NEW ENGLAND CAPITAL VENTURES

You Know You're From New England When ...

10 years in Massachusetts does this to you . . . . :)

1. 30 degree F (-1 Degree centigrade) is 'balmy', 50 degrees is warm, 80 degrees and above is 'dangerously hot'
2. 6" of snowfall in a few hours no big deal, rather a mere 'dusting'
3. 90 min commute for a 20 mile stretch is your average day
4. Cutting lanes, changing lanes and taking exists at 80 miles w/o your indicator light is normal
5. You get out of the house 20 mins before your commute to 'de-ice' your car
6. You don't pronounce your 'R's
7. You name your kids and/or pets after Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics or Bruins players.
8. You dress old school and believe that it is because of you that America came about. In fact you expect others to be thankful to you.
9. You know that the interstate highway (I-95) cuts itself and 2 other national & State highways (I-93 & 128) and actually understand your way around
10. You don't need street names to navigate your way around (cuz there are no street names. Ask Google. They're still having a tough time directing you :)
11. Most all cars have dents
12. You believe pedestrians have no rights and should not exist on the road
13. Everyone going slower than you is an idiot and everyone going faster than is a moron and it is OK to shout and scream profanities at any hour. In fact, anywhere else in the country - you would definately be arrested.
14. Going 90 miles/Hr (150 Kms/Hr) during rush hour for 200 meters is normal
15. You pay half a million dollars for a 40 yr old house without a yard 50 miles out west and drive 2+ hours in town and call it a bargain.
16. You know what the 'Green Monster' is
17. Paying $30 for parking for a couple of hours is a deal
18. You get on the local train (the 'T') to find that the person sitting left to you is a genetic scientist, the one sitting right to you is a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, the one standing is a VC, and the one behind you is has a double PhD in Molecular Engineering & Biochem. And you are an entrepreneur about to change the world.
19. You hate tourists, especially people with cars from Maine, Vermont & New Hampshire.
20. You know where North End is and can actually find it.
21. You know at least 1 person from your circle who went to Harvard or MIT
22. You love driving around rotaries
23. You feel everyone else around the entire country has lower IQ than you
24. You have Roman numerals after your name
25. You never leave Massachusetts

posted by Janak Joshi @ 1/15/2009 03:07:00 PM