[theapportioner]

Ya wannah be a Masshole?? Bettah brush up on yah Bahhhston accent. I live here now, so I can say a few things:

1. It's... functional. Annoying, yes, and the subways shut down at around 1 AM, which is stupid (bars in Boston close at 2 AM, usually at 1 AM in surrounding areas like Cambridge), but the T gets you around. Service could be a lot better, but it's not a disaster either. Also, night owl buses are available if you are a... night owl. Boston's small, so many areas are walkable.

2. A few areas to avoid, but it's fine.

3. Not so reasonable but you can get by. If you want to be close to the city, look to surrounding areas like Somerville for cheaper rent. I live in Somerville now, paying $400/mo in a 3 person apartment, with my own room. This is definitely on the low side of rent though. boston.craigslist.org is a must.

4. 2 AM for Boston proper, 1 AM usually for surrounding towns and cities, I'd say. The People's RepubliK bar in Cambridge is open till 3 (dunno how they managed that). I'm getting up there in years, so 2 AM is okay for me.

5. Da RED SOX!! Da BRUINS!! Hahaha

6. Tons of that to tap!

Anyway, Rog calls it an arrogant city, and there's some truth to that, but most people end up liking the place after a while. The academic elite presence gets a lot of attention, but mostly it's a blue collar type town.