YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM MASSACHUSETTS IF

 

YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM MASSACHUSETTS IF:

 

You think if someone is nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town

The public transportation system is known as the “T” and you’d rather drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 4 hours to get to Boston than be caught dead on the “Orange Line”

You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house and
that is how you give directions

If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names

53 degrees is “on the warm side”

You’ve walked to Brigham’s for an ice cream cone “to go” during a Nor’Easter

You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the”Boston Accent” on TV

You call chocolate sprinkles “jimmies” A water fountain is called a bubbler. Say it “bubbla”. You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes

You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, Chatham, and Leominster

You know what they sell at a “packie”

 

You keep an ice s craper in your car all year round Paranoia sets in when you can’t see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS

You’ve pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left

You’ve bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop

You know what a “regular coffee” is!

You can navigate a rotary without a problem

You use the words “wicked” “pissa” and “good” in the same sentence

You know what a frappe is

Saint Patrick’s Day is your second favorite holiday

You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair

You never say “Cape Cod” you say “The Cape”

You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation at least once, in elementary school, but never to Bunker Hill

You know the Mass Pike and 495 create some sort of strange weather dividing line

These are so true, If you need clarification on any of them do not hesitate to post your questions