I am from Massachusetts, and I sing it loud and proud. There is a certain connection between people from Massachusetts, especially when you go to college somewhere outside of New England. In order to maintain our abrasive personalities, Massachusetts kids have to stick together. Here are some definite signs that you're from the best state in the country.
1. You say wicked a lot.
Wicked can basically be used to describe anything. It's wicked hot out today. That's wicked awesome. He's wicked annoying.
2. You love Dunks with all of your heart.
How to spot someone not from Massachusetts: Wait for them to say Dunkin Donuts. Here in the Bay State, it's Dunks, and it's a lifestyle.
3. You get annoyed when out-of-staters ask why you don't have a Boston accent.
Unless you live in or around Boston, chances are you don't have a Boston accent, but that doesn't stop out-of-staters from asking why you don't have one. And it's even worse when someone says that you have a Boston accent, when in reality, you don't at all.
4. You're obsessed with at least one Boston sports team.
Whether it's the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Celtics or the Bruins, you have a die-hard passion for at least one team.
5. You're a masshole.
People from Massachusetts don't take crap from anyone. If they have a problem with you, expect confrontation. Massholes have a special rudeness to them that makes them wonderfully unique.
6. You'll defend Tom Brady to the death.
If anyone criticizes Tom Brady, you're the first person to come to his defense. Everyone in Massachusetts will argue that Deflategate wasn't, isn't and never will be a thing. We will stand by Brady until the end of time.
7. You tell everyone you meet that you're from Boston, but you actually live 45 minutes away.
Ashland is basically the same thing as Boston, right?
8. You know what real seafood is like.
We have the best clam chowder, lobsters and seafood in general. And we certainly don't trust seafood in any other region of the country, especially the Midwest.
9. It's the Cape, not Cape Cod.
You're definitely not from Massachusetts if you don't know what the phrase "heading down the Cape" means. Also, just a word of advice, no one from Massachusetts calls it Cape Cod, so if you're visiting, call it the Cape.
