Boston Local Custom Tips by mrdarius

In Massachusetts and New England in general, R's are silent and sometimes appear where they shouldn't. For example (from a recent fwd):

Toboggan: Why we go to an auction

Khakis: What you need to start your car.

Propaganda: A gentlemanly goose.

Alarms : What an octupus is

Add the famous phrase: "Pack ya cah in Havud Yad (Park your car in Harvard Yard)," and you're almost there.

One more lesson: the town WORCESTER is pronounced "WISTAH," and GLOUCESTER is pronounced "GLASTAH." Not, 'Worchester' or 'Glawchester.'

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Boston's famous Duck Tours are funny-looking buses which drive around Boston and Cambridge, and then also go in the water.

As far as I can tell, there's really nothing too spectacular about these tours, especially not at $20+ a head. One interesting thing, though (and this is the local custom tip), is that you will oftentimes see people quacking at the Duck Tours. Usually, these are tourists who have taken the tours and were told to quack at the tours in the future. Most locals grudgingly ignore them...some mockingly oblige and quack. Veeeery interesting.

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Website: www.bostonducktours.com