Everyone who lives in New Hampshire knows that it’s the best state in the nation – but there’s no denying that if you live down by the Massachusetts border your experience of the Granite State is quite different from someone who lives up by Canada. At the end of the day, we’re all from the same state, of course, but that doesn’t stop us from poking a little fun at those who live on the other end of New Hampshire from us! Do these differences between northerners and southerners ring true to you?
- You have to head north to find the New Hampshire natives
Flickr/Selble Lynn Sure, there are plenty of people in southern New Hampshire who’ve spent their whole lives there – but there are also a whole lot of transplants. Head North of the Notch, and you’re not going to find so many Boston commuters who moved north to escape Massachusetts taxes, that’s for sure.
- Southern New Hampshire is full of Massachusetts plates
Flickr/igh75
- If you want any semblance of fashion, stay in the south
Flickr/Seth Carlson In northern New Hampshire, the most fashion variety you’ll find is different colors of flannel.
- True northerners aren’t slowed down by snow
Flickr/Mt. Washington Auto Road We hate to admit it, but sometimes folks around Nashua and Manchester can be a bit wimpy about the snow. You won’t find that North of the Notch, where residents know they need to learn to deal with the cold if they ever want to go outside.
- People are a lot paler (and scrawnier) in the southern part of the state
Flickr/WFSE Southern New Hampshire is full of people who spend most of their days in cubicles, while northerners are often out there chopping wood, working in agriculture, and generally getting a bit more sunshine and exercise.
- The vehicle of choice is a snowmobile
Flickr/sean In southern New Hampshire, you’ll find a lot more Priuses than snowmobiles, but up north these are the best – and most fun – way to travel.
- City mice versus country mice
Flickr/Rickpilot2000 People from Boston and New York might scoff at the thought of New Hampshire being urban, but we have our share of cities – all in the south. People who choose to live North of the Notch are certainly not urban, but they like it that way.
- The traffic hazards are a bit different
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM In the north, the biggest road hazards are wildlife – in the south, you’ll find real traffic (plus Massachusetts drivers).
At the end of the day, we all share the important things – a love of nature, an appreciation of the freedom we have to live the way we like, and a belief that we live in the best state in the nation.
Flickr/Selble Lynn
Sure, there are plenty of people in southern New Hampshire who’ve spent their whole lives there – but there are also a whole lot of transplants. Head North of the Notch, and you’re not going to find so many Boston commuters who moved north to escape Massachusetts taxes, that’s for sure.
Flickr/igh75
Flickr/Seth Carlson
In northern New Hampshire, the most fashion variety you’ll find is different colors of flannel.
Flickr/Mt. Washington Auto Road
We hate to admit it, but sometimes folks around Nashua and Manchester can be a bit wimpy about the snow. You won’t find that North of the Notch, where residents know they need to learn to deal with the cold if they ever want to go outside.
Flickr/WFSE
Southern New Hampshire is full of people who spend most of their days in cubicles, while northerners are often out there chopping wood, working in agriculture, and generally getting a bit more sunshine and exercise.
Flickr/sean
In southern New Hampshire, you’ll find a lot more Priuses than snowmobiles, but up north these are the best – and most fun – way to travel.
Flickr/Rickpilot2000
People from Boston and New York might scoff at the thought of New Hampshire being urban, but we have our share of cities – all in the south. People who choose to live North of the Notch are certainly not urban, but they like it that way.
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
In the north, the biggest road hazards are wildlife – in the south, you’ll find real traffic (plus Massachusetts drivers).
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