You know you're from Boston when...

You know you're from Boston when...
...The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
...You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Woburn, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit
...You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
...When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
...You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
...You know what a hoodsie is.
...You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".
...You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
...You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.
...You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
...Just hearing the words "New York" puts you in an angry mood.
...You always 'bang a left' as soon as the light turns green, and oncoming traffic always expects it.
...Everything in town is "a five minute walk."
...Your favorite adjective is "wicked."

How we know you weren't bon heah:
- You wear a Harvard sweatshirt.
- You ask directions to "Cheers."
- You order a grinder and a soda.
- You follow soccer.
- You eat at Durgin Park.
- You pronounce it "Worchester" or Glouchester."

Things you should know:
- There are two State Houses, two
City Halls, two courthouses and two Hancock buildings (one old, one new).
- Route 128 is also I-95. It is also I-93.
- It's the Sox, The Pats (or Patsies if they're losing), the Seltz, the Broons.
- The underground train is not the subway. It's the T and it doesn't run all night (fah chrysakes, this ain't Noo Yawk).

Basic rules for driving in Boston: (subject to change at any time):
- When on a one way street, stay to the right to allow oncoming traffic to pass.
- Never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings himself under the wheels of your car.
- The first parking space you see will be the last parking space you see. Grab it.
- Double park in the North End of Boston, unless triple parking is available.
- Learn to swerve abruptly. Boston is the home of slalom driving, thanks to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
- Never get in the way of a car that needs extensive bodywork.
- Always look both ways when running a red light.
- Honk your horn the instant the light changes.
- Breakdown lanes are not for breaking down, but for speeding, especially during rush hour.
- Breakdown lanes may also end without warning causing traffic jams as people merge back in.
- Never use directional signals when changing lanes. They only warn other drivers to speed up and not let you in.
- Making eye contact revokes your right of way.
- Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
- Whenever possible, stop in the middle of a crosswalk to ensure inconveniencing as many pedestrians as possible. And if a pedestrian ahead of you steps in the road, speed up loudly and chase him back up on the curb.
- Peds have no rights.

Kan någon översätta detta till "riktig" engelska? Don't pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd.

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Kommentarer
Postat av: Martin

Vad äre med den där engelskan som inte är "riktigt" då? Jag hade inga problem att förstå iaf..

Postat av: Anonym

Jaha, trodde du mena hela texten men det va ju bara det där lilla i slutet. Uhm, det står väl "Don't park your car in our yard?" =)

2008-02-19 @ 05:17:22
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Postat av: Martin

lite osäker på hahvid dock.. men det är ju bara typ som fonetisk skrift sånt där :)

2008-02-19 @ 05:19:24
Postat av: Niklas

Don't park your car in Harvard Yard. :)

2008-02-19 @ 11:52:43
URL: http://blog.toobigtofitinhere.com

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