Mass. People

[StateNAurora]

I'm thinking of applying for a job in Concord. What can you tell me about Concord?

[pisces2473]

Emerson and Thoreau and the Alcotts!!!!!

[StateNAurora]

And my friend Jack Kerouac, sort of.

[lynseymay]

How funny I applied for a job in Concord, mass. It's not Emerson Hospital is it? :) Concord is a really nice town actually, but very very very expensive to live in and buy a house. It's not too far from boston and it's absolutely beautiful in the fall :)

[hopeless]

I'm thinking of applying for a job in Concord. What can you tell me about Concord?

I live in Acton, which is right next to Concord. It's definitely a historical town where Emerson, Henry David Thoreau lived, it's also the place where it was the turning point of the pre-revolutionary war. You can also visit Louisa May Alcott's house where she wrote Little Women. I don't know if you ever saw the movie Housesitter starring Goldie Hawn & Steve Martin. They filmed the movie in Concord. When I watched that movie I instantly recognize the places they filmed the areas in Concord. What company & job position are you applying in Concord?

[GetMeOuttaDC]

housing in MA is obscenely expensive everywhere you go... even worse than in my nemisis city but I'd never admit that. ;)

If you're gonna live in MA, better to live closer to Boston than Providence or Western MA. Just make sure you don't mind cold weather because they have their fair share! :) Don't be freaked out if people drive 30 mph above the speeding limit.

And most important, give people a chance. Don't try too hard to be friendly to them, because that's not necessarily the way it is in new england. I have heard people from other parts of the country take new englanders as cold and rude... which some are of course, but most of them just take a liiiitle longer to open up and act friendly than people may in other parts of the country.

concord is a lot of rich democrats, a set that I myself do not necessarily see eye to eye with, but people like that tend to be really intellectual and interesting.

[Bugsey34]

Lots of cold weather, expensive housing, and not really the young city life. But beautiful as well. Very New England.

[GetMeOuttaDC]

I disagree. Boston's no new york, but there's still a lot, and a wide variety of, things to do and see there - definitely more than in the majority of US cities. a lot of my friends our age who live there love it and have a blast.

[cornflakegirl]

i used to work in concord. the summer after graduation i had an internship with concord public works, specifically the water department.

it is a quaint town. i lived in somerville & commuted 25 minutes or so. i recommend living closer to boston. i can't imagine concord being a great place for a young person to live. it's more of a family & old people place to settle. go swimming at walden pond in the summer.

what type of job are you applying for?

[Bugsey34]

GetMeOuttaDC, I agree Boston is a fun, very young (because of all the colleges) city, but Concord, not so much!

[pisces2473]

Concord isn't THAT close to Boston. I mean, it's close, but not a quick trip. It's very small town, not built up, etc. I know I'd like it, but I'd also go to Boston a lot too.

[GetMeOuttaDC]

GetMeOuttaDC, I agree Boston is a fun, very young (because of all the colleges) city, but Concord, not so much!

Well, that's the deal with Massachusetts... Boston is a blast, but the suburbs and exurbs are quaint and sleepy.

Just because State is working in Concord, doesn't mean she has to live there.

[Bugsey34]

I remember going to Concord when I was little on a field trip with my class. I wouldn't do that commute from Boston every day!

[hopeless]

Concord from Boston takes about half an hr. This town like others is more towards couples who want to start a family or for senior citizens, not exactly for the young people, although not from far from Monument Sq. is Concord Academy. JFK Jr. Caroline Kennedy apparently went to Concord Academy. I knew a guy that was accepted into that school, but his family couldn't afford tuition. Ironic thing was he was really smart, but received no form of scholarship from there.

[MetFanL]

And most important, give people a chance. Don't try too hard to be friendly to them, because that's not necessarily the way it is in new england. I have heard people from other parts of the country take new englanders as cold and rude... which some are of course, but most of them just take a liiiitle longer to open up and act friendly than people may in other parts of the country.

Hence the nickname, "M*ssholes." They're fine, though. Really. Also, buy more khaki pants. You can apparently never wear enough brown in Massachusetts. ;)

[hopeless]

Hence the nickname, "M*ssholes." They're fine, though. Really. Also, buy more khaki pants. You can apparently never wear enough brown in Massachusetts. ;)

It's true there are "Massholes" drivers, a lot of them & I have to say I would be one of them.

[lawya girl]

Concord is great! My husband and I are thinking of buying a house there. If you love history and literature, there's not a cooler place. That being said, it is incredibly expensive and if you're single, there's probably not a lot going on. I certainly wouldn't want to live IN Boston and commute to Concord, but you could do it. It's a reverse commute so probably not bad.