Posted in Massachusetts
March 04, 2016
by Sophia
23 Struggles Everyone In Massachusetts Can Relate To
Living in Massachusetts poses its own unique set of problems. Check out this list of the top struggles with which all Massachusetts natives are far too familiar.
1. When you can't decide between wearing your Brady or Gronk jersey to the game.
2. When the line at The Clam Box seems never-ending.
3. When you want Cape Cod Potato chips but all the convenience store has is Lays.
4. When out-of-state people act surprised that you don't talk like an extra from The Departed.
5. But then you get funny looks you get when you drop a "wicked" in casual conversation.
6. When you go out to western Mass and suddenly the nearest Dunkin' Donuts is a half hour away.
7. When you head to eastern Mass and can't find a good farmstand anywhere.
8. Summer traffic to the Cape.
9. Summer traffic leaving the Cape.
10. Summer traffic.
11. When you live in Boston and someone puts a lawn chair on the parking spot YOU shoveled.
12. When the snow plow hasn't cleared your street yet but you really need make a Dunks run.
13. When your snow shovel is in the garage but you can't get to the garage because of all the snow.
14. When the last snowflake melts and suddenly every road you regularly use is under construction until next winter.
15. When your friends think their hometown has the best ice cream. Psssh, please.
16. When the weather changes so quickly that you need updates by the minute, not by the hour.
17. That time when Jaws and The Perfect Storm made you fear the local waters.
18. When your sibling starts dating a Yankees fan at college and you wonder how unconditional your love truly is.
19. When you can't decide between spring break at your friend's cabin in the Berkshires or your cousin's beach cottage on the Cape.
20. When the fall foliage is so pretty that it hurts your eyes.
21. When you're visiting your small hometown and can't go to the grocery store in sweatpants because you'll probably run into six people you knew from high school.
22. When you eat too much at The Big E but still have a bunch of rides you want to go on.
23. When your state is the best and you are filled with so much pride that you literally explode.
What do you think are the biggest daily struggles Massachusetts people have to deal with?
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