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Ya know ... People think we're not friendly here in Massachusetts. That's not actually true at all. You just need to get to know us ...





Just kidding ;)
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Elessar · 31-35, M
Judging by these shots alone I'd very much prefer Boston, far more similar to what we have here.

That Roman-like chessboard pattern of NY would drive me crazy before it makes reaching a place easier. It made sense 2000 years ago, not with cars. I mean, you're constantly stopping at a crossing / red light? It's painful to watch 🥴
sarabee1995 · 26-30, F
@Elessar Yup. Boston roads were laid out long before America was civilized! 🤣
@Elessar What do you know about lights, Venetian? 😉
@sarabee1995 No, just when horse trails made sense...
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy We have them for boats...
@Elessar Wait...are you telling me that Venetians traveling by water obey things which S. Italians ignore while traveling by land?
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy You can ignore the rules only if you're rich enough. So for most of us they apply
@Elessar Yes. And crashes at sea can have more dire results...
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy The sea doesn't concern me much, you can be safely distant from everyone. But man, the canals.. I absolutely hate navigating the canals. It was less stressful driving in those medieval alleys like in Perugia, with cars coming from the opposite direction and nearly touching with the mirrors, than navigating Venice's canals.
@Elessar I love how the traghetti(?) wait and then scramble to get across the canals like mice trying to avoid the cats coming along the canali!
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy Vaporetti the ones that carry people, traghetti the ones that carry cars

But yeah 😅 I've friends who operate those (vaporetti) and they make a misery for the responsibilities they have 🙈
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy And thankfully my boat is docked in a part of the lagoon that is nowhere as trafficked as Venice's main island 😌
@Elessar VAPORETTI! Thank you!

They are the tiny taxi boats which help people avoid huge detours! lol
@Elessar The touristed part of the fish is a like some setting of Hell on the water! lol
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy Nope, vaporetti are the bulky public transportation boats:


Water taxis are private and like regular taxis they're a privileged lobby I'll never give an euro cent to 😅
@Elessar Ah, ok! Thanks for informing me again...
@Elessar So these taxi guys get their licenses through nefarious means?
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy Kinda, the government haven't released any in a while, and the ones already assigned are sold/transfered and treated de facto as if they are some sort of feudal right.

On top of that the category is notorious for evading taxes like crazy, and opposing any competition (e.g. Uber)
@Elessar Sounds akin to Alaskan fishing licenses...
Elessar · 31-35, M
@SomeMichGuy Beaches, pharmacies, skiing facilities to name a few have more or less the same licensing system.

Make it make sense, we've liberalized things like energy, telco, highways and such critical infrastructure, but taxis need protection from capitalism lol