Just trying to convince my husband to move there (he doesn't like the cold), but I feel there are so many other reasons why living there would be nice for my family. I lived there for five years, a long time ago. Just trying to find the best city/suburb that's not too $$$$ and has great schools, with a town to walk to for coffee, restaurants, shopping
I live and grew up 20 miles outside of Boston. I LOVE WINTER! I love the snow, I love the cold, and I even love the short days and long nights. The colder and snowier the better! I own a home and light a fire practically every night. Imagine, a cold winter night - maybe a snowstorm - and you are bundled up inside, nice and warm and safe as the wind howls outside. You light a fire, get your favorite drink (an ale or lager, port, coffee or tea) sit in your favorite chair next to a beautiful wood fire - listening to your favorite music - maybe reading a good book. There is nothing better. Add to that all the great comfort foods to be enjoyed in the Fall and Winter and it can be a GREAT time of the year - if you let it.
I feel the same exact way! I was born up north but spent most of my life down south and I hate how warm or hot it is here all year round. I envy people who live in colder places because I absolutely can not stand the heat, but I love the cold days, snowy streets, and enjoy warming up more compared to trying to cool down. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to move back up because I miss the weather.
I’m a native Floridian and considering moving to Boston or nyc. Everyone keeps telling me I’ll hate it because of the cold but I actually want to experience that
@@CookWithStephh Come to Boston and you will experience 4 intense seasons. Just as one starts to get old, it ends and the next one comes in. Each one has its plusses and minuses, but it keeps things interesting - and your wardrobe fresh! :)
Currently writing this from the Greater Boston area on February 20, 2023, and it is in the upper 50s f (~12c). And there were similar temps late last week. This video would have been true around 10-15 years ago but now this is an exaggeration. It's typically been in the mid 30s f to low 40s f this winter. We may get some super cold temps mentioned in the video but it's rare, so we just deal and enjoy the 40 f temps. I may not like the cold weather, but I deal with it because it could be worse. The one thing I really don't like is that it gets dark around 4pm from October to February.
I lived in Beacon Hill for 10 years and the winters are brutal. Walking to the garage, to the T, to Delucias market, CVS, it's tough. But once spring hits it's the best place to be. In the nice weather being in the city is so much better than the suburbs.
The worst part of winter in Boston is when the tip of your nose freezes off because of some Canadian air mucking about for a few days... in the middle of winter. But then, the next week, you might be out in short sleeves because some balmy front off the south seas settles in. The weather is the weather and rarely becomes a factor in the life of a Bostonian. Big snow storms are a once-in-a-decade or so event.
A solution to your irritated skin comment: lotion. Most of us (especially certain communities of color) moisturize year round because our skin gets visibly dry (ashy) not long after a shower, but it's particularly important for everyone to moisturize during the winter. Luckily using lotion is a very quick fix and will easily spare you discomfort, at least for the most part!
For me i love the cold harsh winters, coming from somebody who was born and raised in Puerto Rico which we get no snow, no cold, just heat even in december
Best two seasons in Boston Fall & Winter, I survived the Blizzard of 1978 we had 3 feet of snow and drifts up to the house roofs and cars were buried the state was closed for a week. We had on shore winds and a high tide with a full moon the cost was flooded. Been here 63 years and would not live anywhere else regardless of the weather.
I'm personally really excited for Boston winter because however brutal you think a Boston winter is, an upper-midwest/Great Lakes winter is 100x worse.
🌬🥶Ya the Nor' Easters can be pretty tough here, And the most drastic weather recorded on the planet is the top of Mt Washington N.H. It has been as cold as 45 below zero and 100 mph winds. In 1969 they got 4 feet of snow in just 24hours🥶 Stay warm!
It is not as bad as Chicago or Buffalo. There are usually 2 or two big storms. Being near the ocean we often get rain in January and February. I suspect it is the same as New York temperatures in Boston seldom got below 10F. at night. Can you say that about Milwaukie or St Paul. You are from St Louis I wonder what the impression of someone from the upper Midwest is.
There was almost NO shoveable snow in 2022-23. I have been living here for seventy five years and 48 inches almost never happens now, though was more typical in the 50's -70's. We had one crazy snow year about six years ago but that was really unusual. Tempretures in the 20's in the winter more typical that single digits,
I lived near the White Mountains in New Hampshire for about a dozen years. Then I moved to Boston. There can be a lot of snow but, compared to NH, Boston winter is mild. Besides, there are places to pop into to warm up a bit: cafes, restaurants, pubs, museums, department stores, etc. If you are a winter wimp, yeah, avoid Boston. But if you buy good clothes and have a good attitude, winter can be wonderful here.
I used to spend part of the year in the colorado Rockies (crested Butte) and it would regularly dump a foot of snow over night, or get in to the negatives, etc. and everyone seemed to love it. On the flip side of that i spent my summers in Mississippi and it would regularly top the 100's. In fact i think we had almost 40 days this year over 100, and maybe a dozen days over 110. From what you're saying, it sounds like the weather in Boston is similar to that of England, which is honestly not bad at all. I don't know why you're all doom and gloom about getting wet bringing your groceries in when it's raining 😂. That's pretty normal lol
Lived in Boston my entire life. Winters here aren't really that bad at all, unless they are. Last winter, I never used the snowthrower once. We can have cold, and last Feb. 4th, we hit a record 10 below with real-feel temp of 32 below, but that's not normal. We have had whopper snowstorms, as should be expected, but we've also had temps in Feb. in the upper 60s. We had the winter that wasn't one year when the temps never dipped into the low 30s for the entire season and no snow to go with it. Unless we have a really bad winter, it's not that bad at all.
I'm OK with cold and snow, but what gets me is lack of sunshine. Here in Switzerland December gets us just over 40h. Boston has 160. Sounds like a dream to me. We get that much in May here.
That fact about snow is incorrect, it can snow down to -20 F. In fact your light fluffy snow you got in Jan, we only get bad between 5 above zero and -10F.
Im from Colorado and im only vacation for a couple of days lol 1st of December, but i am alittle worried because it is still a different cold with water nearby, i believe, because we have dry winters. Last year we did get more below zero temps. I think i got boston, i hope lol
Boston winters aren’t pleasant but there are worse cities to spend the winter in. The big difference is while some cities in the Midwest may be colder and get more snow, it is a drier cold, whereas Boston id definitely a wet cold. Much like people compare the relative humidity between hot locations say Phoenix and Atlanta the the same would between Minneapolis and Boston. Boston is also a Windy City much more do than Chicago. And all that adds up to generally it feeling colder thaN the forecast predicts. There’s one positive that I haven’t Heard mentioned yet and this applied to both winter and summer. Boston is very very close to both excellent skiing opportunities and beaching opportunities. it’s just a short drive at best so you really have the best of both worlds. Boston might be the city closest to both mountains and sea, that means you have perfect winter and summer holiday Opportunities. In addition Boston also has a short but beautiful spring and let’s face it, There is no location that speaks autumn more than New England. So I’ll Boston and all urs problems anyway.
Ha u call the ice coast excellent skiing? Ha you obviously have never been to Utah or Colorado! Left New England at 18 I'm now 60 and never ever missed a d ay of that gray gloom and doom wheather. West is the best my friend 100 Colorado proud!.
I am from Utah so we do get snow but it’s a different kind of snow then a lot of places. I can drive in the snow but I do go slower to be safe. I really want to move to the Boston area but the driving alone scares me
just drive aggressive and use yah blinkah! Being indecisive on the Mass roads can do you in and will make you a hated man lol. Always do at least 10mph over speed limit and on highways everyone goes 20 to 30 mph about the speedlimts. Just flow with traffic and don't pay attention to posted limits especially if everyone is bombing by best to speed up.
Hello, I am a new immigrant and I currently live in Philadelphia, but I am thinking of moving to Boston in October. In your opinion, is this time appropriate, or is it preferable for me to wait until spring, and is Boston suitable for a new immigrant in terms of living costs? Thank you.
Essentially there are three months in the winter where you really can't live your life because it is snowing or is too cold. If you are ok with that... great.
In Washington state we have 3 months of good weather and 9 months of cold and grey skies it’s so depressing how the sun just disappears up here for most of the year! It’s not the cold that bothers me it’s the lack of sunlight
Very interesting, as usual, but....Upstate New York, Chicago and points north can actually be worse for cold, and freezing wind, Buffalo to Syracuse, NY, lake effect snow can be considerably more. I would call our Nor'easters white hurricanes because of the effects. A few years ago, and very unusually, we got hit by three in a two week period. The snow was up to the second floor, my brother's garage collapsed, the public transportation and many local streets were closed, and they had to call out the National Guard for snow removal [*there are videos of that]. OTOH, some people actually move here for the winter sports, my brother was on our high school hockey team, so people are attracted by hockey, skiing, ice skating, snowboarding and crazy people doing an ocean swim. From living in Korea I can tell you that after sauna, cold pool repeated several times, you won't notice the outside temperature that much. Snow shoveling is actually a good form of exercise if done correctly and not overdone. You become used to the cold after a week or so of constant low temperature, as my friends in Wisconsin told me, and they have to do more winterizing of windows than we do here [places north of Boston, too]. At Syracuse University I often saw Crazy Frat Bros™ playing Frisbee in the snow clad only in gym shorts! * [Comparison to Upper Midwest] th-cam.com/video/2ZeYWpddWCc/w-d-xo.html The National Guard] th-cam.com/video/1n03-682bLI/w-d-xo.html
Winter sports can definitely be a strong draw to the area for people who practice! I've been skiing since I was 3 and love it but don't do it often anymore
If you live here long enough you will also experience the random January thaws that happen. Sometimes it will get up to 60 degrees for a few days, then it's right back into winter until about mid march. The weather here is insane. Boston sits at a weather crossroads. We get anything that moves across the country west to east in the jet stream and we also get any storms that move up along the east coast. Move here, complain all the time, yell and honk at other drivers, drink tons of dunkin donuts' horrible coffee and start talking about the Red Sox in February and then you're living the dream in Boston. If you're not talking about getting the hell out of Boston, you haven't been here long enough. And then there were the winters of 1978, 1996 and 2017, when there was literally no place to put the snow. We are due for another one like those soon.
2015 was the one that really killed me. Every weekend from late January to mid March was an absolute whopper of a storm! I grew up in Somerville and my wife and I always kick up the let's get the f outta hear once January kicks up but Summer and Fall in New England makes it all worth it. Nothing like a late summer night when the humidity has gone and you can smell the fall moving in. I love the seasons but it would be nice to live somewhere if even temporary to skip a few winters.
Everything is more expensive - renting, but also groceries, going out for food & drinks; people usually aren't as friendly; the city itself has more fun stuff IMO than STL city for entertainment, night life, etc. Way more college kids and recent grads; Winter is definitely colder and harsher.. Those are some broad differences
Spring can still be chilly and windy, but hopefully no snow! There've been times when it snows in April but it doesn't look like there's any snow in the forecast for the next week!
@@LizInTheB In 2018 Boston Marathon was brutal for example, was infamous and many retired for hypotermia. Cold, headwind and rain....it may not be for normal living, but to run 26.2 miles was not ideal for sure. Hope next week won't be the same, but weather forecast does not look good at the moment
Most probably is due to global warming, but, everyone kept bitching out Boston being brutal, literally moved here in the beginning of winter, and it was waaaay better than everyone was complaining about. Again, I've been hearing that due to climate change, Boston will probably never be as cold as it used to 20-30 years ago.
And this year you guys got zero snow in downtown Boston. All the big cities on the East Coast missed out. Not every year in Boston winters. Are that tough to get many mile breaks and the snow melts relatively easy. I moved from Boston to Chicago and let me tell you chicago is cold and snow never melts.
What other questions do you have about living in Boston?
Just trying to convince my husband to move there (he doesn't like the cold), but I feel there are so many other reasons why living there would be nice for my family. I lived there for five years, a long time ago. Just trying to find the best city/suburb that's not too $$$$ and has great schools, with a town to walk to for coffee, restaurants, shopping
@@colleenfrancioli5701good luck finding that nowadays
I live and grew up 20 miles outside of Boston. I LOVE WINTER! I love the snow, I love the cold, and I even love the short days and long nights. The colder and snowier the better!
I own a home and light a fire practically every night. Imagine, a cold winter night - maybe a snowstorm - and you are bundled up inside, nice and warm and safe as the wind howls outside.
You light a fire, get your favorite drink (an ale or lager, port, coffee or tea) sit in your favorite chair next to a beautiful wood fire - listening to your favorite music - maybe reading a good book. There is nothing better.
Add to that all the great comfort foods to be enjoyed in the Fall and Winter and it can be a GREAT time of the year - if you let it.
I feel the same exact way! I was born up north but spent most of my life down south and I hate how warm or hot it is here all year round. I envy people who live in colder places because I absolutely can not stand the heat, but I love the cold days, snowy streets, and enjoy warming up more compared to trying to cool down. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to move back up because I miss the weather.
I’m a native Floridian and considering moving to Boston or nyc. Everyone keeps telling me I’ll hate it because of the cold but I actually want to experience that
@@CookWithStephh Come to Boston and you will experience 4 intense seasons. Just as one starts to get old, it ends and the next one comes in. Each one has its plusses and minuses, but it keeps things interesting - and your wardrobe fresh! :)
Um....NO. Seriously, no.
@@kenb3552 yes! I’m looking at some schools to apply to now specifically in Boston
Currently writing this from the Greater Boston area on February 20, 2023, and it is in the upper 50s f (~12c). And there were similar temps late last week. This video would have been true around 10-15 years ago but now this is an exaggeration. It's typically been in the mid 30s f to low 40s f this winter. We may get some super cold temps mentioned in the video but it's rare, so we just deal and enjoy the 40 f temps. I may not like the cold weather, but I deal with it because it could be worse. The one thing I really don't like is that it gets dark around 4pm from October to February.
This is helpful. Thanks
I lived in Beacon Hill for 10 years and the winters are brutal. Walking to the garage, to the T, to Delucias market, CVS, it's tough. But once spring hits it's the best place to be. In the nice weather being in the city is so much better than the suburbs.
Completely agree! And I'm so happy we're at that time of year right now when things are becoming really nice to be outside in Boston again
Moving to Boston in June and very appreciative of this channel and your thoughtful work. Will definitely be helpful in the transition :)
Thank you so much! Always happy to hear it helps
I remember growing up in Boston, they would cancel school frequently because of snowstorms and weather.
The worst part of winter in Boston is when the tip of your nose freezes off because of some Canadian air mucking about for a few days... in the middle of winter. But then, the next week, you might be out in short sleeves because some balmy front off the south seas settles in. The weather is the weather and rarely becomes a factor in the life of a Bostonian. Big snow storms are a once-in-a-decade or so event.
concerning big snow storms: really? I'm moving from Minneapolis to boston and I assumed the noreasters would cause lots of snowfall.
I remember that sensation from growing up in Boston, the tip of my nouse would feel numb. It was really cold back then.
Grew up in the city of Boston. Loved winter.
A solution to your irritated skin comment: lotion. Most of us (especially certain communities of color) moisturize year round because our skin gets visibly dry (ashy) not long after a shower, but it's particularly important for everyone to moisturize during the winter. Luckily using lotion is a very quick fix and will easily spare you discomfort, at least for the most part!
Wonderful solution
I agree with everything you said about the winter in Boston. I love everything about Boston, but its long, cold, dark and depressed winter.
For me i love the cold harsh winters, coming from somebody who was born and raised in Puerto Rico which we get no snow, no cold, just heat even in december
Best two seasons in Boston Fall & Winter, I survived the Blizzard of 1978 we had 3 feet of snow and drifts up to the house roofs and cars were buried the state was closed for a week. We had on shore winds and a high tide with a full moon the cost was flooded. Been here 63 years and would not live anywhere else regardless of the weather.
As a person who new saw a snowstorm and moving to Boston for studies! I see this as an absolute win
Lived in Boston for 7 years and I loved it. Had a few killer snowstorm where roads were shut down, and it added up with the plowing
For you to say this to your fellow Midwestern this means a lot... man we get lots of snow In illinois. The Winters here can be hard.
I'm personally really excited for Boston winter because however brutal you think a Boston winter is, an upper-midwest/Great Lakes winter is 100x worse.
🌬🥶Ya the Nor' Easters can be pretty tough here, And the most drastic weather recorded on the planet is the top of Mt Washington N.H. It has been as cold as 45 below zero and 100 mph winds. In 1969 they got 4 feet of snow in just 24hours🥶 Stay warm!
It is not as bad as Chicago or Buffalo. There are usually 2 or two big storms. Being near the ocean we often get rain in January and February. I suspect it is the same as New York temperatures in Boston seldom got below 10F. at night. Can you say that about Milwaukie or St Paul. You are from St Louis I wonder what the impression of someone from the upper Midwest is.
Facts I live in Cleveland Buffalo snow is probably the worst in the whole United States
I grew up in Somerville.. I'm really over the winters at this point. What we need to do is go up a timezone so it's not dark at 4oclock in the winter.
I feel you on that. Daylight savings is my least favorite part of going into winter
There was almost NO shoveable snow in 2022-23. I have been living here for seventy five years and 48 inches almost never happens now, though was more typical in the 50's -70's. We had one crazy snow year about six years ago but that was really unusual. Tempretures in the 20's in the winter more typical that single digits,
I lived near the White Mountains in New Hampshire for about a dozen years. Then I moved to Boston. There can be a lot of snow but, compared to NH, Boston winter is mild. Besides, there are places to pop into to warm up a bit: cafes, restaurants, pubs, museums, department stores, etc. If you are a winter wimp, yeah, avoid Boston. But if you buy good clothes and have a good attitude, winter can be wonderful here.
You nailed it. When it is cold, I too don't want to do anything outside.
i lived in san antonio for 7 years, 0 inch of snow and it just above freezing and they shut everything down
I love winter and I hate this summer humid weather!
another advantage of it getting cold: NO BUGS
SO TRUE!!
I used to spend part of the year in the colorado Rockies (crested Butte) and it would regularly dump a foot of snow over night, or get in to the negatives, etc. and everyone seemed to love it. On the flip side of that i spent my summers in Mississippi and it would regularly top the 100's. In fact i think we had almost 40 days this year over 100, and maybe a dozen days over 110.
From what you're saying, it sounds like the weather in Boston is similar to that of England, which is honestly not bad at all. I don't know why you're all doom and gloom about getting wet bringing your groceries in when it's raining 😂. That's pretty normal lol
Lived in Boston my entire life.
Winters here aren't really that bad at all, unless they are.
Last winter, I never used the snowthrower once. We can have cold, and last Feb. 4th, we hit a record 10 below with real-feel temp of 32 below, but that's not normal.
We have had whopper snowstorms, as should be expected, but we've also had temps in Feb. in the upper 60s. We had the winter that wasn't one year when the temps never dipped into the low 30s for the entire season and no snow to go with it.
Unless we have a really bad winter, it's not that bad at all.
I'm OK with cold and snow, but what gets me is lack of sunshine. Here in Switzerland December gets us just over 40h. Boston has 160. Sounds like a dream to me. We get that much in May here.
thanks for the info! ps u always got some bomb lighting in your videos
Haha thank you!!
Winter is winter wherever you are. It's no more harsh than any other state that has winter.
Another positive- after u get a few single digit or below zero days, 30 degree days feel like beach weather lol.
not just Boston in winter but the whole northern east coast . Not as bad as the higher elevations
I had an apartment on Beacon Hill for 2 years. Definitely no parking, but walking everywhere was great. I miss Delucas market
Thanks for this! I was trying to figure how it compares to Toronto and Montreal. Still sounds like summer compared to Canada lol
I’m moving to Boston from Texas. I’ll trade tornados, hurricanes, and extreme heat for a snow storm any day.
Thank you! I love Boston
Thanks Katie! It's such a charming city
That fact about snow is incorrect, it can snow down to -20 F. In fact your light fluffy snow you got in Jan, we only get bad between 5 above zero and -10F.
It's true about what u said about the St. Louis area. 2-3 inches, and everything shuts down.
Haha yes! The midwest cannot handle snow like New England can!
we have one perk about lot of snow and cold in Chicago ........It helps keeps the murder rate down lol
yeah black people don't like to come out in the cold
Im from Colorado and im only vacation for a couple of days lol 1st of December, but i am alittle worried because it is still a different cold with water nearby, i believe, because we have dry winters. Last year we did get more below zero temps. I think i got boston, i hope lol
march is a good month to visit Boston?
Shucks, I miss Mass. The cost of living and winter weather were the reasons I moved in 2020. Love your videos BTW!
I don't blame you, where did you end up moving to??
@@LivingBoston I moved to Orlando FL in Sept 2020. All my family still resides in Mass so I do come up several times a year to visit.
Oh wow the warmth must be so nice to have year round. Glad you still get to visit MA!
Yeah I think Boston is a no go for me lmao
Boston winters aren’t pleasant but there are worse cities to spend the winter in. The big difference is while some cities in the Midwest may be colder and get more snow, it is a drier cold, whereas Boston id definitely a wet cold. Much like people compare the relative humidity between hot locations say Phoenix and Atlanta the the same would between Minneapolis and Boston. Boston is also a Windy City much more do than Chicago. And all that adds up to generally it feeling colder thaN the forecast predicts. There’s one positive that I haven’t Heard mentioned yet and this applied to both winter and summer. Boston is very very close to both excellent skiing opportunities and beaching opportunities. it’s just a short drive at best so you really have the best of both worlds. Boston might be the city closest to both mountains and sea, that means you have perfect winter and summer holiday Opportunities. In addition Boston also has a short but beautiful spring and let’s face it, There is no location that speaks autumn more than New England. So I’ll Boston and all urs problems anyway.
Some valid points and I agree!!
Ha u call the ice coast excellent skiing? Ha you obviously have never been to Utah or Colorado! Left New England at 18 I'm now 60 and never ever missed a d ay of that gray gloom and doom wheather. West is the best my friend 100 Colorado proud!.
I am from Utah so we do get snow but it’s a different kind of snow then a lot of places. I can drive in the snow but I do go slower to be safe. I really want to move to the Boston area but the driving alone scares me
There are numerous Idaho and Utah natives here and they love it, and do just fine 😊
just drive aggressive and use yah blinkah! Being indecisive on the Mass roads can do you in and will make you a hated man lol. Always do at least 10mph over speed limit and on highways everyone goes 20 to 30 mph about the speedlimts. Just flow with traffic and don't pay attention to posted limits especially if everyone is bombing by best to speed up.
Only 4 feet of snow? We avg 13-14 ft.
Lemme guess you’re from Canada?
@@_shotsbyjay eh no, upstate ny
Interested in a second home in Boston suburbs. Condo or Townhome , please advise , low crime nice area economically lower priced
Hello, I am a new immigrant and I currently live in Philadelphia, but I am thinking of moving to Boston in October. In your opinion, is this time appropriate, or is it preferable for me to wait until spring, and is Boston suitable for a new immigrant in terms of living costs? Thank you.
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I want to come to Boston but how to rent the apartment 🤔
Essentially there are three months in the winter where you really can't live your life because it is snowing or is too cold. If you are ok with that... great.
That's pretty much it. 9 months out of the year it's wonderful but those 3 months can be pretty freezing haha!
In Washington state we have 3 months of good weather and 9 months of cold and grey skies it’s so depressing how the sun just disappears up here for most of the year! It’s not the cold that bothers me it’s the lack of sunlight
Very interesting, as usual, but....Upstate New York, Chicago and points north can actually be worse for cold, and freezing wind, Buffalo to Syracuse, NY, lake effect snow can be considerably more. I would call our Nor'easters white hurricanes because of the effects. A few years ago, and very unusually, we got hit by three in a two week period. The snow was up to the second floor, my brother's garage collapsed, the public transportation and many local streets were closed, and they had to call out the National Guard for snow removal [*there are videos of that].
OTOH, some people actually move here for the winter sports, my brother was on our high school hockey team, so people are attracted by hockey, skiing, ice skating, snowboarding and crazy people doing an ocean swim. From living in Korea I can tell you that after sauna, cold pool repeated several times, you won't notice the outside temperature that much. Snow shoveling is actually a good form of exercise if done correctly and not overdone. You become used to the cold after a week or so of constant low temperature, as my friends in Wisconsin told me, and they have to do more winterizing of windows than we do here [places north of Boston, too]. At Syracuse University I often saw Crazy Frat Bros™ playing Frisbee in the snow clad only in gym shorts!
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Winter sports can definitely be a strong draw to the area for people who practice! I've been skiing since I was 3 and love it but don't do it often anymore
If you live here long enough you will also experience the random January thaws that happen. Sometimes it will get up to 60 degrees for a few days, then it's right back into winter until about mid march. The weather here is insane. Boston sits at a weather crossroads. We get anything that moves across the country west to east in the jet stream and we also get any storms that move up along the east coast. Move here, complain all the time, yell and honk at other drivers, drink tons of dunkin donuts' horrible coffee and start talking about the Red Sox in February and then you're living the dream in Boston. If you're not talking about getting the hell out of Boston, you haven't been here long enough. And then there were the winters of 1978, 1996 and 2017, when there was literally no place to put the snow. We are due for another one like those soon.
I love how you focus on the negative. I would switch places coming from somebody from Puerto Rico
The blizzard in 2005 was pretty bad too, 33 inches of snow. It snowed the week after February vacation to give another week off from school.
2015 was the one that really killed me. Every weekend from late January to mid March was an absolute whopper of a storm! I grew up in Somerville and my wife and I always kick up the let's get the f outta hear once January kicks up but Summer and Fall in New England makes it all worth it. Nothing like a late summer night when the humidity has gone and you can smell the fall moving in. I love the seasons but it would be nice to live somewhere if even temporary to skip a few winters.
Also the yuppies really ruined Boston. I moved further out up north to the 495 area and it feels so good to get away from SF wannabes .
I live in saint Louis and am looking to move to Boston. Any tips you could give me specifically since you are also from stl?
Everything is more expensive - renting, but also groceries, going out for food & drinks; people usually aren't as friendly; the city itself has more fun stuff IMO than STL city for entertainment, night life, etc. Way more college kids and recent grads; Winter is definitely colder and harsher.. Those are some broad differences
Buy thermal underwear
It's not as bad as you say, you're exaggerating. It's worste in Chicago land area
I could definitely see Chicago being as bad in the winter!
I agree. I must have rolled my eyes at least a dozen times thinking; "Dude, it's Boston, not BUFFALO."
Been to Chicago a few times in the winter times and it is definitely not as bad as Boston in the winter
@@_shotsbyjay Chicago is worst
@@stuff3829 its not, Chicago doesnt have that cold weather and wind that boston has, especially Brookline, which is severely colder than both
What about spring? I am coming for the Marathon next week and I heard lots of stories about the brutal condition we may face on Patriots Day
Spring can still be chilly and windy, but hopefully no snow! There've been times when it snows in April but it doesn't look like there's any snow in the forecast for the next week!
@@LivingBoston thank you for your reply. What is a reliable source for local weather forecast in the area?
@@simonecarniglia4870 personally, I typically just use the weather app on my iPhone
Spring is gorgeous here. "Brutal" conditions? :D
@@LizInTheB In 2018 Boston Marathon was brutal for example, was infamous and many retired for hypotermia. Cold, headwind and rain....it may not be for normal living, but to run 26.2 miles was not ideal for sure. Hope next week won't be the same, but weather forecast does not look good at the moment
winters are mild in Boston we have had one bad winter in 10 years
I can't stand the amouy of Movement You do with your head, it gets me dizzy .. :(
Maybe take motion sickness medicine before watching the videos then
Most probably is due to global warming, but, everyone kept bitching out Boston being brutal, literally moved here in the beginning of winter, and it was waaaay better than everyone was complaining about. Again, I've been hearing that due to climate change, Boston will probably never be as cold as it used to 20-30 years ago.
And this year you guys got zero snow in downtown Boston. All the big cities on the East Coast missed out. Not every year in Boston winters. Are that tough to get many mile breaks and the snow melts relatively easy. I moved from Boston to Chicago and let me tell you chicago is cold and snow never melts.