I must have grown up in a different part of the city than you frequent.
Families in my neighborhood were not hardworking, or honest. The vast majority of them were either petty criminals (most of my friends growing up stole cars or robbed liquor stores) or in organized crime (like my family). Everyone had a scheme, or an angle they were trying to play to get money quickly.
When I go home now, I never feel like I'm back there until I hear someone call someone else "fucking retarded" (never been more than a few hours).
I'm not disagreeing with your characterization of "salt of the earth Boston people", I'm just saying that like anywhere, people aren't all the same.
Families in my neighborhood were not hardworking, or honest. The vast majority of them were either petty criminals (most of my friends growing up stole cars or robbed liquor stores) or in organized crime (like my family). Everyone had a scheme, or an angle they were trying to play to get money quickly.
When I go home now, I never feel like I'm back there until I hear someone call someone else "fucking retarded" (never been more than a few hours).
I'm not disagreeing with your characterization of "salt of the earth Boston people", I'm just saying that like anywhere, people aren't all the same.