Fuck Massachusetts and all it stands for! This state that I regretfully live in reminds me of a hot bowl of shit soup with peanuts and corn! I cant wait to leave; I feel trapped here! This is truly hell on earth! They make up shit to tax you for and they're getting pretty good at it! Meter Maids stake out your cahh and wait relentlessly for your time to expire! I hate them with a passion! How can you take pride in writing people tickets? What the fuck is an excise tax? How many fucking times do you have to tax my car? Nothing in this god forsaken city makes any sense.. Just look for a house with no price max, You will see a old decrepit town house priced over 14 million...HUH? Rent prices should be illegall!
FUCK THE RED SOX!
This city is nothing but a bunch of rude, elitist,snobby, trust fund spoiled ,illegal, fuck stix!
OHHH the taxis are nothing but a bunch of stinkin monkeys who snuck into the country and never will learn the language because the corrupt government will never require them to.
Fuck the T!
Fuck the Fake, drunk ass Irish who think they are royalty because of the Kennedys!
I cant wait to move from here!!!! I wouldn't wish this state on my worst enemy!
Oh yeah, They had the nerve to have a tax free holiday when next door new hampshire is tax free all the time.
I dont know WHY I moved from New York...
Mass holes could SUCK MY DICK!!!

OK. There's certainly a lot to do in Massachusetts. There are numerous beaches, historic sites, universities, diverse restaurants, concerts, and so forth.

However, the rudeness, mean-spirited behavior, and fascism present in this state is sickening to the average citizen just trying to live in peace. It is unsettling to say the least.

Boston and surrounding areas are completely corrupt and void of any positive, peaceful, forward thinking goals.

Racial tension, a territorial mindset, terrible narcissistic attitudes, irritating idiotic drunkass college kids, slumlords galore, corrupt public transport, dumb douchebag jocks, yuppie entitlement, rude over- present police, (one in every construction site - note the evil glances at you as you drive by) and obnoxiously dangerous impatient drivers. And you will receive a ticket for almost any mundane traffic violation at some point during your time here. The cops are never around when you need them, but there appears to be one at every friggin' construction site or speed trap you see. Irony.

As for the parking -- Nazi meter maids. And some of these regulations are actually put into effect via cooperation of angry locals who don't want anyone parking on THEIR streets, period. Fascist rules created by territorial mean-spirited individuals.

This state is rich in a lot of history obviously. It's unfortunate most residents (particularly Bostonians) only care about the Pats, the Sox, beer, fighting, pretending to be Irish, and acting like meathead douchebag rocks for brains. Anyone who believes The Herald is quality journalism deserves to be smacked.

Massachusetts is quickly becoming a police state and eventually will be right up there with New York state. And anyone that would be willing to vote for Menino or Romney has some serious issues. No matter how "liberal" this state may proclaim itself to be, it's a Republicratic state.

The Big Dig was a Big Failure. Maybe one day this place will rise up from the b.s. political corruption that has ruined a once potentially amazing state. This place is for fascists. Conform or die here!

Don't care for the Red Sox or baseball? You're a big loser -- according to Massachusetts.

I don't give a sh*t about the Sox or the Yankees! Get a life, people! There's more to life than sports. (and Menino) And learn how to f***ing DRIVE. Your roads are a mess as it is...

North pole freezing or jungle heat/humidity
miserable, sour, constipated looking people
drunks, loud mouth white trash, college kiddies/trustfunders galore
pseudo intellectuals who think they are worldy
low paying jobs
work addictions by the sour puss assachusetts types
crappy airport
ineffective state troopers/local police
poor road conditions
two season frigid or torrential downpours
massive taxes/tolls
massive auto insurance
corrupt irish lock on politics
negative population growth
raining/overcast constantly
british and irish like the state b/c the horrible weather is similar to their native lands
insane drivers who have bullet up their ass--always in a hurry/pre-occupied
rude, absrasive people
frumpy looking people with no style
at the democratic convention, tv ads asking bostonians to be nice and have manners---pathetic!
republicratic politics

October-- sunny, cool and leaf colours beautiful. that's a 'positive' thing

Boston rocks, but plenty of other worthy destinations: Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Hyannisport, to name a few.

Everyone blames Massachusetts' problems on the liberals. Well I, for one, consider myself a liberal, and I have one thing to say to you people: Stop giving us a bad name. :-P The government in Massachusetts is not liberal at all. It's not conservative either. It's CORRUPT. Liberal means you want to help everybody out. Conservative means you don't want to waste money. Massachusetts means you spend as much money as possible helping your buddies get around the law, forsaking all others, and raise taxes when that runs out so you can keep going. Tax whatever you can - nothing is sacred. A relatively low sales tax masks exorbitant property and income taxes, as well as high, abundant tolls.

Honest, hard-working people get the shaft while there are a huge amount of people abusing the welfare system. Mandatory health insurance means if your job doesn't offer insurance because you're part-time and that's all you can find because the economy is in tatters, then you are the proud payer of a punitive fine. Only the poorest of the poor are eligible for any help from the government, so if you even work part time, you're SOL. Thanks Mitt Romney!

The area I'm most familiar with is the area North of Boston, because since I'm not a trust-fund baby, I've never actually been able to afford the city itself. If douchebags could fly, Metro North would be an airport. Everyone is hell bent on destroying their lives with drugs, alcohol, and speeding along the pot-hole ridden streets as fast as they can. Every waking moment is a pissing contest: Who can be the biggest bad-ass to compensate for the fact that their lives suck because they live in Massachusetts? Closer to the city, you run into pseudo-intellectual snobs whose version of the never-ending pissing contest is to out-hipster or out-pretentious each other. If anyone has any friends, it's because they've known each other since kindergarten. Good luck meeting new people if you're going to move here as an adult -- no one wants anything to do with you.

Oh, and the roads. Yeah. Since leaving Massachusetts, I have nothing but love for street grids and USEFUL public transit. The roads are third-world-country quality, parking in the city is next to impossible, the excise tax (for the uninitiated, a yearly tax for owning a car) is exorbitant, and don't get me started on the seething cauldron of misery that is the RMV. Traffic lights change at seemingly random intervals, so if you're sitting at one red light for way too long, the one you can see 50 feet ahead of you will probably turn red as soon as yours turns green. (If Massachusetts was really that liberal, don't you think they might care enough about the environment to not force cars to idle all the damn time?) The worst part is that it takes forever to get anywhere due to the low-capacity, crumbling roads, eternal construction sites, and the aforementioned traffic lights. One time it took me three hours to get from my home to the closest Target store three miles away.

There's also the T, which of course stands for "Terrible." It closes long before the bars (thanks to the corrupt government's continual tug-job to the taxi lobby), and it's miserable when it IS running. Between faulty switches and signals, random fires on the tracks, and endless, obtrusive station renovations, I have never once gotten where I was going on time if I took the T. I've used many public transit systems extensively -- Washington, San Francisco, New York, Chicago (yes, even Chicago), Toronto, Montreal -- and all of them are more reliable, smoother to ride, and SAFER.

Massachusetts spends most of its time covered by clouds, which are more often than not pissing rain on the state, or dumping snow on it. Winter starts in October and sometimes lasts through April. Spring is dismal and soaked. Summer is hellishly hot and humid. On a positive note, Massachusetts has fantastic New England fall seasons, but those are far too short. The winters are enough to make you doubt the existence of a loving God. Cold, wet, miserable and seemingly endless. And year after year, everyone forgets about how miserable the winters are, so cities and towns are completely unprepared for the necessary snow removal.

Oh, and the local media. God, this is getting long, but there's just so much wrong with this place. The local media consists of the Boston Globe, which has lowered itself to writing sympathetic stories about how the recession is affecting the rich snobs (vomit), the Herald which is basically a tabloid, and local television "news" teams that are so sensationalized they could give Cirque du Soleil lessons.

I'm generally a positive person, but Massachusetts brought out the worst in me and my memories of it are NOT fond. I consider the four years I spent there to be the worst of my life. When I left Massachusetts, my outlook improved dramatically and I really started living life for the first time. It may seem excessive to place that much blame on a state, but it's true - leaving changed my life.

I know plenty of people who love Massachusetts, but not a single one of them has ever lived anywhere else. Everyone I've known who has moved here, turned their tails and ran as soon as they could manage it -- myself included. If you're thinking of moving to Mass., please reconsider. You're only going to want to leave at your first available opportunity. Don't waste your time, your money, or your sanity.

I can rate it only as a visitor, and even then as a visitor only to certain parts of it. My late cousin lived in Chelmsford, near Boston, and we visited his family a number of times. I always liked Boston, and always wished it was closer to NJ, so I could explore it at greater length. I also spent some time in Salem, Peabody, and the surrounding region, and enjoyed it as much for its quirky New England seaport feel as for its ambiance of "witchcraft" and deviltry (which is what draws the tourists, I guess). I was more familiar with northwestern Massachusetts; the Berkshire region, which is absolutely lovely, whatever the season, but exquisitely so in the Fall, when the leaves are changing color. There was a point where NY, Connecticut, and Massachusetts all came together, and I'd drive through from Hillsdale, NY, to Egremont, Massachusetts, to Great Barrington, which had some great book stores and record shops. Of course, the natural beauty of the region, with its soaring mountains, shimmering lakes, and rolling fields, was what made it an indispensable part of my itinerary whenever I was anywhere near the area (along with its rich history and the architecture of its age-old homes and buildings). On the other side of the state, I have a great aunt who lives in Cape Cod, and the beauty and class of that area makes a joke of those who extoll the "beauty" of the Jersey Shore, let's say, or parts of Florida. And it's liberal, so what's not to love?

Massachusetts reminds me of crappy Pennsylvania. I always associate these two states together probably because of history, but Mass is only ok! I mean Cape Cod is a nice place, but Boston is horrible! The rest of the state is boring.

I was born and raised here, but have lived in the South for a few years off and on, so I have to COMPLETELY agree that cost of living is horrible. As far as the people go and all that, I think it pretty much comes down to this: You have to either be rich or dirt poor to live here. Period. If you're white collar, you can afford to live here comfortably and really appreciate the state for what it is when it comes to the history, beaches, culture, etc. If you're poor and living off welfare and just popping out kids then you can milk the state for all it's worth, pay crap for rent due to Section 8, and get everything handed to you (don't understand why anyone wants to live like that but there is a lot of it here). I think that pretty much sums up why the majority of the people come acrooss as rude. It's not that we're arrogant or think we're better than anyone else. The majority of us are working class individuals who have to STRUGGLE to make rent, pay the taxes, etc. We love it here, because it's home, and no matter how bad a place may seem or become it will always be home, but in the process of trying to make ends meet, dealing with horrible winters, etc. many of us become jaded and bitter. It's who we are! And I have to point out I've lived down South for a while also, love it and plan on moving back for a better quality of life, but it's just different culture. Here you may have introverted "Massholes" but down south you have crazy bible thumping super-christians who are quick to push their opinions down your throat, narrow minded hicks and straight up racists. I've experienced it all. No matter where you are, there are always pros and cons. If you're worried about living a middle class life here, then don't come here because it will make you miserable. With that said however, there really is something special about this state when it comes to the history and just overall feel of it, and something that I believe is truly only unique to southern New England. By the way, America doesn't run on Dunkin, Massachusetts does. That's why the drivers here are crazy...we drink way too much coffee and hate the commute to work.

I travel all over the united states. I cant tell you the details of my job but when I go to a state I usually have to stay for about 1 year.
By far the worst place I have ever been to is Massachusetts! Talk about a F@#$ed up state!
The people are incredibly rude and miserable. The accent was like fingers nails running down a chaulk board. the people are extremely rude and vulgar, they swear so much it makes me sick.
When people swear like that they sound very stupid.
Belive me I have meet some realy stupid people in Massachusetts too.
I got to the point where I would just stay in my hotel room so I wouldnt have to deal with the repulsive, rude, miserable, stupid asshole residents of that state.

While I was there I looked at renting an appartment...WTF!! I couldnt believe the prices. I was going to live in an appartment the size of a shoe box for over $1700 a month and that didnt include any utilities. So lets see... I was paying $300 per week for an extended stay hotel, multiply that by 4 (4 weeks in a month average) = $1200. by staying in a hotel I was saving $500 per month. But wait lets include the utilities the cost of electricity in MA is 16.33 cents per killowatt. Yes thats more than California. California pays 14.37 cents per killowatt.
What would I have to pay in heating throught the frigid winter?
I just couldnt afford to live in an appartment in the Boston area.

Driving in Massachusetts was the worst driving experience of my life. I understand that Boston is an old city with lots of one way streets. but the roads a riddled with pot holes. why bother paving them?
Exits that seems to go no where you need to go.
No turning lanes.
My car was hit 3 times and it was parked.

Boston sports fans are the worst and take sports way to seriously. If you dont like the Red sox, Bruins, Celtics or the Patriots. my suggestion is to keep your mouth shut. it just isnt worth the aggravation.

The political establishment in Boston is the most corrupt I have ever seen. they sure do like to pass laws and shove them down the residents throats. this is a common wealth? Massachusetts needs to be stipped from using the word common weath and replace it with some thing more appropriate like Communist Weath.

To sum all of this up Massachusetts realy suck in a bad way. I would never live there. I will never go back to visit. even though the city is full of history it just isnt worth it to me.

Take it from someone that has lived through out the USA. if you are young and ambitious, if you want to make money, if you dont want the government shoving rules down your throat, if you realy want to be free. move away from Massachusetts and say away.

I laugh at all of the comments below. Crying about how taxes are so high? REALLY? Have you lived in California? NY? what a joke, if you think that is bad, you need to move somewhere like nebraska. Bad drivers? I wouldnt say so, more so aggressive, which you need to be at times when people from out of MA come in and try to drive around who don't know how to use their blinker, merge with traffic, go around a rotary, and drive below speed limit. The overall reviews of people are rude and bitter, I agree to an extent during the winter months, but not all MA people are that way. Thats like saying all people in the U.S. are a bunch of assholes. Stop stereotyping. Schools in MA....ya know what, they ARE some of the best. Universities and High Schools. Working in education in a different state, I see how lucky I am to have received the education I got in high school in MA. MA also has some of the best hospitals. I love the Boston accent, and sad I've lost it. I moved to experience new things, just like a lot of other people from MA do....they don't all stay within a 50 mile radius. I have friends that do, but thats like anywhere! People in San Francisco hardly leave their city....are they a bunch of dicks, no....they like who they are where they are. Respect that.

MA is a great place. Those of you complaining, maybe you are living in the wrong neighborhood. Or, maybe you should just leave and stop bitching. :)

You'd have to be crazy to move into this hell hole.

The reviews below are TRUE.

I lived in this hellhole for 6 1/2 years, while I worked on a PhD at MIT. Get it? PhD. MIT. And yeah, I graduated at the top of my class. I'm NOT a stupid person. But this state THINKS that I am. Or at least that's how they treated me.

I've never lived in such an awful place in my life, and I've lived so far in the Midwest and on the West Coast. In both those places, the people are at least decent. In MA? They'd slit their mothers' throat for a dime. Or maybe even 5 cents.

It really is as terrible as everyone below describes. People are rude. Prices are high. (Prices are also high in California...but at least the place is NICE TO LIVE IN.) The state is a dump. And when I say "dump", i mean "DUMP". As in, people piss on the streets in Boston and the trash piles up in the alleyways.

People drive like idiots. I got side-swiped by a taxi, and it didn't stop. I got hit by two idiots without insurance. Did the police care? Hell no. Even though the ONLY thing that the police DO in Boston is "construction detail". (i.e. sit around, eat donuts, and chat with the construction crews while they fix the street.)

The place is corrupt. I got screwed by some idiot parking meter maid who took advantage of me and towed my car....TWICE. (Oh, sorry, I parked NINE FEET instead of TEN away from a fire hydrant. Douchebags.)

Did I mention that my own suburb instituted a parking ban, SOLELY to raise money? YEP, you can't park on the streets after midnight! Bam, $20 a day revenue from every stooge renter who is forced to park on the street. The city raked in tens of thousands of dollars a day.

I got ripped off by real estate agents! TWO in six years! I lost a grand total of $5000 to real estate agents.

Strangely, I NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS IN THE MIDWEST, AND I'VE NEVER HAD THEM IN CALIFORNIA. Not BEFORE, and NOT SINCE I moved out of that shit-hole.


DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID!!!!!

The nearest thing to a city is boston, which isn't even in the top 10 in terms of population or anything else. It's smaller than #5 Phoenix (Phoenix just displaced Phili as America's 5th biggest), Vegas, and even Dallas, yet calls itself the hub of the universe: New England parochialism at its best. It's infatuated with NY, which is a legit Tier-One world-class city. Boston has two prestigious schools: Harvard and MIT, the vast majority of Harvard and MIT students aren't from anywhere near Massholeland. No other Masshole school is anything special. MA has the nerve to put "Spirit of America" on its license plates when, in fact, the unassimilated Irish Catholic filth try their best to kill the American spirit by imposing failed Communist, paternalist collectivism. NYC isn't rude; people are in a hurry because it's a big city where it's hard to get around. Boston's excuse? It's not big. It's not the center of anything. It's a population of small minded fools who actually brag about having never been 50 miles from home and think they've seen it all.

I've lived in MA. It's not bad. The people are rude and the cost of living sucks. However MA has a very deep rooted and rich history. Very historic (n boston tea party ring any bells). Not to mention MA doesn't have a conservative white trash mentality to it. I mean we have white trash and religious zealots but not as many as other regions of the US.

I don't know if I stumbled onto a joke site, but I see all these incredibly negative reviews of my State, some of them direct replicas of those before, but with different names posting . . . and I can't help but think that this site is incredibly biased. I mean, you have a review of Massachusetts by someone named TexasLover, and no one has an issue with that. It seems the majority of the negative reviews originate from Florida and the south and that does make sense to me. The Northeast and the south have very different viewpoints on many things, from pets to politics.

However, I would hope a rating about an entire State would leave politics in specific, though it seems to be one of the bigger targets here, since politics have little to do with how a State looks or feels, or how the locals act. Sure, in general, everyone is liberal and hates straight people, or at least that's how the southerners on this site seem to portray us. In fact we ARE liberal. We are very accepting of any persons ethnicity, with the bulk of our population previesly subjected to racism. Creed and sexuality aren't very important to how we judge people, character and personality is more important.

Massachussetts also has some of the best museums in the country, from the Museum of Fine Art and the Museum of Science being two just in Boston, but there are many fantastic historical museums around the State focusing on the history of the local workers, or the origins and culture of the native Americans who used to populate the area.

The roads can be daunting to drive on if you're from elsewhere, but that can't be blamed on the people, or even the government. The winters New England recieves yearly wreaks havok on the pavement of the roads.

I had much more to say about this, but then I stopped to look over some other articles on the site and I'm now convinced that anything I have to say that's positive about the northeast will be ignored, even though I can talk about how people from Massachussetts are interesting and engaging without saying people from other places are terrible. It certainly seems that this site is baised, at least as far as States in the US are concerned, but do you really have to ignorantly demean other people to bring out the positives in your area?

Sadly for you, and thankfully for places like Boston, and New England, scrolling through a page of hate mongering like I've seen on this site Only makes me want to avoid place like Texas and California in the future.

In closing, it's disgusting that you people judge and entire state or region on the predominant politics, and for those who actually have some information, and knowledge, you shouldn't be so critical. Yes, Deval Patrick got elected, yes, he's terrible, but if you were voting in that election, he certainly seemed better than the rest.

I made the stupid and unfortunate mistake to move my family here 4 years ago and have lived with the regret since. We've tried to sell our house several times. I even took job in another state but had to back out at the last minute because the house didn't sell. We're stuck here in this hell-hole with no escape. So why are we so miserable here and constantly trying to leave? Like the other rates, we live with:

1. MASSHOLES. No other way to describe them. Singularly the most rude and evil people you'd ever not want to meet. We've been through a lifetime of crap and abuse at the hands of MASSHOLES. To make matters worse, our neighbors in the condo complex we live in turned out to be the biggest drug dealers in town. And they are senior citizens no less! The cops busted them last year, SWAT team and all, but because of the liberal-ass judges and dope smoking law makers, they didn't see a day of jail time. Everyone here seems to be either dealing drugs or doing them.

2. Homosexuals, gays, lesbians, transgenders, etc, etc, you name it, they are here and constantly trying to jam their lifestyles down straight peoples throats. Heaven forbid you ever voice anything contrary to their GLBT lifestyle, they'll beat the crap out of you. It's only a matter of time before they outlaw traditional marriage in this state...no kidding!

3. Worst drivers ever. Hostile, aggressive, cut-you-off-in-a-heartbeat. I had to sell my sports car and buy a big nasty SUV just so I had some muscle to keep from getting run off the road everyday. Standard driving equipment includes leaning on your horn and a constantly raised middle finger out the window.

4. Government, state and local, corruption that never ends. An honest politician has no place in this state.

5. TAX-TAX-TAX-TAX it all. Hell, we had to pay a $3,000 tax just for the privilage of the town installing a new sewer systems and tearing up all the roads.

6. Schools suck. Don't believe any of the "New England schools are great" BS out there, it just isn't so. The high school in the town we live in should have been torn down and a new one built back in the 1970's and yet there it is, barely standing and a hazard to anyone in it, and yet this corrupt town government has spent millions building a new senior center.

7. Winters are bad, I mean really bad. The worst thing is that whenever it snows, every unemployed moron with a pickup truck and plow blade is out there running around like drunken madmen ripping everyone off charging $100 per storm to plow driveways.

So to summarize it all, if you are considering moving here, don't do it. If you are stuck here and are trying to leave, good luck to you too, I hope we can both escape. And lastly, if you live here and like it, you're a MASSHOLE!

Massachusetts is awesome if you enjoy the following:

I moved here 3 years ago from Vermont. I moved because my wife found a school that was perfect for what she needed. I reluctantly gave up my awesome job and beautiful apartment in Vermont's upper valley to live here.

As soon as she's done school we're gone.

Mass is by far the worst place I've ever lived and I will tell you why.

1. The people are the worst part. Everyone is cold, bitter, angry and their accent will drive you nuts. If I hear someone say "Im gonna go paaahk the cahr" one more time I think I'll vomit. This leads to #2

2. Driving in Mass is wretched. Because the people are selfish, self absorbed, greedy and out of touch with reality, driving her eis horrible I actuall saw a car MOVE FORWARD for a car in the right lane so the car behind it could merge onto the right hand turn and because the initial car didnt move fast enough, they still got flipped off by the car behind them. The motto here should be "Hey, welcome to Mass, now go fuck yourself"

3. Taxes are bad, real bad. Hope you dont like beer because it costs 16 bucks a 12 pack. 8 bucks for a pack of smokes. there will be an additional .20cents tax on each gallon of gas in the very near future. Not like gas is expensive or anything......

4. Boston sports fans suck. If you are not a fan of the pats, celts, sox or bruins dont celebrate your team. It simply isnt worth it and boston fans actually get violent....I was almost arrested at the garden one night.

5.Tolls, on top of the excise tax which you will pay if you purchase a new car, if you live east of boston on the pike you will pay money, and lots of it to commute into the city. The commuter rail is not much better, and slow as hell. With, of course, grumpy drivers and attendents.

All in all I hate it here. It has completely beaten me down, and made me tired. I hope to move as soon as humanly possible.

I will leave this review on a single note: "How is it the state which spurred the American Revolution based upon taxation from England now taxes its people so dearly?"

I will be moving back to the good ol' Green Mountain state where the people are slower, nicer, and leave you the hell alone.

Fuck you Massachusetts.

First off, please don't write a review on this entire state if you've just visited here or haven't lived here for at least 6 months because you don't know what your talking about. I've lived here for about 24 years, and other places for several years and can easily say that this has got to be one of the shittiest places on earth. With that said, I'm not going to get too elaborate here because pretty much everything has already been discussed. I'll just break down some stuff real quick. Ill start off with the only good:

1. The geography and architecture can be very nice
2. The elementary and middle school systems are on the better side.

Thats it. However the first one can be completely disregarded as that can only be enjoyed for about 2-4 months a year.

Now the bad:

1. 95% of people here suck...just plain suck. This is probably the most important category of any place so this will be the only one I'll elaborate on. The people here for the most part are: Rude, Straight Up Mean, Shallow, Hypocritical, Smug, Snooty, Bitchy, the list goes on. For us 20-somethingers, the majority of girls (women would be impolite) here are not attractive, very manly non-lady like personalities and mannerisms and overall unbelievably shallow "issue" latent bitches with not a trace of justifiable cause. Not that any of that can be justifiable. Even the ugliest, fattest, smelliest bitches think there shit doesn't stink and think they're too good for everything. The majority of guys here are complete tools and miserable cave-men like douche bags that have been socially manipulated into caring about nothing but beer, sports, and their shitty beards they grow in the winter as if to say, "look at me, I'm an easy-going rugged tool box, i can grow a beard!! Maybe i'll go chop some wood if only I knew how to use an ax. But I don't cuz I'm really just a douche but this beard sure does hide it well doesn't it?" Oh and the biggest thing about being accepted into this shit culture is the whole "cool" factor. Which here basically consists of how well you are at throwing sarcasm and being a facetious witty twit. It gets old and annoying so fast to outsiders and is just plain dumb. But people born and raised here don't even realize it, because its been past down for generations and embedded into their psyche. This is all mainly because there is absolutely nothing else to do in this boring miserable shit hole so peoples minds get engineered around shit. I could go on and on.

2. Weather is awful. For about 5-7 months out of the year. Winters are frigid, you'll pretty much be living your life indoors during this time and it gets dark real soon and very little sunshine. People are extra miserable during this time. Spring it rains a ridiculous amount and is cloudy gloomy and often cold. Then theres the pollen. So much sometimes it looks like its snowing. Better hope you don't have allergies otherwise you'll become a drug addict during this time. Pointless to ever wash your car or to even own a nice car here. Summers are very hot and humid but last only about 3 months if that. Sept. and Oct. are really the only enjoyable months here as far as weather.

3. Government sucks. They're trying to create an elitist state here by enacting laws and other crap that basically force out all the low to middle class while using the poor as their minions.

4. School system of High School and above is highly overrated and insanely overpriced.

5. Roads system is ludicrous. You got exits merging with entrances, lane merges all over, one ways up the arse, no designated turn lanes which can hold up traffic for days, exits that take you to the middle of nowhere, and road conditions are just horrendous.

6. Jobs are pathetic. Way too many people competing for far to few decent jobs. Horrible place for a recent college grad.

Well, I wrote way more than I wanted but I couldn't help it. I got caught up in expressing how much this place blows. To sum it up: GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!! or DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT MOVING HERE FOR ANY REASON!!!

I feel I been stuck in this ugly hostile and bitter shit whole, I can not wait till my lease in done. On the top of all with living in New England and Visiting it States with running into so many stuck up losers, where they all think you own them some thing back. I have only One Label for the whole area "AN UGLY SHIT WHOLE".

Boston and Massachusetts as a whole is absolutely the worst place on earth. I moved up here from Orlando about a year ago for a job paying more than double what I was making in Florida and I would give every penny to move from this hellhole. If you are single you will need a no less than one hundred thousand per year to exist in this city and if you actually want to live you better start playing the lottery.

Lets talk about the people they are not just rude they are down right obnoxious old and young alike. Case and point a few months ago I slowed down for a construction zone where there was only one lane of travel, some old lady did not like the fact I was only doing 70mph in a 55 zone and road my bumper the whole way. The best part was after the construction zone the gray headed elderly lady that could barley see over the wheel honked her horn while flipping me off when passing me I would say at over 100mph.

The Accent worse than nails on a chalkboard imagine the most awful and annoying sound and multiply one hundred times and you have your typical Masshole. If you want to drive some one insane send the to Massachusetts for a week with the most obnoxious people on earth.

You will need to pay city taxes on cars, boats and other motorized vehicles registered with the state. Amounts are paid based on what the city thinks your vehicles current value is. If you have say a BMW you could expect to pay $3000 to $4000 per year in city taxes depending on the town you live in and how it assess the value of your ride.

The taxes collected on motorized vehicles are used for road repairs how every don’t expect nice roads they are full of holes. I would recommend putting money aside for repairs on things like rimes tires and wheel alignments because you will need it trust me.

Don’t bother with maps the city has some many detours a map want do you any good. The roads are so confusing my cars GPS system doesn’t know where I am most of the time. Forget about asking for direction people will say, “they are not from around there” or “me speak no English”. Best advice is not to drive in the city unless you have no other choice. If you must drive in the city make sure you have a minim of $50 cash you will need this for parking.

Lets talk weather, summer months will bring rain, rain and cold temps in the middle 60s, so if you like it cold and wet summer Bean town is just for you. A heat wave is 3 days of 90 degrees or above but don’t expect to see many heat waves.

Summer is the only season that does not usually snow. Fall, Winter and Spring bring cold temps that often don’t rise above freezing during daytime and drop to below zero after dark with heavy never ending snow. You should expect at least one large snowstorm per week with over a foot of snow and ice. You should plan to buy the best winter clothing Canada Goose Expedition Parka is a good choice it’s used in the north pole. The weather in these parts is no joke locals tell me a few years back there was a snow storm so great people where stuck in their cars on the highway for more than day.

In the south a person has the right to protect them selves. You can forget about that here guns permits require an act of congress and the laws are the strictest in the country. Beware if it can be used, as a weapon you will need a permit not only carry it but to have it in your home. Also know Bubba most likely want be going to the courthouse for a weapons permit before breaking into your home rubbing and shooting you.


Know this If you move to Massachusetts you move to a police state where the criminals have all the rights and you don’t. If you decide to come here your purposes in life will be to serve the criminals thugs and corrupt political cronies that run the state.


To sum it up the weather sucks, the people are rude, criminal have more rights than you, the cost of living is beyond high and your thousands of dollars in taxes you pay will provide power and wealth to the corrupt state leaders so they can continue there dictatorship. If I didn’t have people depending on me I would have left this state the day I arrived. I can’t wait to move back to FLA. Oh and go Tampa Bay Rays

Massachusetts is a very nasty place. I have lived in five different states and came here to be closer to my aging mother. Biggest mistake I have ever made.

The current governor is an idiot and the other politicians on Beacon Hill are just there to line their pockets with the sweat of the working class heros of this state. It is a democratic hell hole. They support the unions which by the way, are bleeding businesses dry with their unrealistic demands.

Try to find work in this hell hole of a state, or for that matter try to collect unemployment! Unless you are a welfare whore or an illegal, this state will do nothing for you. They just want to tax, tax, tax you for EVERYTHING. I can see now why people are fleeing in droves! I am on my way out too and NEVER to return, as soon as my mom is taken care of.

My advice to anyone entertaining the thought of moving to this state, RECONSIDER! This is no place to raise a family, work or even visit. You will be met with hostile people, outrageous prices for everything and you will be left with the same bad taste everyone else has.

I was born and raised in Massachusetts or as I like to call it "The Peoples Republic Of Massachusetts" I moved several years ago to Georgia and I couldnt be happier.
Massachusetts has got to be the worst place I have ever lived, If any one says that it is a great state then I am willing to bet that they never lived in another state and just dont know any better.
The people in Massachusetts emm... excuse me. "The Peoples Republic" are rude. Why are they rude? they are too busy making money to pay the taxes and other fees that the Massachusetts communist government charges. Every try to get an Electrical License in Massachusetts HOLY CRAP ITS EXPENSIVE!
People in "The Peoples Republic of Massachusetts" are miserable and they are misserable due to the corrupt ineffective government and they probly just got pulled over by the Gastapo aka Massachusetts Police.
Massachusetts Police do what ever they want. when ever they want. all the police in Massachusetts are corrupt.
God for bid if you owe the Massachusetts communist government money, I had an arrest warrant put out on me because I was 35 cents short on a ticket that was given to me by the state Gastapo (Police) for throwing a ciggarett butt out of the window and the best thing is that I dont even smoke!!
I have a friend who owes child support, he lost his job and was out of work for about 6 monthes. 60 days after getting a job and trying to get back on his feet the Massachusetts communist goverment took all of his money out of his bank account, siezed ALL of his savings, He never refused to pay child support and was paying weekly. This to me just isnt fair.
My nephew still lives in that crappy state, He is going to trade school. as a student he doesnt have much money and wasnt able to pay for health care. the communist government fined him $900 for not having health care.
So to all of those people who still live in The Peoples Republic Of Massachusetts and think it is a great place...Bend over and hand over your wallet Im sure you like taking it up the back side.
As for me I will NEVER EVER live in that shit hole state again. I will never visit that state. I will never Vacation in that state.
FUCK YOU MASSACHUSETTS!!

I lived in MA my whole life, just move (unfortunately) a few years ago and can't wait to move back. I am shocked at all of the negative reviews MA got!!! Try living in AZ- now that sucks! All this talk about politics... the gov has it's pros and cons everywhere so stop focusing on MA so much. A state's gov is the last thing on my mind when I'm deciding where to live. I mean, we are all still in the US, how different can MA's gov really be?

MA is full of people who are passionate about things... sports- especially the Red Sox (ha ha), art, food, history, music, fashion, nature, etc. The school system is rated #2 in the country. There's a strong culture in MA that maybe can truly only be appreciated by those of us who were born and raised here but... give it a chance. The weather isn't awful. The winter is cold but who cares, spring is right around the corner and summer is beautiful- lakes, beaches, forests... lots of recreational type things to do and not far from other great places in New England, not to mention NY. And the fall is gorgeous with lots of tradition. The Healthcare is also top-notch in MA. The food (chowdah, lobstah- ha, ha...) and the music are better than or just as good as in NY or LA. There's always good music playing on the radio -people know what's up in MA! Boston, very cool city. Pain to drive in but no big deal. There's lots of little trashy towns in MA but also lots of really liveable towns as well. It's a very diverse state.

Don't listen to anyone who says MA sucks. Just do your homework when you're deciding what town to live in... stay away from Winchendon, Gardner, Fitchburg, Athol, and Ware to name a few. Oh, and the cost of living... you SHOULD have to pay a little more for your kids to have a great education and to have exposure to all of the other wonderful things MA has to offer.

MA is a cranky place. It's probably the most classist and racist place I've been. To love it, you have to be born here, and you have to believe that things that happened here a century ago somehow make the place cool today. You need to believe that yet another law passed by the gov't will make the world a better place. You also need to be an alcoholic and addicted to the most boring sport of all time, Baseball.
The bottom line is, the roads are terrible, the housing substandard and overpriced, the gov't is old entrenched and corrupt, the economy largely dependant on gov't handouts and military work, and the people are just plain vulgar. Boston is dying culturally and economically and most folks just don't recognize it. If you're here, ambitious, and you're young, you'll be eyeing the door.
On the upside, I'm making more here than I did when I last lived in Denver, and geographically it can be quite striking... but it is a small positive when compared to the people and the housing costs which exceed higher salaries.
If you are from somewhere else and you move here, it is a lesson in how a culture can get so broken, so elitist so opposed to progress, and wind up worshipping pedophiles, kennedies, and the red sox along the way. Weird. I can't wait till my fiance is done with school and we can move out. MA is a bad deal.

This State SUCKS in so many ways... First off, it should be stripped of all rights to the use of the word "Commonwealth". Period. That said, the people here aren't just rude and self-absorbed, they are STUPID and just like to act so highly educated and intellectual. We had the opportunity in this last election to vote to eliminate the state income tax. Special interest groups solely protecting the State government's self-serving interests, spent MILLIONS in advertising to defeat the measure. And the majority of voters fell for it! "Oh, it would be fiscally irresponsible. They'll only make up for it with new fees, more fines and regulations, raising property taxes. It would be devestating to cities and towns... " blah-blah-blah. It didn't pass. Guess what?? JAN 1 all that bad stuff is happening anyway! People can't even remember = YOU just voted two months ago to keep giving BILLIONS in income tax dollars to prevent that. Ha-ha. Tough Shit. Gonna keep taking your hard earned money and still slash local aid, hike the gas tax, tolls, motor vehicle fees, lay off cops and teachers. (Good, I say we had too many to begin with). And all along, our state leaders were already heavily engaged in the proposals for the upcoming Federal Relief bill. (It didn't just Poof out of thin air overnight). They've got their fingers in the pot for SEVERAL BILLION more dollars from the national taxpayer pool, earmarked for "other" spending ideas, infrastructure = pet projects. ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY around here, I think it sucks.

Massachusetts is the worst state in the country! Unfortunately, I've had the misfortune to spend my entire life in this dump, so I know firsthand why it is so awful. Below, please find my top ten of the worst things there are about Mass.

10) It's UGLY! The areas around Boston are industrial and dirty. Farther away from the city are suburbs that all look the SAME.

9) The Weather - So cold in the winter you can't stand it, and so hot in the summer you can't stand it. Massachusetts has two nice months: September and October, but these aren't guranteed to be nice. There is a 50/50 chance they'll be just as crappy as the rest of the year.

8) The cops - are psychotic egotists.

7) Beauracracy up the ying yang. There is no freedom in this state! They watch your every move and then charge you money for it.

6) The people. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon included. I hate those suckers!

5) The drivers - Are terrible.

4) The pedestrians - Are even worse. But if you hit one it's your fault.

3) The Mass Pike - the worst highway in the US. First of all, not one of the exits lead to a desirable location, and two, you have to PAY for it!

2) The Accent - Pahk the cahh up your ass.

1) The politics - Gays and Kennedys, that's all there is to it.

I lived in MA for 8 years. It is easlily the worst state I have ever lived in. The liberal run government wants to suck money out of it's subjects any way it can. The state is constantly looking for new and improved ways to tax it's people. Crime is horrible in Boston and the chickenshit of a Mayor won't allow his subjects their constitutional right to protect themselves. The police, fire, and 95% of the government is corrupt. Every week there is a new scandal and the sheeple keep voting these Democratic big government hacks back in to office. My quality of life has gone back up since I moved out of the Communist confines of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts is a state I lived all my life in ,and therefore I feel the need to list all pros and cons for anyone planning to live here. Without any hestiation whatsoever, here are the pros.

Pros: Lots of history, Boston is a great city to visit as there are lots to do, and the transportation system (The T) is convenient to use. As a matter of fact, since Boston is such a congested city ,it is better to use the T here. Moreover, even though the Boston area is notorious to drive in, I would venture to say that it is probably one of the most walkable cities to walk in and has that European feel about it. Another great attribute is that Massachusetts probably has the best educational systems available second to Connecticut (I believe) ,and the Universities are the most numerous and of very high quality as well. Moreover, the tolerance of other cultures is generally good ,but of course racism isn't obsolete here either. You will meet a lot of well-read individuals (if they open up to you but that's in the cons section) because of the general educated populace. Sport wise,  people in Boston take great pride in the Red Sox and will jeer outspokenly and enthusiastically againts it's arch-enemy team (The New York Yankees). If you are a Red Sox Fan, you will fit right in ,but getting to know the locals will take some time (I'll explain that in the cons).

Cons: One detriment is the cost of living is insanely expensive as is the cost of education. If anyone lives anywhere in the country, they may find the taxes here in Massachusetts oppressive. One individual , that I know of, that moved from Pennsylvania end up moving back because he was getting taxed to death. In regards to people, it is true that people in Massachusetts can be quite rude. This is especially evident with the drivers here. For anyone that lives in down south,  I know strangers will strike up a polite conversation with anyone as individuals are more receptive to a stranger saying "hi" in that region in the country. I wouldn't recommend being that friendly with anyone you don't know in Massachusetts. You willl either get " who are you and what do want", a strange look that communicates " why are you talking to me and who are you ?" or " do you want my money ?". You'll get the occasional "hi" but people are on the go because they just don't want to be bothered with, so in most cases the conversation will not get passed "hi" . You will find that the people here sometimes have this dark "get out of my way, I want to go about my own business (work or home) " vibe that goes along with what was just mentioned. Also , anyone that lives down south and plan to move here, you will find getting to know people in Massachusetts will take longer because people are more reserved ,and do not appear friendly on the surface. One more thing to mention as well. If anyones car breaks down in the south more often than not there will be guys that will pull over to help you out. In Massachusetts, no one pulls over for you because there too busy doing there own thing. Your just SOL (sh*t out of luck). However, I will also concede that western mass has individuals a lot less reserved and a tad more gregarious. However, I wouldn't say they are that gregarious (generally, not always) either.  This isn't to dissuade anyone from living here.  I'm simply telling it as it is in regards to Massachusetts life.

nohmaste; Your assesment of Massholechusetts is right on. You nailed it perfectly! I was born and brought up in Worcester; one of the dirtiest dankest most decrepit broken down mill town hellholes that exists on the planet. Life was miserable. A few years back I picked up, packed up and cleared out to sunny Tampa Bay. Only been back to Caracas Norte (Worcester) once since I left and I have no ambition to ever return. I was ready to drive back down to sunny Florida 24 hours after I arrived in Caracas Norte (October visit).

There must be a distinction made between eastern Mass and western Mass. Eastern Mass (Boston, South Shore, Worcester, Metrowest, North Shore) is a pretty miserable place. Western MA (Pioneer Valley and pretty much anything west of Interstate I-91) is a completely different animal, though I would exclude the Springfield metro area from that category. The people in western MA, though not exactly gregarious, tend to be somewhat less rude.

I have a theory as to why the native-born population here is so unbelievably rude: it's at least tangentially related to inbreeding and bad weather. First, the weather: for about 7 months of the year, the weather here is absolutely horrible. It's cold, cloudy, often raining, snowing or icing from October to May. And dark. No sun. It's very depressing, particularly if you haven't the money or time to go skiing or to visit a pretty rural area during winter (ski chalet in Vermont, for example). If you live in an urban or suburban place with limited access to nature, this kind of weather has a tendency to push one indoors for six months. Think about it: six months sitting inside...not exercising...not seeing the sun enough.

This creates a certain low-level depression for many people, and I think it may contribute to a certain inwardness of personality. The people here are weird and unfriendly. Hell, spend a week in North Carolina or Texas (any time of year) and you'll notice the difference immediately.

Theory two: inbreeding. This is a little bit tongue-in-cheek, and I don't put too much stock in it, however....

The peasant/blue collar people of New England came from the poorest of the poorest sections of England and Ireland. They came here in the 1800s and worked in factories, as did subsequent generations. They procreated amongst themselves and they gradually acquired political and financial influence. The smartest ones took over the police and fire forces, and the really smart ones entered politics (Kennedy). However, the rest of them (the dumb ones, of which there were MANY) have always had a huge chip on their shoulders, because of an inherent inferiority complex. Blue collar people here (Southshore, Northshore, Somerville, places like Woburn, etc.) really really have anger issues. They are by-and-large not very nice people, because they're scared to death by their own sense of inferiority. They learned it from their parents and their grandparents.

And, the transplants who come here from other parts of the country (people in their 20s, probably seeking some kind of fantasy life: sitting in an old house in Cambridge, reading David Sedaris and listening to NPR, whilst drinking free-trade coffee) don't live in the real Massachusetts, the place inhabited by the blue collar people. It takes many years to really understand why this place sucks so much.

The highly-educated, glib, politically-progressive types who gravitate to Boston/Cambridge from boring-assed midwestern suburbs don't know any better. They've come from religious, homophobic, semi-rural nowhere places, so Boston probably seems light-years better, and it probably is. However, once you spend a few years here (or TEN!), even those people start to realize just how lame this place is, and just how unbelievably fucking rude and selfish the native-born population tends to be.

Boston sucks, the surrounding suburbs suck even more, and this endless cycle of suckiness will continue for as long as there is a USA. I'm just happy that I'm not stuck here forever.

Though not many things can beat a hike through the southwestern-Mass section of the Appalachian Trail on a warm, sunny mid-October day. But, the price one must pay for that one exquisite day is far too much, particularly if you want to remain happy...and "not weird".

I have lived in a suburb in western MA for almost my entire life. Currently finishing up college. My friends have moved to states out west and down south to get away from what has easily become the worst state in the USA. Yes, New England is beautiful with its changing seasons and its history, but how the general population ignores this with its ideas, opinions, hatred, and just general lack of common sense destroys the only positive attributes of this state.

If you are Catholic, Springfield boasts one of the worst dioceses in terms of political action, money, values prevalent in masses, religious groups and their lack of responsibilites, community outreach and basic Catholic ideas like pro-life.

MA is 100% democratic. We have one of the worst governors and completely incompetent senators and representatives responsible for the tripe going on in the democratic majority that makes up almost all of congress.

Illegal immigrants are rampant. I work two retail jobs to help pay for my college tuition, etc and I feel like I am in a foreign country. The majority of locals don't speak English and hand me EBT cards in hope that they will be given some non-food item. They have taken over Emergency rooms and are offered free health care.

Liberal dissent is the number one problem of the state. It has produced such a hatred and anger towards anyone that thinks differently. I have had rocks thrown at my car during this past election for supporting the Republican ticket, since I happen to be a Conservative Republican in this state. I had my car broken into, several lawn signs stolen off my lawn. A feminist group violently threaten me for not supporting gay marriage or pro-choice ideals.

This state is an absolute mess that lacks any sense of moral value, doesn't care for its citizens, and reacts to the opposition the same way they react to Yankees fans.

Can't wait to leave this place.

I stumbled upon this site sort of by accident. I typed in 'why massachusetts sucks' into google, and hit enter. and wow- did I get a list here!

I can tell you that just about every realistic negative description of this crap-tastic place is true. Taxes are obscenly high, people are completly rude, job market sucks, roads, horrible, people are completly rude, did I mention that already? I've lived here for 10 years now and by far it was the worst decision I ever made. I cannot wait until I leave and am in the planning process already.
Please, think twice if you are considering a move here, for whatever reason. There are 49 other states and Puerto Rico for that matter, that are a better choice. Come here at your own risk!

It's really one of the top 10 states in my opinion.  Cape Cod is one of my favorite places in the US.  Boston is a nice city.

It seems someone with too much time on their hands is making new accounts daily and dissing Masachusetts because they are homophobic or something.

Yeah, I left that place 1.25 years ago, and every time I think back, I still cringe and can't believe all that crap actually happened.

Everyone on here is basically correct (except the people who manage to find some positive aspect to existence in this hellhole).

The only people I don't understand are the ones who actually think California is worse! I live there now, and while it is more expensive, NOBODY shoves their crap down your throat. People are civilized and don't yell at each other in the streets. I haven't heard a car horn in weeks. And all the extreme liberal bullshit is easy to tune out--for some reason, in MA, it just isn't. I think that over here, liberalism is motivated by good will; in MA, it is motivated by hate.

Anyway, I sit back sometimes and think "maybe it wasn't that bad." And then I think about it again and think "yep it sure as hell was."

Okay, I'm going to go out here on a limb but, the winner of the Presidential vote in November for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Barack O'Bama.

I was born here, graduated high school here, and am probably going to graduate college here. This state is a piece of s---. No jobs, unless you're illegal or have a PhD. After graduating college, I'd venture to guess that about 60% of kids leave. I tried leaving twice but always wound up back here (young, little work experience (thanks to the state)). Parties here suck, the people are so distant and aloof. I went through three years of high school here and I can honestly say I would have been better off being home schooled. Drugs are EVERYWHERE, and its a good thing too since theres not a damn thing to do. Gun crime is down, but people get stabbed all the time out in my neck of the woods (worcester County). I don't jizz over ball sports, so that excludes me from much of the "social life" out here. The girls are ugly as hell for the most part and are only out for money but they still act disrespectful at all times. I lived in New Mexico for two years and got laid out there 3 times as much as I ever have in my ten years collectively living here. And yeah....taxes. Prepare to pay three taxes on your car, and if youre ever in an accident......good luck. My rate went from 70 a month to 125 a month over a fender bender with no injuries. This health insurance law is crap, if anything its harder to see a doctor now, and they dont really care about your health out here, they just want to bleed your wallet.
If youre here for college, get the degree and leave while you still have a chance. DO NOT move here, DO NOT get a job here, DO NOT make friends here. All three will have you bent over a barrel. Only reason my mother and I are still here is to take care of my grandfather. Thats one thing I didnt' see mentioned, if you get towards the southern part of the state, about 1/4 of the people are over 65. People over 100 arent rare (my grandfathers 97). Thats where a good portion of the 30% buttrape on your paycheck goes. If youre reading these reviews and still considering Massachusetts, well, youre stupid. Theyd love you here.

There are many parts of Massachusetts that are beautiful. I find the foliage, landscape, history buildings, and the many farms to be a pleasant change from Florida. I missed the snow and the changing seasons. The only thing about Massachusetts is the cost of living. However, there are plenty of jobs in Massachusetts for field of interest. My wife, who works as an engineer, would find it difficult to find work in Florida due to her status as a permanent resident.

    Here are my opinions of the positives and negatives of living in Eastern Massachusetts:

    Positive

    - An excellent collection of public and private colleges and universities
    - Plenty of nice farms and parks for families.
    - Tax free shopping for food and clothing ( nice )
    - Jobs are good in health care, engineering, higher education ( good for my family )
   
    Negatives:

    - Inefficient government
    - Renting is expensive relative to the South
    - Very cold winters
    - State income tax
    - Business unfriendly ( I am looking to incorporate )
    - Little choice when it comes to purchasing digital cable
   
 The Neutral:

     - Massachusetts has loosened regulation to allow competition among auto insurers, which
       may reduce the cost of your auto insurance.
     - There is rudeness in Massachusetts and there is polite and helpful in Massachusetts.
        You want rude and obnoxious people, every state has rude and obnoxious people. They
        are everywhere, even in Japan.
     - Drivers in Massachusetts are about as bad or good as anywhere else. You want to see
        aggressive drivers, go to Florida and see for yourself. The king of road rage in my
        experience goes to a driver in Tokyo, Japan.

I just move up to taxachusetts from Florida and I must say if there is hell on earth I found it. This state has so many ways to screw people out of money I have started a savings account just to pay for all the taxes. What the f **k is an Excise tax? I have to pay the town in addition to my registration cost. Where dose that money go? Dont tell me the roads because I have lived here for only 3 months and my car already needs an alignment, and the roads are so confusing even my GPS doesnt know where the hell I am. Dont come here for the weather its worse than London, I came in late spring and all it does rain with clouds and lets not forget some days dont break out of the 60s, Florida is warmer in January than taxachusetts is in July. I now have my dream job but if I have deal with Mass whole its not worth it. I would rather live on the streets in Miami or sweep floors for a living than live in this hellhole. Gun control dont get me started you need a license to have a gun in your own home, why should some liberal prick tell me how to protect myself? Do you think Big Bubba is going to the county court house to obtain a weapons permit before breaking into my home robbing and shooting me? There are 49 states I would rather call home than Massachusetts and I cant wait to move.

I grew up in Mass and left at 22yrs for the military. Been away for over 16yrs now but I go back every so often to visit my mom and take in some of the New England foods. Other than that, this place becomes more and more sad looking every time I visit. Many of the old victorian houses and neighborhoods are either destroyed by fires, rundown, or overtaken by gangs. Nobody seems to care or feel safe. Normally routine and efficient processes in other states take several weeks or months in Massachusetts. There are so many fees attached to EVERYTHING and different agencies involved that it gets very expensive very quickly and so it's frustrating. You can't vote out the old politicans because most of them run unapposed! Same old names on the ballots for years and it seems they do nothing but smile and march in parades all the time, it's sickening. I live in Georgia and nobody bothers me. I have a huge house and 4 acres. Easily make ends meet with 3 kids. Love it here. Weather is a little hot but I don't miss blizzards and chipping ice in the morning off my car windshield. I can see why more and more people are leaving Mass every year. Sure hate to see all those historical sites going down the gutter every year...sad.

I have never been to Massachusetts before. Yet, what lures me is how much history this one state has had- and its contributions to the development of the United States. I assume it is a wonderful state with scenic coastlines, beautiful sunrises and historic buildings. But if I ever get the chance to visit it, I would first like to go to Fenway Park and visit the Big Green Monster, or go check out the Bull & Finch Pub in old-town Boston (and maybe- just maybe- seeing Norm Peterson being greeted by tavern goers, or Cliff Clavin giving me a historical lesson on the most mundane of facts about Boston or any subject).

I've always wanted to go to Massachusetts to see the historical sites, and Boston specifically to go to Fenway Park. I was dating a woman a few years ago that lived there for awhile and she told me if I ever went to see my sites but not to talk to anybody because everyone there is an a**hole. I have no reason to doubt her, but after reading the review from Massachusettshater it reminds me that there are a**holes everywhere.

I hate Massachusetts more than anything. Although I'm only 16 and probably shouldn't be on here, I had to share my opinion. Going to school here is NOT great, and I have no idea how they are rated such top quality. As soon as I graduate from high-school, I'm going straight to south

P.S. I think Massachusetts should change it's nickname from the Bay State to the GAY State!

The most obnoxious place you'll ever see. These people are horrible. I mean that. So cold and conceited. If I had my way, MA would drift off into the Atlantic and sink forever beneath the waves. Oh, and actually, person under me, Mass. does not love black people. In fact, Boston is the most racist city north of the Mason-Dixon line (black people aren't even allowed in Fenway). They pretend to be so liberal and open-minded when in reality, they are very stubborn and bull-headed and hate non-Irish people and Yankees fans.

In late March 2008 I stayed in Burlington, a suburb of Boston, and visited Clark University in Worcester and Brandeis University in Waltham, in addition to driving through the Downtown area of Boston, and around the Fenway Park area, as well as driving through Cambridge, Lexington, Waltham, Winchester, Brookline, Watertown, and more upper-class suburbs. To me many of the upper-class suburbs resembled wealthy Midwest neighboorhoods, which are full of country clubs, and mostly Republican. Coming from St. Louis, much of the suburban archetecture was unwelcoming, since many of the ultra-conservatives who are wealthy seem very arrogant towards lower classes and liberals as well as diversity, and to those who do not represent their values. I'm not trying to offend anyone, and yes I know plenty of great people living in wealthy "New England" architecture suburbs, who are progressive, and even some conservatives who are great people. This is just unwelcoming, on a personal note. To me, it is just sort of depressing to be in big estates surrounded by a bunch of trees to the rest of the community, and it seems like so many of them are unhappy people, not all. I just think some people just obsess over their own wealth and get arrogant and miserable. Yet, there are good people, and I admire you all who are wealthy and use your oppurtunity to give back to the community. However, it is ironic, that such suburbs of Boston, tend to go more liberal, so im not sure what the case is there. I should not be making generalizations, but I see people on here saying they want to move into such wealthier suburbs eventually. I don't think I will, its just dosen't look pleasing to me. However, Cambridge looked like a college suburb, like Evanston, Illinois. Brookline seems to be a nice multicultural suburb, which really attracted me. Worcester is often overlooked, it definately has some crime and undesirable areas, but it also has beautiful apartment buildings that look like big houses around Clark University, as well as good diversity for a small town, bringing more cultures close to its residents and visitors, as well as potentially better resteraunts than other cities around its size. Boston itself seems to have many attractive areas, and nice homes and buildings. However, next time I go and visit Boston itself, I would use public transportation and not drive. The drivers are just terrible in the city of Boston, and tended to improve gradually outward of the city, but still horrendous, while Worcester seems fine. I saw alot of double parking, and there was no place to park to get out and see stuff, from what I remember. The cell phone law they have in NY and NJ would help the problem, since the drivers are the most agressive and naive drivers I have seen. As a passenger, I was glad to arrive at the hotel safely. And also, the roads are made for horses. Well, that's true, Boston is an old city and horses and carraiges originally roamed the crooked streets, which I saw all throughout the Boston metro. If you want to get somewhere in downtown, you will likely end up going around in many circles, driving for several minutes on a road that ends up where you started, and still not arrive at your destination, after several times of circling downtown. Even the highway system is flawed. To get from Brookline to Burlington it takes about ten miles and an hour to take the main roads, and over twenty miles and thirty minutes to take the highway. There is alot of traffic in the Boston metro, especially during rush hour, and the nearly standstill traffic on the highway makes us get off and detour ont the main roads. And going through Cambridge on our way to the hotel in Burlington from Brookline, the T bus nearly swerved into us, making driving feel like someone is pointing a gun at us. Yes we could of gotten wounded or killed. I seriously thought about calling up the public transportation office. Well, the buses were big and tall, and it definitely looked safe to ride the bus, but not to drive right next to it. I'm often slightly suspicious of the police on the road always trying to ticket drivers, but I rarely saw police cars around in the Boston suburbs, I did see them in Boston, but no one was pulled over. I began to see the need for the cops start eyeing the drivers, since they are horrendous. I do not recall seeing much else in the state. There were great local chain resteraunts by the hotel, Fresh City and Not Your Average Joe's. It seems that the food in Boston is great, and saw many Italian resteraunts on North End, where there is no "legal" parking, just plenty of double parkers there. Heard about great seafood at Back Bay. I hope to visit Massachusetts again someday, hopefully see more of the city of Boston, and see Cape Cod and the western area of the state. I would just take public transportation as much as possible in the Boston area especially in the city.

  Easily one of the top ten states in the US.  The ranting 1-star ratings below do not reflect the character of the state, which combines natural beauty and historical interest to a degree which only a handful of other US states even come close.  MA also has a highly educated and literate population which has resisted the proletarianization of its culture, manners and landscape far more successfully than anywhere in the US, with the exception of Vermont.

The animosity that Massachusetts arouses is due chiefly to one factor: how its treats its non-unionized working class population.  Basically, the state's elite have decided that the state's economic future lies in education, health care and finance.  In order to clear the state of low-productivity workers, Massachussets has made life as miserable as possible for them via taxes, fees and regulations (BTW, this is not the work of 'Liberal' MA politicians, but rather Boston-based coroporate interests and old-school Republican Mitt Romney).  If you are a professional, a student, a tourist or have a well-paid union/skilled-trades job, and don't mind cold weather, Massachussets is a wonderful place to live or visit.  If you are looking to make a living at entry-level work, you would be far better off moving to a right-to-fire/right-to-work state with low taxes and Wal-Marts (Texas, South Carolina, Florida).  Even if the Sunbelt economy comes crashing down-as it eventually will-at least you won't have to worry about paying the heating bill. 

Please shut the door behind you, and stop posting pointless 1-star ratings.

this place has to be one of the most broing on earth.

Horrible! I was once so proud of my birthplace. I moved back here and can hardly believe the changes, NONE of them are good either. This place sucks the soul out of you slowly but surely. I cannot wait to get the hell out of this stinking place.

FUCK MASSACHUSETTS...again!

I left that wretched hell hole 7 months ago now for California; let me tell you I'll NEVER look back.

California may be more expensive (and it is), but I'm PERFECTLY happy to pay the price to live in a place where everyone isn't completely miserable. I mean, I moved out here and thought "Wow, people actually smile here! Much as I used to remember people doing as a child." Yeah, that's right, people don't swear at you in traffic, the government isn't out to screw you, the state doesn't shake every last dime out of your pockets, and oh, the weather is actually worthy of being called "weather". California definitely has douchebags, don't get me wrong, but at least you can ignore them here since they don't make up 99% of the population.

When I heard that they passed that ridiculous health care law right after I left...I laughed...and when they had that cutesie little sting operation on single parents...I laughed.

Because I'll never live there ever again in my life...

hahahaha well put regarding Massachusetts and it's cold, narcissistic ways.  some of the most closed-minded "open-minded" people in the country reside there.

I plan on leaving this garbage state for the rest of my life very shortly...I want nothing to do with the unhappy miserable tools that live all over the state...I have lived here for 18 years and moved out to go to school in NH for 2 years and unfortuantely ended up back here. I left once and I can do it again...and this time it will be permanent. To those who think of moving here...Don't...your life will be much better in a non fascist part of the country.

Massholes number amongst the most hateful, sadistic and
ignorant people on the planet.

As a former inmate of that prison of lost and demented
souls, I love to joke with my friends from EARTH that
Massachusetts just burned the last witch a month ago.

My only regret about the demise of the Soviet Union is
that they no longer have the capacity to incinerate
you as collateral damage when destroying the evil
pollutant destructive technology the government
appropriately chose to locate in thre.

Harsh words for a harsh people. If they could only look at themselves, and consider coming into conformity with
irreversible advances in human civilisation.

Then please find appropriate therapy for that
embarrassing speech impediment.

But better yet just eat shit and die, that entire
miserable, dark and pathetic people.

Lovin the sunshine out west!!!!

R