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A tradition in Boston is a Boston Pops Orchestra performance on the 4th of July, followed by a spectacular fireworks display. It's a pleasant experience, but you have to be willing to get a seat hours in advance for a decent spot to see the fireworks, and unless you get there at the crack of dawn, you won't be able to sit where you can see the orchestra.
However, they broadcast the performance over speakers throughout the green by the Charles River, and the fireworks go off from a barge in the river itself. It was a spectacular show this year, and 600,000 people were crammed onto the green to watch it! Leave a Comment
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I loved the way the close-knit Italian villagers sit out on the streets in their lawn chairs, just chatting the day away. It's such a lovely, laidback lifestyle. Leave a Comment
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Do not ask anyone to say "Park the car in Havard Yard." Some people will be ok but there are many who won't be happy about it! Leave a Comment
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New England, and maybe the Atlantic Seaboard, is a chilly place, and Boston harbors more stony people than most.
In general, don't be offended if Bostonians don't make eye contact with you. Its just not really, polite for lack of a better word, to do so, out of privacy. Leave a Comment
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Boston's famous Duck Tours are funny-looking buses which drive around Boston and Cambridge, and then also go in the water.
As far as I can tell, there's really nothing too spectacular about these tours, especially not at $20+ a head. One interesting thing, though (and this is the local custom tip), is that you will oftentimes see people quacking at the Duck Tours. Usually, these are tourists who have taken the tours and were told to quack at the tours in the future. Most locals grudgingly ignore them...some mockingly oblige and quack. Veeeery interesting. Leave a Comment
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One of our favorite and Boston's newest 'local customs' is not so much a custom as a law. As of the spring of 2003, Boston workplaces are completely smoke-free.
What does this mean to you? Well, since waitresses and bartenders are working, no one can smoke where they work. This means, in addition to restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, and the like are all smoke free! Not everyone is happy about this (mostly smokers and the unlucky folks who live near one of these types of places and have to deal with smokers on side walk), but we sure are! And it turns out, owners are pretty happy too since business actually appears to be increasing since the ban went into effect. Leave a Comment
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Boston Glossary:
cah = car
tonic = soda or pop
squawlops = scallops
bare = beer
packie = liquor store
wicked = very (ex: 'wicked good' means excellent)
Dottie = Dorchester
Southie = South Boston (not the South End)
Townie = Someone from Charlestown
rotary = roundabout or traffic circle
The New Gahd'n = The Fleet Center, near the site of the old Boston Garden. A place for concerts and sporting events.
Big Dig = Public works project to fix the disfunctional Expressway.
The Expressway = The JFK Expressway or the portion of Route 93 that goes through town.
The Ah-tery = The Central Artery or The Expressway or the portion of Route 93 that goes through town. Leave a Comment
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Rememer when is Boston, the Yankees suck! This is a common cheer you will hear at Fenway Park whether they are playing the Yankees or not. Leave a Comment
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Unless you want to start a fight, YOU HATE THE NEW YORK YANKEES! I never realized how deep that hatred was until I went to some Boston bars and Fenway Park. They were giving books that were 1001 reasons to hate the Yankees! Leave a Comment
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Boston gives you so many cultural highlites!!
There is the Public library in the Back Bay
The Freedom Trail who guides you to some very intersting historical places
The JFK-Museum outside Boston ('T')
The museum of science ('T')
The shell near the Charles River - there are many concerts during the summer
Cambridge
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