People in New England often get a bad rap about being unfriendly. Sure you don't get the same "yes, ma'ams" or "no sirs" that you still find in the southern USA, but it's not too bad up here!
Today I came across 5 very friendly people in my walk to the Post Office. I will start out by saying after getting ready to go in record time (only had one kid with me today) we got out to the front porch to discover it was raining. It was pretty light rain, so since I was all set to go and J was tucked in his car seat about to doze off for a nap I decided to go for the walk anyway. While pondering all of this on the porch down the street drove an NStar truck. The driver waved and smiled - how nice! Then an Arlington police man drove down the street. He waved and smiled - how nice again! So off I went on my walk in the rain. When I got to the Post Office a random lady on the street asked if she could open the door for me. How nice! After the Post Office I went to the bakery and a man opened the door for me. How nice! Then as I was walking home another lady had to wait until I passed on the narrowed sidewalk. How nice!
I just wanted to give credit to these nice New Englanders!!