NH just before i was born. Spent every summer with family all over New England. Always felt more at home there than New York. New Englander's perspective on snow makes me laugh tho. Alot of snow in NE? I got 12ft at my house outside of Buffalo NY last year. Now thats alot of snow. 😂
Stayed in Salem MA was great. Lot of history and museums about Salem Witch Trials.
Being from UK it actually felt like being back home. I was actually living up in Oxford ME at the time and things felt so far between sometimes.
6:52 you guys don’t have Whoopie pies in the rest of the us?
Lived in Boston for 5.5 years, great advice. Liquor...when entering NH on the interstates, you will encounter a rest area soon after which will have a state liquor store. Best prices in NE. People having an event in Boston would drive up, prices are crazy at home. People will seem stand offish, took me a while to get used to it but soon found people to be very nice. I've lived a lot in the south to so it was puzzling. At the end of the day, I wrote it off to having much less social interaction due to the long cold winters and rainy times that kind of kept people home. Driving tip...if at a red light and there is a car stopped opposite signaling for a turn opposite you, local custom tends to be to let the first car turn in front of you even though they don't have a green arrow. City driving seems crazy in Boston but you quickly kind of learn the customs. People will work with you particularly in the rotaries but you kind of have to be a little aggressive to the extant they know you are coming. If you are from the South and love brewed ice tea good luck! Even nice restaurants tended to serve instant at least when I was there through 2010. At the time, the best bets were actually Dunkin Donuts (sometimes if would have some coffee taste), and McDonald's, go figure. Dunkin Donuts truly is a religion particularly around Boston, we had a store inside our Home Depot!
Yeah think you hit it. Customs. Slowly ease into a conversation with locals (most people in Boston ain't locals), before you know it you've made a friend. Complain about the weather (ice breaker), then we start chatting about something else, the laughing starts and you got a friend. Oh yeah...we can be sarcastic.
@@johndoe-wv3nu Sarcastic ? What are you talking about ?
@@johncasey1020 I find most people appreciate sarcasm.
Less social interaction, really? LOL. To us, Southerners seem uncomfortably nosy. We call it politeness to let you be you and not push ourselves on strangers. After a few minutes, you're not so much a stranger any more.
Hey! That's where I stay in Belfast (Maine)! Great location. Really nice cottages and house keeping is awesome.❤
you always put me in a good mood, wolter.
😊
me toooo
Tip for Vermont beer, go to local restaurants for beer. (Unless you love breweries) most breweries are significantly out of the way of where will be.
(The exception for that is Magic Hat brewery which is in South Burlington)
Just found out I’ll be work in CT this summer. Seems amazing, especially compared to the British summers I’m used to
Summer here in CT is very nice. Enjoy
7:48 the chain restraunt thing mostly applies to small towns, citys, and coastal towns. In the suburban areas, chains are pretty common
The cool thing is if you get arrested in Warick, RI you might end up on TV LOL.
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Yeah, we still drink Budweiser in New Hampshire. We have home brews but we have plenty of classics for folks who still want their beer to taste like beer.
New England is lovely.
Some grocery stores do carry liquor and you can buy on Sunday after noon.
Also, slow down your driving, especially in Maine, You're on vacation, relax.
And in Maine a milkshake and frappe are the same thing, milk and ice cream
Here’s another good tip-if you’re a coffee drinker, know your New England coffee lingo. If you take your coffee with cream and sugar, we call that a “regular”, as in “I’ll take a medium regular “. But be careful to specify if you want that hot or iced, because even in the middle of a blizzard we still drink iced coffee, and many Dunks (short for Dunkin Donuts) carry iced coffee year round. Also, don’t forget to try a Del’s lemonade! But please-don’t consume it with either a straw or a spoon? Just pinch the sides of the cup, and slurp it up.
A blizzard's the best time to drink iced coffee. The ice cubes don't melt before I'm through with it. 😉
Move to Connecticut from Minnesota in 1973. I remember that for the first couple of weeks I was here I would hear my cousin's talk about going to the package store. I kept picturing a store that sold boxes and wrapping paper and ribbons. Took me awhile to figure out they were talking about a liquor store.
Do try the steamed clams, "steemahs", and the Gulf of Maine lobster is probably the best anywhere. The most historical and cultural things are in southern NE, and the most country and mountains are in northern NE. Beautiful places everywhere. If anyone seems to take affront to your out of region sports team they are just kidding with you. (probably) Yes, there are plenty of nice microbrews around, but they tend to be heavy and IPA style. If your a regular guy and like your Budweiser, there is a Bud plant right in Merrimack NH. So any Bud you drink in NE is made locally. They have a nice tour there btw and they keep the Clydesdales there. No I am not getting paid for that. Don't pay too much for gallon of maple syrup. And that hard front mentioned by the host, don't expect to get past that with everyone. Enjoy your visit.
You may have made this video five years ago, but it is awesome and still accurate and relevant. When you were talking about driving 95 I thought I was gonna have to make a comment about massholes but you included it in your video.😂😂😂 I might also add that there are many dialects in New England. You have your Boston accent but you can tell somebody is from New Britain Connecticut, or if they’re from New Hampshire or Maine, or even Rhode Island by their accent.❤😂❤
More Boston and Maine videos!
Your videos are always very useful. Great info! Enjoyed 🙌🏻
Born and raised in MA, and I would add: "DON'T order 'clear chowder' unless you are very, very brave." This is NOT the same as clam chowder
LOL why, and what is it?
Wow! It's good to have a previous knowledge about this place, looks so beautiful! Hope to visit it very soon! 😎👍