If you have to say one thing to define your city, what would it be?
2007-05-20 08:22:42 · 5 answers · asked by gama 5 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Boston
GIGANTIC SHRIMPS! and other seafood.
BEST IRISH PUBS
HIGH POPULATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
BASEBALL TOWN
2007-05-20 10:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red Sox, baby!
We Bostonians are fanatical about our ballteam. We love our Big Papi, our DiceK, our Papelbon, and we let Manny be Manny.
If that answer isn't good enough, how about the history? Sure, other cities have history, but not like us. We have Paul Revere's house, the Boston Harbor (which of course is the site of the Boston Tea Party), the Old State House where the Declaration of Independence was first read, and the USS Constitution (aka Old Ironsides) which is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world, among other things. All of this history is in a nice 2.5 mile walk along the Freedom Trail.
2007-05-20 19:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by Wanderer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich "American" history. Boston is full of reminders from our colonial roots and is very focused on remembering the pioneer days.
2007-05-21 01:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by Laurie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher education - colleges on every corner it seems...really adds to the social and cultural life here as well.
2007-05-21 10:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by lma0814 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Culture without pretense.
2007-05-21 14:14:13 · answer #5 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋