Submitted by InfiniteDay6607 t3_11f3x2n in massachusetts
particular-potatoe t1_jahjmx5 wrote
Why not North Attleboro? I grew up in Attleboro and both cities are decent places to live. Just a bit boring. They are about 20 minutes to Providence, which is very lively, and about an hour to Boston.
InfiniteDay6607 OP t1_jahnr5l wrote
Thanks! We're trying to avoid boring if possible :)
particular-potatoe t1_jahs1eo wrote
Most of the area within that drive is similarly as boring. If you are amenable to leaving MA, Providence is really a great little city. I find it more exciting than Boston honestly.
JSchecter11 t1_jaigupq wrote
If you think North Attleboro is boring, you're not going to want any of the surrounding towns. Look at Providence.
PurpleTurle711 t1_jahr3jl wrote
Attleboro is everything you’re looking for. It’s a quick trip into Providence if you want big time night life. Otherwise, the downtown area has had a really solid facelift in the last 5 years. It’s also fairly affordable. You aren’t going to get much better unless you move right outside Boston, or to Fall River or New Bedford.
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rammallamadingdongs t1_jaifn9e wrote
What's wrong with Fall River and New Bedford. I have lived in New Bedford for over 25 years and I love my neighborhood.
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rammallamadingdongs t1_jaikb6q wrote
People generalize Fall River and New Bedford because they are cities with more affordable housing. I think people just like to look down on poor people.
ConceptualEconomist t1_jb2abh9 wrote
100%. I’m by no means poor but man, every time I told someone I live in New Bedford, they immediately oh shocked or gasp and say something along the lines of “I’d never live there because x y z”. So annoying 🙄
rammallamadingdongs t1_jb5913v wrote
I feel you, I get the same thing. I work in Wareham for UMass and most of my coworkers live on the cape. I have to defend New Bedford on the weekly from their shit attitudes about it.
ConceptualEconomist t1_jb5ai6z wrote
Don’t even get me started on people from the cape lol, anything over the bridge for them is a downgrade 😒 Wareham and Plymouth are probably the furthest they’ll go without being snobby about it. That’s just a generalization, but definitely one kind of rooted in reality lol
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Quincyperson t1_jaide97 wrote
And what makes you think any of the other surrounding towns will be any more lively?
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