Massachusetts is an amazing place to live and work, but it also has its fair share of quirks. Life here can deliver some pretty odd situations, but nothing we can’t handle without a smile. Check out these bizarre experiences every true Bay Stater has had.
- You’ve blasted the air-conditioning and scraped ice off your car in the same day.
Flickr/Tim Patterson Maybe even within the same couple hours.
- You’ve hit a pothole almost deep enough to swallow your car whole.
Flickr/Dean Shareski Checking your tires after a long drive is just another fun part of Massachusetts life.
- When the line at Dunkin’ Donuts is too long, you’ve simply walked out and tried the one next door.
Flickr/Mike Mozart It’s no joke that there’s a Dunkin’ Donuts on nearly every corner.
- Someone from another state has accused you of having an accent.
Flickr/Rich Renomeron You vigorously denied this…but secretly wondered if it’s true.
- You’re used to the spring season being about three weeks long.
Flickr/Lee Varis Spring in Massachusetts is so fleeting, it’s more like the pre-summer season.
- You’ve left the house with an umbrella, flip flops, snow boots and a t-shirt. Because you just never know around here.
Flickr/Sam The weather in Massachusetts is more temperamental than a toddler and changes faster than should be legal.
- You’ve found yourself randomly humming the jingle for Water Country, and can’t see a W.B. Mason truck without thinking “who but?”
Flickr/Thomas Hawk It’s almost like a brain infection.
- You’ve been met with a confused look when you’ve ordered a coffee “regular” while out of state.
Flickr/Lydia Tsagari No, not black – regular. At Dunks, this official means three creams, three sugars. While the definition can get a little muddy as you travel farther south, almost everyone agrees that ordering a “regular” coffee way easier than ordering almost anything from Starbucks.
- You’ve driven across state borders for fireworks or liquor.
Flickr/Leslie Johnston Massachusetts may be great, but the tax-free shopping to the north can be pretty tempting.
- You’ve seriously considered putting in a time-off request for the day after St. Patrick’s day.
Flickr/Victoria Pickering In fact, you may have even requested this day off months ahead.
- You’ve miscommunicated with an out-of-stater about directions because they measured in miles and you measured in time.
Flickr/Norman B. Leventhal Map Center How is it more useful to know the miles to the closest Dunkin’ Donuts rather than the minutes?
- You’ve added an extra 30 minutes to your drive because the fall foliage on the backroads is just soooo pretty.
Flickr/Anthony Quintano Sometimes it’s hard to keep our eyes on the road.
- You’ve misunderstood an out-of-stater because you assumed they were being sarcastic.
Flickr/Michael Coghlan Sarcasm practically runs in our blood.
We may have our quirks, but there are also some things that any true Massachusetts native would never, ever do.
Flickr/Tim Patterson
Maybe even within the same couple hours.
Flickr/Dean Shareski
Checking your tires after a long drive is just another fun part of Massachusetts life.
Flickr/Mike Mozart
It’s no joke that there’s a Dunkin’ Donuts on nearly every corner.
Flickr/Rich Renomeron
You vigorously denied this…but secretly wondered if it’s true.
Flickr/Lee Varis
Spring in Massachusetts is so fleeting, it’s more like the pre-summer season.
Flickr/Sam
The weather in Massachusetts is more temperamental than a toddler and changes faster than should be legal.
Flickr/Thomas Hawk
It’s almost like a brain infection.
Flickr/Lydia Tsagari
No, not black – regular. At Dunks, this official means three creams, three sugars. While the definition can get a little muddy as you travel farther south, almost everyone agrees that ordering a “regular” coffee way easier than ordering almost anything from Starbucks.
Flickr/Leslie Johnston
Massachusetts may be great, but the tax-free shopping to the north can be pretty tempting.
Flickr/Victoria Pickering
In fact, you may have even requested this day off months ahead.
Flickr/Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
How is it more useful to know the miles to the closest Dunkin’ Donuts rather than the minutes?
Flickr/Anthony Quintano
Sometimes it’s hard to keep our eyes on the road.
Flickr/Michael Coghlan
Sarcasm practically runs in our blood.
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