Visit Boston - The DONTS of Visiting Boston
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- Visiting Boston and Wondering What You Shouldn't Do When You Go to Boston? Here we cover the don'ts of Boston. From tourism tips and eating out misteps to overrated locations.
The Don'ts of Visiting Boston
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Anybody else from Boston just watching it for the hell of it
Yes. How did he not mention New York first.
Ray Adams me
Ray Adams I’m from Gloucester but go there all of the time
Also I’m SICK of the wicked pissah jokes, when was that ever cool?
Yup
A person should visit Boston during the Winter, then they will know the true essence of New England. A land where the four seasons are: almost Winter, Winter, still Winter, and Road Construction.
😂😂 so freaking true haha
Road construction is the longest season
For the essence of New England - go in the Fall. I still get chills from the foliage. Back in the sixties, I had a VW Bug whose wipers didn't work, so when leaves were changing I would turn a corner and see a huge blaze of dripping red that might be an old maple tree. Or maybe it was the LSD. I can't remember now.
Hahaha that's great . Funny stuff , but probably most true huh
It's snow,cold rain/ice, road construction and icy rain with wet leaves. Winter spring summer and fall.
A tip: you will need gps in Boston. it’s not a grid system like nyc ok finding your way around depends on your schedule, your zodiac sign, and width of your shoulder
lmao
The Back Bay has a grid layout.
Jared B barely
as far as the city center goes, after the organic layout of the original downtown, the rest was planned at different times so the rest is pretty much grid but some parts are set up differently.
Chaitrali Samant I did a spit take at “zodiac sign”. It’s so true.
Here's another tip: DON'T TRY TO DRIVE IN BOSTON. This city wasn't planned out and built on a grid (like NYC), it just grew on its own. Most of the streets here are narrow and follow no logical pattern. Even with navigation you're screwed if you don't know the city well.
Took me 2 years living in town to get the hang of driving in Boston and i grew up 26.2 miles away. Took another year to realise a bike and rain gear is just easier and faster.
Me and some friends went on a road trip around New England starting from the boston airport. Navigating through boston was just crazy -_-
well the uptown areas are pretty easy to navigate (some of it is a perfect grid) but the downtown areas in Boston and NY are not and are hell.
Sounds like D.C
I don't have a choice I'm working on Boylston st right now
Here in Boston we’re professional J-walkers. There is a fine, but trust me, you won’t get one
Nasir James my friend talked about visiting his cousins in the Midwest, and they were crossing a street where there were no cars around, but the light was red. So my friend starts crossing because he's from Boston like me, and it's a no brainier, and his cousins start freaking out like he's some kind of crazy rebel. Daily I run across the street if I think the car is far enough away where they won't need to slow down to accommodate. It is surely the truest Boston stereotype
Bruh I didnt even know ppl don't j-walk in other parts of the world. I thought everyone did it and when I got to college ppl were scolding me for it and I was like, "where the fuck are the cars bro just chill" I swear some ppl can't think for themselves 😂😂😂
Lmfao we really don’t get tickets but ur supposed to 😂😂
Yes. PhD in jaywalking
We have our jaywalking degrees
As someone from Boston, we talk big about hating New York City but at the end of the day a lot of us have a soft spot for New Yorkers. Almost everyone I know knows a first responder from their hometown to 9/11 who rushed there the moment we heard about it, after the Marathon bombings they were really helpful and supportive (I still remember the sign at the Yankee's game the next night "NYC LOVES BOSTON", always makes me smile), and don't even get me started on the blizzard of 2015. We ran out of both salt and places to put snow. They took our snow and gave us salt. They sent plows and repair crews for the power lines. They're good neighbors at the end of the day.
I grew up in New York state but love Boston as a second home. I always saw New Yorkers and Bostonians as cousins who argue all the time, but still love each other at the end of the day.
Ryan Cunningham. Ran out of places to put the snow?? MASSDEP gave the green light to dump it in the ocean & all the snow at logan goes through burner trailers that dump in the ocean too
Ryan Cunningham we just don’t like them when it comes to sports
Ryan Cunningham 😄
Boston is the largest city in New England ,but compared to New York City it's like a wilderness outpost.
Don't use your turn signals when driving. It's taken as a sign of weakness. And you never want to show weakness in Boston traffic.
Lol I've never seen anything more accurate. I'd also like to say that if your GPS tells you you have to turn on a one way street dead end, you should definitely do it bc you're always in the right and should aim to establish dominance over the other people stupid enough to drive
This comment FTW
A few things I noticed while driving in Boston ( or America as a whole really )
1 speed limits signs may as well be the temperature for all the notice people have for them .
2 indicators mean your brake lights are malfunctioning apparently.
3 getting out of your car means you accept to being harassed by hawkers and hobos .
4 crosswalks are just there to show drivers who to run down .
All in all I had great fun 10/10 would America again .
😂🤣 best comment here man, 100% accurate!
Anthony Dolan
Just be an assholoe in Boston. Being kind is a sign that you’re a pathetic piece of shit.
I bet 90% of the people watching this are Bostonians. I’m a Bostonian and just watched this to see what this guy has to say about my city.
I'm from the Lowell area, but yeah, close enough...
Me too!
I kind of expected him to be filming from atop of the Pru or something. They have that really cool restraint there.
@@bmjv77 hyde park and west rosxbury arent close enough , and theyre actually part of Boston. Lowell might as well be in NH.
As a native I can advise this… Tom Brady is a topic best not to talk about unless the Bostonian brings it up first.
3:00 this is ""This Kind of Winter"" where you dig out your Car over an half Hour...
And finally realise it is NOT your Car.
Al Bundy Please, I've lived here almost 20 years, like 4 have had a lot if snow, twice as many had less than a week of significant snow. Just because they plow snow like they've never seen it before, doesnt mean we get buried here.
I highly recommend the Boston museum of science
...if you have kids. There isn't much there for adults.
@@johnhurley8918 its called "leave the kids in the butterfly room and book it"
Lightening show is awesome. Better then even chicago. And it’s a short walk to bunker hill and the uss constitutuin
once I went there with my class for a field trip a few years ago and we went into the theatre and every single person except the teachers had a panic attack because of the screen and sound and setting lmao. Other than that I absolutely love the museum
@@johnhurley8918 depends on the adult, i enjoyed myself.. they have an old horizontal stream engine that's just amazing, and a cut-away jet engine..
lol the jay walking. NOBODY in Boston waits for the walk signal. Whenever I'm in NYC or DC I get yelled at for not waiting. People just stand there at an empty street waiting for the light in the rest of the country apparently. I was so confused. Lmao.
I almost got ran over trying that shit in ny
NYC is just as bad. If you're driving you just have to honk your horn and charge them like you're scaring away a flock of territorial birds. If you slow down they'll smell your weakness and walk all over you and that's how you get trapped in an intersection.
@@andremaines you can get fined in ny for honking your horn unless it's to warn someone
@@brendengarcia9816 so you've never been to the city
Oh man I hate when people walk when the light is green
Bostonian here, born and raised. Anyone planning to visit definitely check out: The Waterfront (New England Aquarium vicinity), Rose Kennedy Greenway (relatively new and very nice addition to the city), Boston Common/Public Garden (PG is amazing at sunset in the summer - views of buildings, trees, brick Beacon Hill, all in one place), Charles River Esplanade (probably my favorite place in the city), Old Granary Burial Ground (there are several old timey cemeteries in the city, this one is very easily accessible), the North End, Beacon Hill, and the parks along the Muddy River/Fenway area.
I love talking about this stuff. Enjoy.
STOP THIS. aRE YOU NUTS?
Another thing, you are required to like Dunkin Donuts whether you hate it or like it
There is a dunkin every block
In the 80's were barely a few. Now they decided to have 4 at every intersection in the 90's. And intentionally crowd every town. There ya go. Annoying. Check out Mary lou's another alternative. And yes we have plenty of Starbucks for the rest lol.
scaf I love the [namesake city] cream donuts.👍
Jim Allen only in Boston do you get a dunkin donuts next to a Dunkin’ Donuts
Of course. Dunkin is the bomb,,how could anyone drink any other coffee!
And please do not ask the residents to say "Park the car in Harvard yard"
King of Boston lmao I'm from Boston n I can confirm that's annoying af
+King of Boston good call your royal highness :) great name by the way. I can't make out the picture of who that is in the mug shot though
it's illegal if you park the car in Harvard Yard it's only for faculty I know someone from Florida who got into Harvard
Roman Soiko - I worked in Harvard Square, if you're not in the area by 6am...you're not parking in Harvard Square, never mind Harvard Yard.
King of Boston god if I am asked again to say this I'm going wicked ballistic! everywhere I travel I have to say this I'm done! thanks! fuckin unbelievable!
Definitely GO TO NORTH END!! Tons of Italian restuarants and delicious pastries!
Great restaurants but in my opinion one of the least scenic places. Roxbury has more charm in my opinion
I would say apply to Harvard! My friend applied to harvard on a whim after being urged by a current student and got in. You never know what will happen and its always good to challenge yourself
don’t drive in the city if it isn’t absolutely necessary. The streets are crazy, pedestrians are aggressive and there is no place to put the damned car. The T (local subway) takes you everywhere you’d want to go, and. Ifyou want a day trip outside the city. I recommend Salem, the commuter rail takes you right next to three touristy area
The roads were once old cow paths. The cow paths were converted to horse and buggy trails and later to roads. So if you drive, don't expect a grid system and many of the drivers are very rude and will honk at you.
Salem's where it's at 👌🔥
Elijah Daniel Even though the witch hunt/trials were 300+ years ago, Salem still has that connection and most people from outside the area associate it with that. It is pretty much the center of Halloween celebrations in Massachusetts if not New England in general.
cg0825 I know I live there 🔥
Don't drive in general. It's a scam
If you come here to Boston & rent a car/drive, be prepared for hell on earth at evening rush hour. Take the T if you can.
F that if your not use to the area.. jump on the T.... last thing we want is another idiot driving around the area rubber necking
deadheadhoodie - yup, just slows everyone else down and they get in our way
Moved out of Boston years ago still miss the T
I'd recommend walking most places even if they're far after you get into Boston. Driving on the highway towards there is already hell! For my fellow people of Massachusetts, haven't you seen how bad the turnpike is as of late? Couldn't even get out from the Sturbridge exit one time because it was so backed up!
The T is almost as bad as driving now.
I was a tourguide in Boston in the '90's. There are so many more things about Boston that are historically cool than one might realize. For instance, years later, while visiting with my children, I made up a tour on the spot by walking into Beacon Hill with them, and showing them many of the different types of door knockers that are on the front doors of the residences. It was fun!
I’ve lived in the Boston area for my entire life, and I became a tour guide last year. I was astonished at how much history there is in Boston that most of us locals don’t even know about! Sure, we know about the importance stuff like the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre; but did you know that Boston was once a peninsula attached to the mainland only by a narrow strip of land? Or that there used to be a mill pond in the area between North Station and Haymarket? During the Big Dig, construction workers actually found the old millstone and it’s now on display outside Boston Public Market.
Don't take a tall vehicle down storrow drive
use the turnpike or the expressway
@@notsure6187 well aware but others may GPS around the city and may get told to go down storrow drive and be unaware of the low bridges
@@johnnywaffles2482 saw a BFD ladder truck get stuck there once, was stuck in traffic on my bike but laughed my ass off one would think they knew better.
wouldn't wanna get storrowd
@@notsure6187 the best is how they normally put the accident on the news to really shame the driver
dont be rude because we will be even ruder right back
Is that what you tell your lover every night
Bruh the thirst.....
Fuck up lilpanda
omg ikr people from ma are so salty (i live here too hahahah)
And Even if you aren't rude and just stupid well still be ruder.
I live in Boston and am from here and every single one of these is spot on. If i was to add one more it would be never call it "Beantown". Beans haven't been a thing here for a hundred years and nobody calls it that.
Matt Martin
What! No more B &M Baked Beans? I have to buy them from Amazon I can’t find them in IN any more. My Dad was born in Cambridge, and grew up in Winthrop. Mom Grew up in Bristol NH. After they married they lived in Mattapan where my Brother was born. I’m the only one born in Indiana. But I moved to Saugus, finished HS And went to Emerson College. I love Boston and the T is the only way to get around. I always wished my father had worked in East Boston in his Fathers Spar Yard. Instead of Westinghouse where he was transferred to Indpls. I lived in Back Bay and on the hospital side of Beacon Hill. Sirens, subways screeching and an over abundance of cockroaches.
And yeah winter ❄️ was a bitch. But it was beautiful before it was plowed and driven on.
I live here and call it beantown to be funny bc its a funny name
Never rent a car in boston, as a local i can tell you the drivers are insane and will run you off the road if you dont know exactly what your doing
Just don't drive there. Ever.
The traffic is really really insane, I just use train cause MBTA map is not hard at all
I have to park my car overnight at the Alewife train station I can see the traffic even from all the way over there so I say fuck it I think it was $5 a night a New Yorkers hate to pay for parking but I wasn't playing
Boston driving is....well there's a learning curve!! 😂🤣😂 But once you DO learn the driving culture here it's totally understandable.
@@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442 what do you recommend for someone flying into Boston going to Salem, to rent a car ? Or take the train ? The ferry ?
Don’t drive in Boston the locals will know. The roads were laid out by how the cows roamed (urban legend) your GPS will get lost downtown. I’ve seen too many tourists turning down one ways.
It is true about the cows and it is common (pun intended) in other towns in New England to have a spoke and hub road configuration (in general). Exeter, Dover, Milford, and Lebanon in NH and Brattleboro, VT immediately come to mind.
I just learned, from a Malden cop, that the fine for jaywalking is $1.00. It costs $1.10 to pay a cop to write the ticket.
HAH!! Im from Malden...and that statistic is typical..lol
The accent is much stronger in other parts of Massachusetts than in Boston. I grew up 50 miles west of Boston and I don’t have it, and my mom doesn’t have it, but my dad (who was raised in the same town as my mom) does have it. My grandma also had it, and my roommate (who grew up in Lynn, a few miles north of Boston) has it very strongly.
In western mass , berkshire, franklin, hamden, hampshire counties area DO NOT have the " Boston accent"
Yeah, I'm from Methuen, a lot of people still have the accent, but with the growing Hispanic population in the Merrimack Valley, it's gonna die off.
@Hell's favorite NPC #69OU812 . exe have you been to Springfield even way worse
You must never have been to South Boston then !!!
@@daithilacha1 fucking forget about it!
one more thing, don’t drive in Boston at all, but if you absolutely have to, just gonna say if you’re not moving the moment the light turns green, someone will honk at you. that’s something I grew up around and when I moved to the south and people waited a second to start going it was a long and painful journey to get used to that, and I’m still not lol. and the Harvard thing is so true, even if you have a perfect gpa and sat score there’s still like a less than 50% chance you’ll be accepted
If you take off the second the light turns green in a lot of places you get broadsided by a red light runner
Watching this after visiting Boston and i was only there for 4 days but it is honestly one of my favourite Cities great attractions food beer people history it just has everything you'd ever need (From UK)
Nobody gets ticketed for jaywalking in Boston, as far I know. I've jaywalked in front of cops and not gotten a ticket.
to actually hear the boston accent you cant go to Boston itself. You have to go to Quincy, Dorchester, Roxbury. places like that. Also Santarpios in East Boston is the greatest Italian pizza you will ever eat
Nick5220 - yes! Santarpios is #1
SHHHH don''t spoil it! All the chowdah heads will flock there and it's our little secret! Chelsea street rule #1 shut yer chowdah chompahs and keep the tourists away lol Tell them it's in maverick or something Lol
but dorchester and roxbury are in Boston...
You Already Know but tourists don't tend to go to Roxbury just saying
Nick5220 - yes Satarpios is unbelievably good
My favourite city in the world.
I proposed to my GF when we visited from Scotland. Absolutely love Boston.
Also, we visited in winter 17/18. It was fine. Beautiful city in the winter.
That means a lot since you are from a place that is also beautiful and probably snows more.
But if you go to Dorchester or Mattapan the snow is disgusting even Roxbury has bad snow. Dang I sound like a kid.
As someone who has lived in Mass for almost 15 years, 5 of them in Boston, I have noticed that there are MANY "Boston accents."
Revere, Southie, Watertown, etc. Everywhere has their own spin.
Quincy Market USED to have tons of eclectic, unique places to eat & shop, I cried when it became filled with places you can see at any mall - same thing happened to Harvard Square. I miss all the Mom & Pop shops they used to have there.
Not sure what happened to Harvard Square! It's not at all like it used to be back in the 80s and 90s. All of the street performers and eclectic hippies have sadly become a thing of the past. The same with the small, quirky little mom and pop stores that once defined the area. They've all but disappeared. Replaced by big corporate America. Bookstores? Gone. Used Record shops? Gone. Shops selling crystals and New Age-y types of things? Gone. All replaced by Apple stores, Starbucks, Tech this and tech that everywhere you look. Whatever happened to Tower Records and HMV? Where are all the mimes and jugglers and street musicians? Nobody cares anymore because everyone is in a big hurry with their eyes glued to their smartphones and BlackBerrys. Sad. So sad. We've really lost something people, and I don't think we'll ever get it back.
Agreed. In the 80s and 90s there were so many amazing places to shop and eat at Fanuiel Hall/Quincy Mrkt. I miss so much about the " old Boston"
I got yelled at for trying to get inside that big noodle statue once
OMG I used to love going to Quincy
@@RebeleneM I used to love going to Fanuiel Hall I guess it's not the same anymore like it was in the 90s
So true about the accent! It's so much stronger on the outskirts and Throughout Eastern New England in general anyway! Just like NY, lol
cheers
Yes people from Central and western New England do not have the accent at all. That is mostly a Eastern Mass accent that is slowly dieing out.
I live in the greater boston area,or outskirts.And almost everyone one over the age of 30 has a thick boston accent
Farrah Lily it's really thick in southie and Quincy that's it
Farrah Lily Who's your plastic surgeon? I think you'd have a good lawsuit.
I was born and raised in Boston and it's a great city filled with lots of history, attractions, and culture
I recommend going to the new England aquarium, the museum's, and downtown
Another dont is dont go walking around in Roxbury,and Dorchester at night
They DO NOT have a ghetto bus tour for those 2 places.
Who lives in massachusetts and loves in regina pizza? Regina is my favorite pizza in boston.
JRD 1229 Born and raised in Dorchester. Never went to Reginas when I lived there. 40 years in California and now go to Reginas every timer I go back. I send native Californians there when they visit.
omg i love reginas!!!!!
Joseph Flaherty So then tell him Hi Fi pizza is the best in Boston
griffin324. new ownership just took it over but pizza is still the same
Regina's is fucking awesome. When I was a kid my Dad and Mom would take us there anytime we went to Fenway. Just make sure you go to the original pizzeria in the North end, the chain restaurants in Quincy Market or in malls just aren't the same.
the best time to visit Boston is September / October
+kevin murphy that's when I went and it was great.
I'd say late May just after half the college students have left but all the trees are still blooming. Go to Vermont in the fall.
Especially when Sox tickets are dirt cheap
Maybe salem
That’s good, because I’m visiting in October for my 16th birthday.
Don't go to Starbucks. It's busy, expensive, and not equipped for expediency. You'll find one every 50 feet.
Love this video! Also, don’t skip out on going to Bovas. Bovas is a family owned/family run bakery that’s been around for a LONG time. When my be parents were first I married, they went to Boston for part of their honeymoon. They went to Bovas for breakfast pastries and then ate them while staring at the water/sitting across the street from Bovas. My family and I did that a lot when I was a little girl. 💙
Don't wait in line at Mike's for a Cannoli. It's a long ass line. Mike's is surrounded by other great bakeries that make Cannolis. I prefer a place called Geletaria.
Trust me don't get drunk and try to kiss a police horse.
The Modern across the street is much better.
BOVAS
Actually Mike’s is pretty fast with their lines.
Bovas!!!!
#9 you have to check out their bars and pubs, Boston is the most Irish place outside of Ireland, and drinking is a big part of the culture.
With all due respect the most Irish place outside of Ireland is Woodlawn NY . Google it it's called little Ireland I lived there for a year
Hmm not really
Cobbs Corner The most Irish city outside of Ireland is Scituate, Massachusetts. Didn't have to Google cuz I live close by.
Love Yourself I live there.
Matt Way Nice
Don’t swim in the Charles River!
I moved to Boston a few years ago, and the lack of a grid still bugs me whenever I go somewhere new. I know the city has rich Italian American history, but the roads didn't need to be spaghetti.
Yeah they really should have planned for cars before cars were even invented. 🤪
Good luck to you if you EVER travel in lost European countries. 😏
@@jannelaineeleodinmuo2442 rofl, best response ....Needed that laugh.
Please help , what do you recommend to someone flying into Boston but going to Salem ? Renting a car ? Taking the train ? A ferry ?
@@GG-jiggles rent a car. The drive to Salem is spectacular. Make sure you stop for some seafood as well. Be careful because Boston drivers do suck.
@@markmccreary9605 omg !! Thank you SO much ! I'm on the site now about to go ahead and order in advance. One last thing , I'm from Houston , and their are definitely parts of Houston I wouldn't advise a tourist to go down lol are there any parts like that in Boston or Salem that I should avoid ? Again..thank you SO much for the response. I have asked about 10 people and no one gave me a clear cut answer lol so thank you again
The Boston accent is alive and well, but you won't hear it much in Boston Proper. It's more common in the surrounding blue collar areas where outsiders haven't migrated and there's less interaction with the "normal" American accent.
I've lived in Boston and surroundings all my life. I don't hear any accent myself but when I travel to other parts of the country, I can't get the first words out of mouth, people are rolling on the floor and pissing themselves from laughing so hard. What country are you from? Are you Canadian ? Go kiss my Arse .
Yeah up by Gloucester I heard it a lot. Especially with the old fishing guys who have been there for generations.
It's still strong in parts of southie
blue collar? 😂
@@sandsoftime1954 , Right on. My fav is "What country are from?" Another fav, "You sound like a Kennedy." I take that as a compliment.
Clicked on this as a local ready to get pissed off but found actually really solid advice for visitors. And yea, the barking crab sucks big time.
The Barking Crab is a 100% tourist trap. No one, and I mean NO ONE who actually lives here bothers with that place.
GlenGlenervo totally agree...I was all ready to comeinonthe defense, but he had some good points. Laughed out loud about the jay walking...
I'm 50 and I DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE. Never got one. Grew up in Cambridge and Boston and walked everywhere or took the T. It gets me everywhere I need to go. Commuter rail goes to beautiful north shore beaches and all points north, south, and west. I've been walking and biking my whole life. Never had to worry about parking, insurance, gas, repairs, etc. Don't think I could ever survive in southern California. LOL!!!
It is one of the joys of visiting the Boston metro area that you don't really need a car. Just need to plan a little bit in advance to make sure your schedule matches with transit
I hope every bike riding that rides around ignoring all the traffic rules gets hit by a car!
^ That seems unusually aggressive but even if a cyclist is struck by a car in Boston, the speeds within the core city are so slow that it isn't likely to cause a major injury. But WHY are you driving in Boston? Take the excellent public transit. Or WALK!
notthegoatseguy you're 100% correct my friend! I don't own a car and I take the T everywhere I need to go. Or I walk which I prefer over anything else. So much better and healthier too.
Douche....
Jaywalking so true. Basically you go and when the light turns, you jump for the nearest curve.
I was in Austin TX. First they found it very confusing I was actually walking. In Boston walking is usually quicker than driving.
Second I was waiting for the light to turn, so I could walk without getting killed. The road was 4 lanes at 40mph. All the cars were waiting. They had the light. It took a minute to realize they were waiting on me, though they had the light. Especially when I'm used to jumping for the curve.
Don't apply to Harvard? What kind of message is that?
yea...a BAD one.
Burke Whaley true don’t waste your application fee money
It’s legit be true like if you’re from Boston it’s hard to get an versus if you’re 4.o from like Spain
My brother goes to Harvard but why not apply? That’s so dumb
Ali Khan Because they like more diversity , it’s a legit answer I got from my admissions counselor when I applied
Jaywalking is so common in Boston that is not a crime here
Kids, stop super-soaking the jaywalker's crotches. This is wrong. Adults are feeble-minded creatures who find traffic laws difficult. Just take their hand and walk them to the corner and help them safely cross the street.
Right growing up here im shocked its a crime elsewhere
*Talks about how casual Jaywalking can be in Boston*
Me, who lives in Boston: Wait, I thought it was normal to cross the street like this. You mean, everyone else outside of Boston doesn’t?
Facts lol
Some good advice, but a few notes (from a Boston native):
- Boston Common, NOT Boston Commons
- Quin-zee Market, NOT Quin-see Market
- Boston Cream Pie, NOT Boston Crème Pie
- DO visit Boston in the Winter, your only opportunity for
- Skating on Frog Pond or at City Hall Plaza
- Festival of Lights at the Museum of Fine Arts
- Holiday Pops with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- and more!
dont ever call Boston "Bean Town"
Big,Ern MCCracken why would I? I’d be in Boston not Mexico 🇲🇽
@@jeremyblaber424 give me refried beans instead of baked beans any day of the week!
‘Twill Frisco Seal your Doom, bigly
Why do they call it Beantown
I'm from Boston and call it Beantown sometimes.
Whenever he imitated our accent I cringed lol
Wtf is BASTAN
Thank you!! Wtf is Ba-stin? Has he ever heard it? I get mine when I drink. It's boss-sten KED. Or where I live in canton, it's not can-ton. It's cant-N
Oh it was as bad as watching the departed
I think it's a Midwest thing. They concentrate so much on the R, they get the O completely wrong. Hence Bah instead of Baw.
Aly Marcel same
One more DON’T while visiting Boston, don’t forget to slam on the gas pedal when you see that yellow light while driving. In fact, honestly you can ignore red lights half the time here too and never use turn signals
Do visit the rose kennedy greenway great walking park!
Thanks for the recommendation
When I worked at the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum, I used to get a lot of tourists asking directions. It was kind of funny since I was new to the city myself. Anyway, they would ask the best way to get to the Aquarium or Fenway. My first question was always "Are you driving?" If the answer was yes, I'd tell them, "OK, first thing, park your car and take the T." Seriously, driving in Boston is a nightmare if you aren't from there. Just don't do it. The subway system is excellent, easy to understand, goes nearly everywhere and, more often than not, gets you to your destination WAY faster! My don't for Boston...... DON'T DRIVE!
I could not agree with you more. Boston's streets just evolved from old cow paths, and make no overall sense to anyone but a native. If a country boy like me can get around the city on the T, anyone can.
If somebody ask you for directions in Boston, first thing is you can only go in three directions. You can't go East unless you brought your fins. Nearest town in that direction is Portugal. So best thing is to point them in one of the three remaining directions and wish them God's speed.
Once you understand the city, you can't actually get around pretty well, but until then you'll end up on many one way streets going some place you don't want to go.
lesnyk255 actually only the downtown streets are like that, everything else is straight and pretty navigable but Boston is plagued with bad traffic.
Sands of time Portugal is a country 🤣
Omg. I'm from Central Texas and we went to Boston last summer. Let's just say, I could not understand how not one person used a blinker, how jay-walkers darted out in front of cars, and how it seemed that no one was a polite driver. I was culture-shocked! Lol. I mentioned it to one of the small local shop owners and she said, "Pfft. Blinkers don't mean a thing, you stick your nose out there and play chicken. No one wants to die, so someone will win eventually." I almost choked. LOL.
+lovelouro lived here for 50+ yrs and I adore the place but have never, ever driven the streets of Boston. Nothing could induce me to do it. It's insanity and it gets worse every year.
Oh no!! Haha. It was nuts!
Lol this comment is gold. This is the type of stuff that happens when thousands of people are jammed into one city. Everyone is in a rush and gives no fucks about anyone else
You have to stick your nose out! You think anyone stops to let you out? It's crazy but the man's right lol
lovelylouro anyone from the area knows how horrible Boston drivers are
From a native (6 generations) Thank you for the video, made me smile. You’re on point about jay walking.. We natives don’t know what that is, we’re just heading to where we’re going. 🙂
Boston proper is a very small City incorporated in a period of time before the industrial revolution and the birth of big cities. Outside of the Financial District, Boston is essentially city of distinct neighborhoods, each characterized with slight nuisances. During the Second Industrial Revolution and the explosive growth of world trade and scientific innovation after the Civil War, major cities all over the United States began to enlarge their colonial period footprint in order to grow successfully and smoothly in deference to the explosive growth of commerce sweeping the industrialized world. New York expanded beyond the island of Manhattan to incorporate Brooklyn, the Bronx and other outlying neighborhoods. Chicago added it's 19th century inner suburbs as the urban area grew exponentially. Boston however did not take part in this trend as enthusiastically as other American city's with similar histories, needs, and populations. This left Boston as a small urban core, an anchor to a much larger industrial and urban area radiating out from the Massachusetts Capital building. Anyone who grew up in the Boston Metro area, i.e. (617 area code, everything inside the 128 half ring, any neighborhood or town that is serviced by the T) knows that the Boston accent is least likely to be heard in downtown Boston. The Boston accent is from a white urban working class. It is not spoken by the large Hispanic and Caribbean populations of Boston. You will not hear it from the African-American Community in Boston. A community that has been in Boston just as long if not longer then any other non-WASP group. Therefore just as authentic as the usual Boston stereotypical communities. Even inside the inner white urban neighborhoods like South Boston, Dorchester and Charlestown the accent is disappearing. Born of a marriage between the proper English of Boston's Brahmin class and the Gaelicized English of Bostons large Irish population. The Boston accent is still spoken within the white urban class of the city. Since the early nineteen-nineties the character of Boston has changed drastically. 20-30 years ago if you were entering Charlestown you would likely see graffiti that would fit better in Northern Ireland, then our close neighbor New York. Now in it is a place you will find advertisements for BMW's or other products deified by yuppies and douche bags. If your dad was a plumber or fireman and you grew up in Charlestown or a neighborhood similar too it like Savin Hill, East Somerville or Hyde Park, buying a luxury automobile was not a priority. Likewise, Brighton has changed as well, it is now made up of college students, non-english speaking Hispanics and most recently a large community of Muslims. Groups with other unique characteristics to be proud of, the Boston accent not being among them. Or, take for instance the Irish Pubs in Oak square. They are now filled with hipsters. They used to be filled with Irish seasonal laborers, here in Boston to send money back to a pre-celtic tiger Ireland. Money is at the root of the demise of the Boston accent. Working Class families who built and lived in the neighborhoods of Boston for generations, are now the victims of their own success. Working families of electricians, cops, teachers, laborers and nurses can no longer afford the ridiculous cost of homes and apartments in Boston. Breezers from all over the U.S. and the world have priced them out. Many of them openly disparage the original residents of their new found community. Numerous times in the last 20 years I have heard a breezer openly speak about their desire to rid their newfound neighborhoods of 'hood rats, punks', etc.. Disregarding the fact those original residents made it desirable in the first place. The Boston accent still exists, it's just not as common in Boston proper. You are more likely to hear it in the blue collar cities of metro Boston like Quincy, Milton, Waltham, Watertown, Arlington and Medford, then you are in Boston proper. I love to show friends and visitors from out of state the city I grew up in and work for. I love to explore the layers of history and the unique aspects of Boston's many micro-cultures. I feel blessed that my grandparents left County Roscommon and settled a stones throw from St. Peter Parish in Dorchester. I love my job as a public servant for the residents of Boston. I hope you learn to love and enjoy our wonderful city as well. I ask you to keep in mind who makes up and what really is the stereotypical Boston that has become so popular.
therascalking well written!
Grew up in west roxbury. You hit the nail on the head perfectly. You should get a 15 seat van and give tours of the real Boston. Well done
For the love of god, DO NOT wear a canadiens jersey in boston if you're a montreal fan
Tyler Holmes Or a Yankees shirt
Anything New York related is off limits in boston
Tyler Holmes or a ny Jersey
Wear a leafs jersey instead, then you will be pitied (until this season GO LEAFS)
Actually for all the traditional hate of Canadians and Yankee teams, people here are genuine good sports fans who don't go anywhere near the incivility of Philadelphia sports fans. It only means that Boston no doubt are great loyal fans that for the most part don't have a Veterans Stadium of being insufferable jerks. Well, Schafer Stadium in 1976 didn't help New England sports back then but those days and after that are long Victor Kiam gone. The Bruins, Red Sox, and Celtics have had more success than what Philadelphia and New York could ever dream about in this new century.
This is not meant to be mean or anything but it's actually Boston Common (no s).
no worries. I appreciate helpful comments like that. how else will us tourists ever learn :)
i miss the combat zone...ha!
Honestly, with a video about what NOT to do in Boston and opening with this line, I stopped the video immediately
I came here to say this 😂
Brian Brandt yes they are.im from boston.born and raised 41 yrs
We are very serious about our Red Sox. You’ll find out just how passionate we are and that “Yankees” is a fighting word if you bring it up. Don’t do it!!!
Cindy WH-Witter lmao no
Very passionate about our Celtics too!☘
or dodgers
I'm from California, and I love Boston, when I visited I stayed at the city's outskirt and took the metro into the city.
Beautiful city, love it.
OMG Im born a raised in MA lived in Boston for years.I never knew Jwalking was a think till I moved to CA 3 years ago. For 3 years I kept saying "must be a CA thing, we dont have that back home" And until 5 minutes ago, I didn't even know it existed back home. I did it for years and no one ever told me it was illegal. I just thought the lights were a suggestion. LOL
Same here
I was born in Boston, and it is really quite nice there. If you want to experience real New England history go about 40 minutes west (that's without Pike traffic) to MetroWest and the Blackstone Valley. From Draper to Whitin we have mills and factories every few miles and many historic sites in the Heritage corridor. Not to mention it can be very peaceful out here with the trees and rivers. I absolutely love living in southern New England because it's not all about the big cities.
haha too funny , i grew up on the northshore fried fucken clams!!
yeah the metowest area / worchester its a bit slow and nothing much except rush hour nothing over here
I live in the metro west area, there’s nothing to do here. All the fun things are at least an hour from us.
Remember one thing, if you see four men getting into a taxi at the same time then a bank has just been robbed.
Great vid, last night in Boston tonight! We've been j-walking (sometimes, when safe) the lights do take along time to change sometimes. Cars seem to want to let you go, but the traffic can be crazy. Walked every where and felt really settled quickly. Just remembered our hotel was across the river so coulden't get that lost. Love Boston!!!
Everyone I know has a Boston accent. Unfortunately all of the great Boston neighborhoods like Southie Charlestown and the North End are being bought out by rich yuppies. Really sad.
Charms434 You need new friends. I don’t know many people with the accent. Lived here my whole life. Higher education usually puts an end to that.
Spira Lotus actually I’m beyond lucky to have such decent, quality friends, but thanks for your concern for
My well-being.
What is unfortunate is that arrogant comment shows just the quality of person you are. I’m sure all the friends you had before you graduated, with accents from this city that did not reach a graduate degree are just below you.
I personally have a bachelors in arts as an undergrad and my masters was in psychology.
I worked in Tv/radio until 2006, which obviously led to having to remove the accent while on-air. When I’m off I’m glad it’s still fluent and heavy.
What was your goal with your comment? Are you better than the people who do jobs like construction, military and jobs that don’t require a 4 year education? I have a deep love for the Boston accent as there are working class Boston accents, N. shore accents, S. shore. The Kennedy accent (perhaps you’ve done better than 3 generations of Kennedys). I have a sincere doubt that you were born and raised in Metro Boston, as it must have been tough to be the only kid without an accent. Likely private school and privilege gave you this feeling of entitlement and an all around arrogant attitude.
Sadly your lousy comment just beckons and shows a clear insecurity and overall lack of personality.
Interesting is the name you chose for CZcams as you show a clear lack of spirituality.
To put it simply, keep staying classy.
Love Charlestown got fam from there, wicked thick accent
Charms434 she’s probably from Milton
Charms434 yeah i think it’s a lot more prevalent in the middle-age and older generations, but it’s still here! don’t see a lot of kids and teens with the accent though.
DONT. DRIVE.
Check out some of the eating places just outside the city too. Kelly's roast beef on Revere beach is a must!!!
For the love of GOD you don't have to wait an hour in line to get a good cannoli. Mikes is good, but if you are in line, turn around and walk up the street and make a left at the church (it's only a block away) and go down to Bova's.(take your time, it's open 24-7) The cannolis are good, the lines are shorter, and there is more variety. Try the peanut butter torte. When you leave bovas, make a right and go down the alley on your right. There is a clear glass door in front of a flight of stairs. The pizza there is great- don't mind the Spanish music blaring from the back... it's good. Monica's Mercato (next to bova's) advertises the best Italian sub in town, but you have to go to Revere (New Deal Deli- Top Shelf Italian) for that. The bakery on the other side of Bova's looks like it hasn't changed since the 20's. The North End is the best place to eat... (IMO)
Pretty accurate according to a Boston local native
Nate larouge not even close...
The accent is still very real. You're less likely to hear it in touristy places (listen to local workers). I have a thick accent but it's automatically discarded at the sound of someone who doesn't have it also. Dont be afraid to ask if you dont immediately hear it.
I honestly think Boston is better in New York
Proud Bostonian here!!
The accent is mostly in working class areas. A lot of younger people try to hide it, but it comes out in ways. Some deny having it, even if it sounds obvious to others. Non-.Whties generally don't have it either, but I've heard blacks and Puerto Ricans with it. I have it, but half of my roots are working class White. People from outside the area do it really bad though.
Boston itself has a lot of people from outside of it also. Haitian immigrants won't speak with a Boston accent, but one of the remaining working class Whites just may. Mayor Marty Walsh has a pretty strong one.
I was born in Boston and grew up in the Dorchester (Dotchesta) neighborhood. When I was about 20 years old, I moved to New York for a few months and found that people there couldn't understand me. I vowed to get rid of the accent. I moved back to Boston about 6 months later but was still determined to get rid of the accent. It took about another year for me to completely lose it. Since I no longer live in New England, I'm glad that I made the effort.
I'm from Western mass and I have a little of the accent. I'd say it's more Worcester accent. I never thought that I had it until I went to upstate New York, sitting at the bar some lady asked me if I was from Massachusetts lol.
Meh'fud!
I don't have a Boston accent, but sometimes, just sometimes, it pokes its head out
I'm from 30 minutes north of Boston I have no accent what so ever though I do use a lot of New England words a lot of my friends have a New England accent though and I've noticed a lot of people in the North Shore have it and hardly anyone in Boston does
And... Don't wear a Montreal Canadians jersey to Boston 😉 (fyi don't wear a Boston Bruins jersey to Montreal either!!!). Lol!
+Stephanie Caza dually noted :)
Wolters World 😉
Go Habs Go!
that's like when I invited a friend from NY to Fenway for a Sox/Yanks game. I picked him up and he had a Jeter Jersey on.
and I quote...
"I wouldn't wear that, but if you insist:
if you get beaten, don't ask for my help
if you get bloody, you're walking home"
Wore a Bruins jacket in Montreal and left it on a chair while I went to the bathroom. When I came back it was on the floor with a dirty footprint on the B. Totally justified and I laughed it off.
I've been to Boston a few times visiting inlaws. Very nice place, I'm going back in a couple weeks...driving in fact with my dashcam to log my trip. I didn't get to explore too too much, each trip was short. I did get to see Harvard campus, the Public Garden Park where I saw fireworks on the 4th, Chinatown, and an artesinal doughnut place called Blackbird in Tremont. Can't wait to go back to see more.
One of the best Boston experiences is : go to a Fenway game with friends. After, follow some locals to a pub. Get merry. Have fun.
just made me painfully homesick. That's my city.
its a cool city. I can see why you could be homesick. all the best to you!
Well come back
Mines too I miss Boston ugh 😩😩😭
Hell's favorite angel Mike you don’t have to tell me twice lol
I’m moving from Texas to Massachusetts, got any advice?
Also please its Quin-Z not Quint-C
Yup yup yup yup yup!!
Guy does a don't do in a video telling people the don't do's.
Imp's Corner faneuil hall
John quinzy Adams
My sister and I visited in 2017. Fantastic!
We knew driving would be a challenge. We just hopped on the bus tours. Got to know Boston. Battery on phone died, just as we were getting directions to get out of a bad part of the area. We both now carry chargers...great food, friendly people, great view in Copley Marriot, but it was the history this city and state has. Just a great city.
First of all, it's Boston COMMON, not COMMONS. Second, nobody says "BAASTON," it's more BOOAWSTON. And nobody cares if you make fun of our accent. Also, go ahead, bring up the Yankees... nobody cares any more; the Sox are the dominant team right now. If you want the real New England experience, leave the city and visit the Capes (both of them; Cape Ann to the north, and Cape Cod to the south). While you're heading south, stop on the South Shore (known as the "Irish Riviera") and visit some "CLAM BAHS". Boston/Cambridge/Somerville are very erudite and educated. You may not hear the famous accent anywhere in those cities - but you may on the MBTA, which stands for "Most Broken Transit Authority." Sox/Celtics/Bruins games are great, but plan to spend hundreds on tickets, food, and souvenirs depending on who the home team is playing. Do NOT come in winter, that's for sure, unless you like dark and miserable conditions - though Xmas time can be pleasant. Have a nice FAHKIN day!
I'm a Bostonian and my friends and I call it The Commons
I call it the commons... &; I’ve lived in eastie, Southie, &; in Fenway right next to the Fenway T station off the D line.. dude I’ve even lived IN the commons😅
Not dominate anymore =*(
Yes go to the cape and the islands .
Central mass is better
I'm from Boston. I approve. I say go for Harvard though. Apply! Believe in yourself. Winter isn't terrible but if it snows it is bad. Freedom trail is the tip of the iceberg.
Cheerz!
the snow is so baddd. March was awful this year. I’d agree tho, it only rly starts to snow in mid January so coming in December should be fine
If you want a historical restaurant go to Union Oyster House. It's kinda expensive though and crowded depending on the night. But it's the oldest restaurant in America. It has great Clam Chowder and Corn bread I really recommend it!
Total tourist trap.
It's pretty expensive(even by already insane Boston standards) and the food was only pretty good in my experience. Potentially worth doing to say you have, maybe. And I must reiterate - Boston is *insanely* expensive. I say that as somebody who lives in London!
Don't forget to hit the Bell in Hand tavern
Is MacDonald's Scottish food or Irish food, I get them mixed up.
The clam chowder sucks at Union Oyster House. Go to Legal.
He says don't JUST see the Freedom Trail as of it is dull and ordinary, but if you never come to Boston again with your family you MUST see it. Places like Paul Revere's house on Milk St. or the site of the Boston Massacre or Independence Hall (same place) where the Declaration of Independence was read aloud by Colonel Thomas Crafts on July 22nd by order of the The Continental Congress. Or, how about Cambridge Common where Washington first drew his sword taking command of the Continental Army? If you read Mother Goose she is buried in the Granary Cemetery near Park St. Church along with the four killed in the Boston Massacre, along with Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere and James Otis. If you ever read "Make Way for Duckings" by Robert McCloskey, which was illustrated around Boston Common there are little Bronze statues of the Mother and her ducks at the beginnings of Boston Common and maybe elsewhere. The great statue of George Washington on his steed, Swan boats with real ducks to feed. I am writing this to say if you have a family this guy is wrong.
I just had my first visit. I was surprised how good the food was. Maybe it was the overwhelming amount of choices. Beacon St. is just awesome. We walked all the way from The Buckminster to Faneuli Hall and never left the shade. So many young elm trees. It really looks good. The beer was good too. They don’t hit you with 100 micro-brews but each place seems to offer a nice selection of 20 different beers making you want to hit each place eventually.
Regarding the weather of Boston, if you want to avoid the snow, then it is from mid-January to mid-March. There is no guarantee on those dates though as snow could still fall earlier or later.
I love my home town boston
Me too!!!!
Comes to my neighborhood all the old Italian and Irish have a harsh Boston accent
There are lots of things to do in Boston. Parking sucks, costs a lot. Take the train into City.
i enjoy hearing people's impression of the boston accent! also, some locals 'do' still have one!
I highly recommend the duck boat tours... a classic part of bostonian exploration and they are held near and dear to a lot of people here, if you dont like the water then dont do them but other than that enjoy the hell out of them, easy and efficient if you're only in town for a day
As a Bostonian, I hate to admit this, but this is a pretty good list for starters. I definitely agree with your first tip. I've never heard anyone pull off a decent Boston accent. If you want to hear a real Boston accent, get out of Boston. Try some of the immediate suburbs north of Boston or speak to working-class guys over 60.
I love Boston. Beautiful city, friendly people.
We recommend doing the hop on and hop off bus!
I've done that in other towns... and I think that's the best way to see things.
Till u end up in Madapan
This is sooo true, i went to Boston for 2 weeks
Love the fact that you had a shot of MIKE'S PASTRY !!! One of my all time favorite places to visit in boston along with Sullivan's at Castle Island
l love the accent. Wish it wasn't fading away.
Penny Layne The accent isn't going anywhere, I have lived in the Boston area my whole life, I hear it all around me in all parts of Boston and especially outside the city.
go to Taunton and see if its fading away
or peabody, peabiddy...i grew up there , live in SF now know how to pronounce A, R , but can turn on the ole accent like nothing..ha!
{ sm01845 } yeah in the metro west area personally i have a bit of a boston accent or worchester that slips out from time to time so do a couple friends of mine do the same
Even the suburbs south of Boston,such as Norwood,Dedham,and Walpole have many people with Boston accents.I grew up in Norwood