Oh we are defensive drivers. THIS IS OUR CHUNK OF ROAD AND WE WILL DEFEND IT TO THE DEATH!

Whats unique about mass is it has it all: beaches, mountains rivers, all 4 seasons, beautiful farm land, rich history and technology, innovation and of course great food, not many states can boast the same.

I tell everyone I'm from Boston, but I live 30 miles away. It's much easier to say that; than explain Mass geography to outsiders.

Native Brit here: I've never been to Boston or any part of Massachusetts for that matter but I think why some of the words are pronounced differently to the way they're spelt is because they probably use the English pronunciation. Which makes sense Boston has strong ties to England, as do much of the East coast cities and that comes with our incomprehensible language to xD

Spent several years in Boston for college, and then lived and worked on the North Shore for a few years afterwards. This video is spot on, and these recommendations are so true. Great tips for anyone looking to visit one of the most beautiful places in the country. Can't over-emphasize enough how genuinely GOOD people from Massachusetts are - once you get past the "shield," and the occasional Masshole. Great video, Mark!

Thank you for mentioning that there is more to Mass besides Boston! Sadly, the beautiful hills of Western Mass is the forgotten part of the state. Most do not know anything exists west of Worcestor. And "Don't" just travel west to see the Berkshires, there is so much more beauty on this side of the state! ....And "Don't" worry, in Western Mass there is plenty of "Dunks" to fill up your cup!

The Massachusetts Turnpike (Rt 90) runs the full length of the state and is simply known as “the pike”. I live in the Berkshires and it can take from 2.5 to 5 hours to get to Boston depending on weather and traffic. Of course there’s another saying that once you get to Boston… it takes another hour to get to “Boston”. Lastly winter is a great time to come to the state. Here in the Berkshires we have ski areas, tubing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, snowmobiling hiking and even mountain biking. The snow covered fields and forests take on a new magical feel in the winter.

All great points. I will say, as a New Yorker who's lived in New England, there definitely is a healthy hate for New York, perhaps even worse than in the south, however, it's mainly based on sports. not usually something so serious that you'll be actually disliked, unless you're actively putting down Boston, which I don't because Boston is one of my favorite places in the US!

As a Boston native, this is all true. We're cold at first but will warm up once we get to know you. Don't diss our sports teams, don't take someone's parking spot if they've spent time shoveling it out and had their lawn chair there.

From a Mass native- you are spot on! Great job. My only comment is about clam strips- really?? A local will not buy those pieces of fish leather, ask for whole clams instead, fried of course in the Summer! Otherwise, you did a wicked awesome job of getting to know us. Thanks!

The city spelled "Quincy" is pronounced "Quinn Zee". I took a training course in the Boston metro area one time and the trainer told us how to pronounce words the way the locals do. If a word ends in the "er" sound, you pronounce it "uh". I was so proud of myself when my waitress asked me what I wanted to drink and I told her "a doctuh peppuh" (Dr. Pepper).

I saw the Red Sox win the World Series in St. Louis in 2004. I have to say that the St. Louis Cardinal fans were some of the most gracious, most sportsmanlike, nicest people I've ever met. Everyone was really great to us, both before and after the Series - and when the Cardinals won the Series two years later, we were rooting for them.

Interesting how much of this is directly applicable to visiting the U.K.! Albeit not a coincidence given it’s history…

My husband was born in Mass, grew up in New Hampshire, so we visit often. The north end Italian food and the bakeries are fantastic. If you are from the southern states you definitely will think the people are rude however once they get to know you they are friendly.

I grew up in the Boston Area. The reason there are so many odd sounding towns is because they're holdovers from English colonial times. They too have odd sounding towns in England.

Grew up in Western Mass, and greatly appreciate the love! There is definitely more to the state than just Boston.

As someone from Western Mass, thank you thank you thank you for saying Massachusetts is more that Boston :D Boston is a great city don' get me wrong, but there's waaaay more to this state. We may be small but we got stuff to do.

Massachusetts has some interesting food history: Dunkin' Donuts and Honey Dew Donuts both opened their first locations in MA. Boston Cream Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Marshmallow Fluff were all invented in MA. The first written record of a peanut butter & jelly sandwich was in the 1901 Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics.

Very accurate description of MA for the traveler…from someone actually born in Boston and now living 32 miles south!! Go Bruins!!!

Perfect!! Just booked my flight/lodging to Boston a couple days ago, will definitely be watching this again.

One of the coolest things that I’ve found only available in New England is candle pin bowling, so much fun especially for the kids. Sadly, we don’t have that in New York.

I was born in Waltham, Ma. in 1958 and lived here all my life. Massachusetts has been good to it peoples. The Bee Gee had sing a song called Massachusetts.

Thanks for focusing on my amazing home town. I’m really from Boston, not the burbs. Thanks for making that distinction. Those of us who grew up in the City typically have the accent and the bragging rights. Great also that you pointed out that the suburban people aren’t necessarily being posers by saying they’re from Boston. There are so many little towns. It is just easier for them. Nice coverage of all the great things to see and do. For hotel bookings, be aware that those really fill up around the time of university graduations. Also agree not to rent a car for your time in Boston. Parking is awful. The T (or Uber) will get you around the main tourist areas. Parking is stressful and driving is rough. We actually wear the “Masshole” badge with pride. Driving is aggressive but it’s not personal. Great description of the “shield.” We don’t smile and wave and chat with random people but if someone is in need, we will help. The sports rivalries are all in good fun. I wouldn’t wear Yankees garb in the bleachers at a night game and start talking trash, but otherwise the most you’d get is some teasing. It’s fun to hate the Yankees. They hate the Sox. It’s expected and enjoyed. Great advice on not taking a parking space with a space saver during/after a storm. Super accurate and enjoyable review. Thumbs up. Go Sox.

He forgot, we swear a LOT! Part of daily language, we are NOT (Usually) swearing at you 🤣😂

Love your videos. Note: That's not what a Boston creme pie looks like. It's a golden 2-layer cake filled with custard and topped with poured chocolate. And Worcester is not pronounced Woo, it's between a Woo and a Wuh, like in book.

If you want to hear the Boston accent, go to the Brockton, Quincy, Malden, Everett, etc some of the less gentrified suburbs of Boston

As someone from Worcester county I can tell you that we’re use to outsiders pronouncing place names incorrectly.

As a life-long Western Mass native, this video is very accurate… Especially about Western Mass! The Commonwealth has a lot to offer outside of Boston. Like much of New England there is a ton of open farmland and forests - the cities are not that big (like Holyoke and Northampton)! Great state overall!

Great summary, lived in Quincy for five years. After driving for a while, you eventually find out there usually is some kind of method to the madness and everyone kind of knows what each other is going to do! It is just survival. I learned real quick that if you are stopped at a red light and there is a car opposite you signaling a left turn, the first car has "right of way." Fortunately, I was able to learn my lesson without any body damage!

Born and raised in the beautiful Berkshires ❤️thanks for not leaving us out!

I gotta hand to ya, you nailed it! Mass born an raised “But Ive been all over the world” that being said when you finished the video about people saying there from Boston that definitely made me laugh…so true…”which part of Boston” LOL…The video was wicked good bro!

I'm from Pittsburgh, and when I've visited Boston I've oddly felt at home there in many ways. Sure the cities are different in several ways, but they're both cities of neighborhoods, have colorful local dialects, driving and parking is a pain in both, tons of pride in the pro teams, friendly but initially a little cold or suspicious at first locals, and a lot of local restaurants over the standard chains. From my travels though, I feel like more emphasis on local restaurants is stronger in all of the Northeast over other regions of the US. Pittsburghers also love to argue about who can say they're from Pittsburgh and who can't

Heya, Masshole here from the New Hampshire line. This is pretty accurate as far as driving and all- I will say I'm not a crazy sports fan but that probably goes with being a woman, so yeah. Lowell Area also has mill tours. Lowell was where the Industrial Revolution got started in the States. Tewksbury Hospital does tours in the not-covid time to view their public health museum, and if you ever saw Castle Rock, they do shoot movies and TV on the property. Actually, if you want to see the malls where Paul Blart was filmed, thats the Rockingham Mall in Salem NH over the line, and Burlington Mall in Burlington MA. Salem also has the Peabody Essex museum which is brimming with not-Witch related things. Worth a peak over that way. Best Summer Vacation spot for food in Salem is the Willows Park. Its out of the way a bit, but it has Fried Dough, Pizza, Seafood, Chinese food- and a beach and arcades. Also just the view of the many Willow trees, while not being far from town square to walk. If you are coming to town for St. Patrick's day, I can't talk up seeing the Dropkick Murphys at least once that week. They do seven shows, usually, and are by far one of our most beloved local bands. If you come up for July 4th, go to the Cape for a beach facing toward inside the 'arm' of MA. Fireworks are banned in MA, but... Well, the state is big and has many rivers. You get a good view of fireworks up and down the cape this way, as well as amateur ones. Provincetown is a must stop all my fellow L's B's G's and T's. You can hop a ferry from the Aquarium there, and enjoy an hour to relax before a day at the cape with no driving, in one of the gayest towns around. If you do this during Carnival in August, you especially miss five hours of driving both ways from Boston and still get all the fun of Pride Carnival. If you do decide to come in Winter, stay in the suburbs. The plows work better. You can then drive into either a commuter rail or T stop and train into Boston. I'm used to the snow, and go to work in blizzards though. If you decide against Boston in the weather but still want to come, the Skiing is also really good.

When I was down south I often would just say I’m from Boston because when I said Massachusetts people would mix it up with all the other M states.

Not sure why I am watching this since I live in Salem...but don't forget to come get a roast beef sandwich on the north shore. Best small town sub/pizza shops in the state

My hometown, Medford, Mass, which is a suburb of Boston. "Over the River and Though the Woods was written here and Jingle Bells was also written here.

From someone born, raised and still living in Massachusetts you sir are 100% spot on, GREAT JOB! Massachusetts is a lot more than just Boston! I will say, another Don't: Don't think by taking the T you will get to where you need to on time, or Don't think just because you wave down a Taxi they will stop for you, or Don't stop in the middle of the crosswalk while walking on a DO NOT WALK light- Someone WILL hit you.....

Since you’re from St. Louis, as someone from “The Greater St. Louis Area”, allow me to share this story. I’ve lived in New England since 2007. I started going to Fenway Park in 2008, and I always wear my Cardinals stuff. When the Red Sox were on the verge of winning the 2004 World Series, thousands of Red Sox fans converged on St Louis to celebrate, and Cardinals fans helped many of them by giving them their ticket stubs to they could enter Busch II and witness the final out. They haven’t forgotten that. People still shake my hand at Fenway as a Cardinal fan, as a thank you. Some tips: The chain hotels are in Boston and they’re expensive. Look at the smaller, locally owned places. They’re perfectly fine and you’ll save money. Learn the T. Forget about driving in Boston. Mass natives that I know won’t do it. Take the tour at Fenway Park..well worth it.

I just love your reviews, Thank you!

New England Driver in a Nutshell: Mass- Left lane and middle lane are passing lanes. On ramps have the right of way RI- Similar to Mass, but will also bob and weave while texting NH- Has no insurance so make way VT-I got nothing to say because there are like 4 people and a moose that live there ME-there is just a moose and someone who feeds it

I was born in Boston and I miss it

With all respect- I laughed through this one. I’ve lived in Mass my entire life. It’s not Woo-ster :) spring is called the mud season. The winter is absolutely the time to visit the Berkshires and ski resorts. I’ve always called a frappe a milk shake. It was a fun watch.

Thank you for insights. I love all of your videos.

Bro I’ve been enjoying your content for several years now. Please never stop! Love your channel

There are so many gorgeous and easy places to go walking, or hiking. Quabbin Reservoir and Chesterfield Gorge are 2 that immediately spring to mind. Shelburne Falls trails, Mohawk trail, etc. Lots of wildlife around Quabbin such as moose, black bears, leopard.frogs,.salamanders. Even the coyotes are handsome and fluffy.

You need to make a video about Providence and Rhode Island.

Thank you for being for saying such nice things about my home state!

Thanks Mark, these guides are really entertaining and informative!

The funny thing about pronouncing ‘Worcester’ is that you can pronounce about different four ways: 1) ‘Wiss-tah’ 2) ‘Wuss-ter’ (which is how I say it), 3) ‘Woos-tah’ (which is the almost-mocking way to pronounce it) and 4) ‘Woo-ster’ (said by folks who aren’t from around here)… great video! Very informative - especially how you can’t steal someone’s winter parking spot if you dig it out.. usually folks will put a lawn chair, or cone, or whatever they can find to save the spot until they get back home from work. I’ve seen all sorts of things reserving parking spots

This is excellent. I am originally from MA so a lot of this is spot on. I'll add: -Yes Dunkin is very popular. Most people only get it for coffee and beverages though, maybe a breakfast sandwich. Unless you're under 12, no Mass natives get Munchkins -Driving is bad. Take the T if in and immediately around Boston. Try to minimize driving as much as possible if outside of Boston. But outside of 495 its not much different than driving in the mdiwest to be honest. And get used to unusual or odd traffic signals and signs -Embrace the non-chain hotels, restaurants, bars etc. The national chains do exist in MA, mostly in the suburbs, if that is your thing. Branch out and eat some fried clams or scallops on a beach, some Italian in the north end, and some of the best Chinese food in America in Boston. Across from the Common (not Commons) there is a 2 floor McDonalds though, just an fyi. -People from the eastern part of MA outside the Cape are from "Boston". The locality only matters if you live in the state. -Boston's relationship with NY can best be described as frenemies. Except the New York Yankees. They suck. And all us Sox fans hate them. As an FYI despite how popular sports are in Boston, not everyone is a sports fan. Outside the region, the city gets a sorta provincial reputation due to it, but it's not as bad as ESPN would make it out to be. It's not NYC but there is a lot to do here if you aren't into sports. -The city west of Boston spelled Worcester is WIS-TAH. Wooster is a city in Ohio. -You can and will hear the stereotypical Boston accent (and get a feel for what its like to live in the city, and not only if you are wealthy) if you explore outside the touristy areas, especially in older communities with older people. Boston is NOT just downtown, the Freedom trail, Back Bay etc. Almost 700k live in the city limits, and most not in where the tour guides show you. -Boston and Mass have some great live music, nature, and my favorite pastimes, candlepin and duckpin bowling,. Try them sometime!

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As a Masshole who grew up in The Beautiful Berkshires, thank you for mentioning us!! Western MA is often overlooked, since everyone and their mother has heard of BOSTON. To be totally honest, Ive lived in MA for 30+ years and Ive only been to Boston

Don't trust my pronunciation on the towns... they are a "only locals can pronounce them correctly" kind of thing.

Two corrections: we are not aggressive drivers; but if you get in the way we’ll get upset. Our roads are narrow and you have to worry about the people behind you not the people in front of you. If you drive like you’ve got three lanes in each direction, you will cause an accident and people get upset if you’re going to cause a crash. Also we don’t have a shield as much as we give people space first. We’re not like many people who are up into your business before you have a chance to think. Also, you never mentioned Concord or Lowell or Gloucester. And someone from Western Massachusetts would never say they are from Boston!

Boston born & raised. I now live 15 mins south and 💜 my Massholes 😂 We are a unique breed but many are wicked nice & kind. Back in the days when I used to work in Boston & has passes for events, I would randomly pass it on to tourists visiting. I definitely will always help visitors especially when they look lost or confused.

I grew up in Boston ( Hyde Park) , graduate of Boston Tech ‘73’ now live on the Cape (Sandwich.) Great review! A great place to grow up in and to visit.

I love when you visit my home state. Living where I do now, I miss Dunkin.

Great video but you forgot Louisa May Alcott. Little women, Walden Pond. And of course tours of Cambridge Harvard MIT. Also when driving we pick the middle lane FYI that is for a two lane road. :😀

Worcester native here, this is spot on. well done

Thank you for this! I’m from Saugus, suburb 10 minutes or so north of Boston. Personally I love it here and I spend a lot of time in the city itself

I'm from Lawrence and Haverhill which are like 35-45 minutes north of Boston but I always say I'm from Boston outside because nobody knows where they are. This area is the Merrimack Valley btw. It was a major manufacturing center historically.

I live in Arlington, Mass., but I'll often say I'm from Boston because people have heard of it, but they would say "where's Arlington?"

Never thought where I was from would be here - and it's so spot on!

There’s a bakery in the north end of Boston called Mike’s Pastry. It’s the best bakery I’ve ever been to. Highly recommend it.

The awesome Adams sites in Quincy are just a Red Line T ride away in Quincy. Somerville leads the way!

Boston is my home and I love it and I'm proud to be from Massachusetts but I don't have a Boston accent LOL I haven't been home in a while but I'm always keeping in touch with my family and friends and I have Boston and Massachusetts memorabilia and my house, no matter where I am I am forever a New England Patriots fan I just love New England

The first Dunkies was in Quincy. Its still there and a sign to acknowledge it.

Welcome to Boston, it's wicked awesome here 😎

I lived here all my life and diss Dunkin all the time. I remember the good old days where you can add your own cream and sugar to non watered down coffee. Other than that, great video....lol

I have visited Massachusetts with my family and it's a great place to visit and live

From MA, your info is right on.

Great city, great state! (for 9 months out of the year)

went to Salem in late September! honestly can say I enjoyed it more than Boston, though Boston is great! love Boston common! I especially love marblehead!!! had some seafood in a restaurant and sat outside and had a gorgeous sea view.

Winter's great in New England, those cute little villages in the Berkshires and the ski resorts are a lot of fun.

The Omni Parker Hotel in Boston is where the Boston Creme Pie was invented. I ate it there once and it was a fun experience.

When I was in the service I would always tell people that I'm from Boston even though I live on the North Shore, but people would get confused when I said what city I was from. I even told a southern guy that I was from New England and he said "what? Y'all from England?". Once people started to hear my accent loud and clear and a lot of them would say "yeah I can tell you're from Boston."

Another tip is don’t call Boston beantown… Nobody from Boston actually says that. 😁

Thank you for doing a Boston video I really really really want to move there. I went there for a few days on my vacation from work and I loved it deeply.

So cool to see you came to my town! Would have been cool to run into you. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Harriet and i lived in a town called Dedham about eight miles from Downtown, Boston up until last April when we moved to Richmond, Va. You were spot on about the don't's. We might add how pricey Ma. has become. Real Estate is through the roof.. navigating the roads more difficult. Give yourself lots of time to get around where you want to go. By the way, Harriet went to high school with the current Gov. Charlie Baker as well as Phil Murphy Governor of NJ (Needham High School. Ma.) All continued their education at Harvard.The beauty of Ma. is it has the water, the mountains, and the city fairly close by. Thanks for the memories Guys.😍😍😍😍 Jim and Harriet.

As a lifelong Masshole Mark has almost all of this right. One thing I disagree on Mark is yuck on clam strips … you want the full belly clams. That’s true seafood. Also if you are coming here you need to brush up on town names … start with Peabody, Haverhill, Leominster, Leicester, Scituate, Worcester and even Cochituate.

Love Boston one of my fav cities.

Go to Lowell. Most of the downtown is a National Park. You can take a boat ride on the canals and the ethnic restaurants are out of this world! Also, go to Western Avenue Studios--over 350 artist studios in one place, in a historic old textile mill.

Lived on the north shore for 15 years. (Swampscott for the last 4) i miss it like crazy. By far the most beautiful and special place i have lived. I would recommend if you want to hear that accent go up the coast to towns such as revere, beverly, salem, ipswich, manchester by the sea, rockport, gloucester, newburyport etc... visited again this summer and it was struck me how pervasive it was really was.

I loved this, as someone who grew up IN Boston (South Boston “southie”) and now live in western Mass I agree with everything you said. Especially the end, especially living outside of Boston now I’ll meet someone and they will say oh I’m from Boston and I’m like what part? Only real Bostonians know the difference between Dorchester, Roxbury, North End and of course Gods country Southie. Great Video

Good Video Mark about Bahston and Massachusetts. Its a very diverse place and everything is about 2-3 hours away. Getting out of Boston is a must if you want to get the feel for the place and sense of History. The North Shore and South Shore of Boston are pretty different and most locals stay on their either North or South side. Winters can be long but temperate close to the coasts. And there is golf year round for the hearty on the Cape. You can hit a pretty good town or small city if you get off the highways and stay away from the super touristy places. A lot of people miss the hidden gems because they are going to the most popular places that get in most attention in guidebooks. There could easily be a nice spot 20 Min away where the tourist don't know about and thats where you will find the locals. So look at the most touristy location and then zoom out 5-10 miles and there might be a just as interesting in many ways place. Ha ha just a thought. Instead of Salem... Spend 2 hours there and then hit Manchester By the Sea or Ipswich. Instead spending all your time Camden or Bar Harbor check out Belfast or Castine. Lots of variations but the 10 most popular places get 80 percent of the tourists so be aware. Keep up the good work..thanks

Yes, all good advice. As a lifelong resident of Boston’s outer suburbs, I an concur 100%

Dunkin Donuts is 'Dunks' not 'Dunkin.' And the disdain for Connecticut is that while it's a New England state, many people there affiliate with New York (follow NY sports teams, refer to NYC as 'the city', etc). And you are correct that parking can be a pain in a lot of places. Driving in and around (5 mile radius) of Boston is best left to the pros. But for the most part, parking in the rest of the state is just like anywhere else.

Wolters world did you get to see Cambridge and how far away is it from Boston

We are visiting our family in Groton Massachusetts next month 👍 great video my friend

I love your channel! I did a month long road trip with my fiancee and I did a bunch of research to plan for the trip (I had done the whole east coast and only gone as far as PA when going west, but we went all the way out to Wyoming and down to nevada), and your videos are incredibly informative and fun to watch. I'm actually from Ma. and our starting point was Boston. Also, Dunkin is constant and not too expensive, that's why we like it. It used to be better and cheaper though

As a ‘from Boston’ native (Was born in the city but grew up about 15 mi SE of the city), I always say I’m from Boston or the Boston area b/c people outside of New England and NY don’t understand how we are about our city or town and not our county. Also, the CT thing is strictly about those traitors especially in Southwestern CT that are Yankees fans instead of Red Sox fans. Finally, the shield, it’s a personal space box more. We’re huggers once we know you. We will however help anyone in need. Just don’t violate the personal space box.

Coming from Britain as well, I’m not even sure how some places are pronounced in Massachusetts, since they’re different to the British pronunciation. Berkshire (US) vs Barkshire (UK)

Checking in from Swampscott!

Great video! Come visit us in the Pioneer Valley in Amherst and Northampton 😊😊😊

Be careful driving in and around Boston. Lots of exits have little to no merging lanes and drivers are aggressive.

Born in Cambridge!! If you can pronounce Worcester, Methuen, and Haverhill correctly, come visit! Good luck! LOL! Wicked proud of MA/NH and our accent! DO NOT rag on Celts, Sox, B’s, and PATS! Please.

Hey Mark! Love your videos. I am really excited for you to make a video on visiting Wisconsin because I've never been and I wanna do that place right. Me and my husband are hardcore cheese people but I know there's gotta be more than cheese over there. Would love your guidance on this topic! And thank you for another great video, hope to visit Massachusetts one day!

Ayyyyyy Boston!!

Excellent video, just one detail, we here in Massachusetts are educated and we care about the environment. Most chains including Dunkin carry cheap coffee that uses very harmful growing practices in the Tropics. They don't pay their workers enough either. Just like you said - buy local! Find a coffee shop that carries shade grown, enjoy exploring, ask around about the local shops, that pay their workers and support small family farms in the coffee growing regions.