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Grandmother of Five posted:How is the political climate currently in the state and city that you live in? I live in Boston, so it's probably much closer to a European political climate. We're, um... Bothered by the Cheeto-in-Chief. I can't really think of any non-Dunkin Donuts foods that I'd really call "Boston-y", except for my habit of eating hot dogs with celery salt, which is more of an RI thing. I suppose in general the coffee culture around here is the strongest you'll find outside of Seattle, which makes sense considering we're one Gulf Stream shutdown away from being a frozen hellscape. Tensions in America traditionally run North-South and Coasts-inland. While I may have a friendly rivalry with someone from say, New York, I'd have serious philosophical and political disagreements with someone from, say, Texas, or the rural parts of the Deep South, or some state that nobody's heard of, like North Dakota. While we wouldn't have a language barrier, my accent and word choice would definitely finger me as an outsider. There's definite ill will between various states. The north and coasts tend more liberal, the south and midwest tend more conservative. Certain parts of the culture down south (such as the veneration of police officers, and the high stakes placed on High School football) would be completely foreign to me. That said, the ease with which I live with large, crowded areas and my obsession with the Red Sox would probably seem crazy to them. As for tourism, go to Boston and walk in a random direction. Eventually you'll hit history. Or the river, which is also cool.
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Mycroft Holmes posted:I never wear shoes in the house. I never really thought about my logic, shoe-in-house-wise, before. I'll take them off if I'm staying the night (or planning to) or if I'm a regular visitor at your house, and I'll take them off in my own house unless I'm planning to go out again relatively soon. I'll also take them off (or at least ask) if a place has wall-to-wall carpeting. I feel like, to an extent, taking off my shoes in your house assumes a certain intimacy of the friendship, and that in some ways it'd actually be rude to take off my shoes without your permission.
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LogisticEarth posted:Ditto this. For regular shoes, anyway. If you have muddy/snowy shitkickers than obviously yes please take them off. But if you're an acquaintance or whatever, taking your shoes off indoors is moderately wierd unless you're hanging out for a long time. Let's tae a poll on how many sports teams have thrown snowballs at Santa
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Git Mah Belt Son posted:How the gently caress are you from here and when someone says "Boston food" you don't immediately go with lobsters and clam chowder? I guess I just think of that as "food". It's not really all that special. Lobster's the most boring seafood known to man, but clam chowder is pretty delicious.
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