It's America's college town! Whatever that means.
With over 80 colleges in the Boston area, chances are, if you didn't go to school in Bean Town, you at least know someone who did.
One in five people walking down the street in Boston is either a college student, a professor, or affiliated with higher education in some way. So if you scream, "HEY SMARTYPANTS," in any crowded public bathroom, you're guaranteed to get at least one person's attention.
Via: wikipedia.org
Because of this, Boston has earned itself the nickname "America's college town."
For a lot parents and sparkling-eyed freshman, this title may call to mind images of students in letterman sweaters studying into the wee hours of the night in historic libraries.
Via: timeinc.net
Really all it means is that Boston will never have to worry about its alcohol sales.
A citywide alcohol shortage? Maybe.
Boston's an OK city to attend college in if you value the changing seasons.
Like winter!
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