i live here, it\'s definitely not the greatest city, and driving sucks, but if you look around you can find a good, cheap, place to live.
and yeah there are a lot of people who do suck here, but you just gotta look around to find the good ones, like most other cities. luckily there are enough people here to do so.
there are good bars and places to go that don\'t suck.
instead of trying to point out all the shitty things about some place try to find a few good things and enjoy it while you\'re there.
my favorite thing about boston:
walking along the charles river to the public gardens when its warm
...thats about it for now, i\'ve lived here for my 4th year , i\'m still looking for cool things to do (besides the lame obvious things like newbury st etc...). i still have a love/hate relationship w/ this town
ps: arlington isnt 20 miles away from boston, its more like 10, GET IT RIGHT GENCS.
pps: do you really think connecticut is that much cooler than here? pssh! haha