Welcome to Bawstin

This is so funny and since i'm from Bawstin and I actually talk like this LOL I have a pure boston accent....;)




Welcome to Bawstin
>
> For those of you who have never been to "Bawstin", this is a
good
> guideline. I hope you will consider coming to "Beantown" in
the
> Near future. For those who call New England home, this is
just plain
> great!
>
> Information on Boston and the surrounding area:
> There's no school on School Street, no court on Court Street,
no dock
> on Dock Square, no water on Water Street.
> Back Bay streets are in alphabetical "oddah": Arlington,
Berkeley,
> Clarendon, Dartmouth, etc.
> So are South Boston streets: A, B, C, D, etc.
> If the streets are named after trees (e.G. Walnut, Chestnut,
Cedar),
> you're on Beacon Hill.
> If they're named after poets, you're in Wellesley.
> Massachusetts Ave is Mass Ave; Commonwealth Ave is Comm Ave;
South
> Boston is Southie. The South End is the South
> End. East Boston is Eastie. The North End is east of the
former West
> End. The West End and Scollay Square are no more; a guy
> Named Rappaport got rid of them one night. Roxbury is The
Burry,
> Jamaica Plain is J.P.
>
> How to say these Massachusetts city names correctly: **Say it
wrong,
> be shunned**
> Worcester: Wuhsta (or Wistah)
> Gloucester : Glawsta
> Leicester: Lesta
> Woburn: Wooban
> Dedham : Dedim (like denim w/ a D in the N pace)
> Revere: Re-vee-ah<---this is where i'm from... and it's soooo said like this....
> Quincy: Quinzee
> Peabody: Peabuddy
> Waltham : Walth-ham
> Chatham: Chattum
>
> Definitions:
> Frappes have ice cream, milkshakes don't.
> If it is fizzy and flavored, it's tonic.
> Soda is CLUB SODA.
> "Pop" is Dad.
> When we want Tonic WATER, we will ask for Tonic WATER.
> The smallest beer is a pint.
> Scrod is whatever they tell you it is, usually fish.
> If you paid more than $6/pound, you got scrod.
> It's not a water fountain; it's a bubblah.
> It's not a trash can; it's a barrel.
> It's not a spucky it's a sub.
> It's not a shopping cart; it's a carriage.
> It's not a purse; it's a pockabook.
> They're not franks; they're haht dahgs. Unless its from
fenway...
> Franks are money in France.
> Police don't drive patrol units or black and whites they
drive a
> "crooza".
> If you take the bus, your on the "looza crooza".
> It's not a rubber band, it's an elastic.
> It's not a traffic circle, it's a rotary.
> "Going to the islands" means Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket.
> If something's good, it's "pissah". If something's really
good, it's
> "wicked pissah".
> The Pat's = The Patriots
> The Sox = The Red Sox
> The C's = The Celtics
> The B's = The Bruins
>
> Things not to do:
> Don't pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd .. They'll tow it to Meffa

> (Medford) or Slumaville (Somerville).
> Don't sleep in the Common. (Boston Common)
> Don't wear Orange in Southie on St. Patrick's Day.
>
> Things you should know:
> There are two State Houses, two City Halls, two courthouses,
two
> Han**** buildings (one old, one new for each).
> The colored lights on top the old Han**** tell the weatha':
> "Solid blue, clear view...."
> "Flashing blue, clouds due...."
> "Solid red, rain ahead...."
> "Flashing red, snow instead...." - (except in summer;
flashing red
> means the Red Sox game was rained out)
> Route 128 is also I-95 south. It's also I-93 north.
> The underground train is not a subway. It's the "T", and it
doesn't
> run all night (fah chrysakes, this ain't Noo Yawk).
> Order the "cold tea" in China Town after 2:00 am you'll get a
kettle
> full of beer.
>
> Bostonians... Think that it's their God-given right to cut
off someone
> in traffic.
> Bostonians...think that there are only 25 letters in the
alphabet (no
> R's).
> Bostonians...think that three straight days of 90+
temperatures is a
> heat wave.
> Bostonians...refer to six inches of snow as a "dusting."
> Bostonians...always "bang a left" as soon as the light turns
green,
> and oncoming traffic always expects it.>
> Bostonians...say everything in town is "a five-minute walk."
> (pronounced "wok")
> Bostonians...believe that using your turn signal is a sign of

> weakness.
> Bostonians...think that 63-degree ocean water is warm.
> Bostonians...think Rhode Island accents are annoying.
>
> If you're a true Bostonian repost this.

You know what, I'm glad to know that if I ever am lucky enough to come to Boston, I will have a great interpreter in Mera.

I have no doubt, Mera would also have to be my chauffer after reading this. Ay yi yi, its confusing! :)

I was in Boston once for a few days many years ago, visiting a friend at Harvard. It was in summer and so beautiful, sunny and clear. I remember the brick streets and eclectic shops. I stayed in Cambridge, but we went touring all around Boston.

A friend of mine at Brandeis U. in Waltham just nearby. Would like to go there for a visit this Spring.:)

Jody.. and if you come to boston and you don't come see ME I'd be so mad!!!!!

No matter where I travel they always say Your from boston huh.. i'm like How did ya tell... Ummm no where in the world do they talk like that.. ever here of an R????? to funny

My hubby works in Cambridge now.. actually right next to Harvard and MIT

so what do you think the origin of the boston accent is?

in north carolina, i can hear the remnants of the english accent.