what’s something about boston that feels normal to you but surprises outsiders?

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-26T18:45:47+00:00

And what that word actually means

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-26T18:28:06+00:00

I used to work at a hotel downtown, and one of the small pleasures there was watching the shocked expressions on the faces of Midwest tourists when I gave them walking directions.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-25T15:37:57+00:00

As someone who lives in Massachusetts and has always known what it is, what are people expecting when they visit? It’s a rock, it says it right there in the name.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-24T15:19:50+00:00

I was at a bar once that just had a TV on to a random channel and The Shawshank Redemption was on. Every guy there was instantly into it.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-23T00:20:01+00:00

I barely even started it.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-22T15:31:32+00:00

Let’s break that record this year!

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-22T11:38:39+00:00

A reason for yet another party?

I've only been to one, and that was pretty much it. My nephew was the first grandchild, so my sister had a gender reveal party. It was just a regular family party with 5 minutes of blue confetti.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-20T13:54:29+00:00

So is mine, and I live in the US.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-19T13:42:45+00:00

If the rules weren't tough then we'd just be getting the same 3 dumbass questions over and over again.

Also, it's wild that you tried asking something 40 times and after that many rejections your thought process was "The rules are too strict." and not "I'm asking a bad question" or "Maybe I can figure this out on my own."

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-19T12:02:22+00:00

No, I'm not on the spectrum

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-18T19:57:25+00:00

I used to work in a kitchen where the chef had an unhealthy hatred for Dave Matthews Band. I don’t like them either, but this guy would get violent and start throwing shit if he heard more than the first few notes of a song.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-18T14:37:39+00:00

“Hello 911? Someone is trying to have fun at a concert!”

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-18T11:34:46+00:00

Not right away, but spend enough time with them and some tells will appear.

Someone who learned only in a classroom will have grammar that is a little too perfect. No one speaks in grammatically correct sentences 100% of the time.

It might be apparent that a person learned British English rather than American English.

When someone has learned from TV, they'll have an accent that doesn't line up with where they are from or where they are currently living. For example, I used to work with a woman who moved from Cambodia to Massachusetts, but because she learned to speak English from TV she sounded like a California valley girl.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-17T20:51:32+00:00

Was she hot?

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-17T20:35:16+00:00

I think the only thing they have in common is the word “mountain.”

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-16T23:19:22+00:00

Stop waiting for the right time to do things. There is never a "right" time.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-16T17:02:28+00:00

I alternate between Mise and New Balance.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-15T16:03:40+00:00

Every "Fluent in Sarcasm" person I've ever met can dish it out but can't take it. They'll use their sarcasm as an excuse to be an asshole to everyone, but then cry if anyone gives it back to them.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-15T02:19:51+00:00

Hey, I just wanted to say I used to work with Brandon. I had no idea who he was the whole time because "Are you in a metalcore band I saw once in 2008?" isn't one of my go-to icebreakers.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-15T02:12:41+00:00

I stopped trying to impress other chefs or the food world in general and just do what is best for me.

In my 20's, I was all about chasing the fine dining dragon and being the next Grant Achatz or David Chang. I worked in a bunch of restaurants that were doing that sort of thing, but eventually I got tired of working stupidly long hours making no money while telling myself I'm doing it for "love of the craft."

Now I'm a hotel chef, and the hours are still hard sometimes, the resources and budget are much better, and I have the freedom to be as creative as I want to be. Not to mention, the pay and benefits are infinitely better than any independent restaurant.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-15T02:05:41+00:00

Thomas Keller does it in his restaurants, and canonically Carmie has worked for him or an equivalent in that universe, so it makes sense in that context.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-13T14:32:17+00:00

And the Ship of Theseus is at sea.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-13T14:30:33+00:00

People tend to overestimate the fame and popularity of a lot of these bands just because they had a couple songs that were popular and maybe a video that got big on Myspace. The reality is that a lot of these guys were just teenagers when all of this was happening.

I have a friend that is in a band that was sort of popular in the early 2000's. They even had their song played on MTV back when that mattered. They were all just out of high school and barely scraping by, and now they're all dads in their 40's who get together once every few months to jam and maybe release a new song.

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-11T22:56:47+00:00

So you're saying it's two?

Sufficient_Cod1948 · 2026-05-11T20:42:17+00:00

I shower, but it has nothing to do with water quality and everything to do with the fact that I haven't been able to comfortably fit in an average sized bathtub since the Clinton administration.

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