Originally Posted by
DragonStryk72
Well, Mass is its own special kind of asshole, and they are the ones who get us all labeled as the rudest people out there, but really, they shouldn't be used as the litmus of New England. Two things primarily effect New Englanders get effected by two things that generally create the New england attitude: Winter and pop density. There was a line in the old movie Gung Ho where Katsuhito is bitching about life in Japan, saying "You go to put on your pants in the morning, and there's someone in there with you."
With both NYC and Boston, we have such high pop density that we have a tendency to compartmentalize folks. Basically, as long as you aren't making our lives harder, we don't really care, basically live and let live. This essentially insular attitude get reinforced by northern winters, where we're basically with our family/friends for months on end, with less interaction with others.
However, You should keep in mind that if you have friends in these locales, you have a group of people who will put a bat upside a guy's head if you ask. If you're in a fight, we're in a fight. We're not gonna call the cops, or talk it down, we're going to lay hands on them and take care of the problem.