How do you know whether you would not like a place, most people, even tourists do indeed enjoy, when you have not set foot in any of the six states which make up New England.

What is this all about? "Never been that far North [and have no desire to be.] What's that? You think the clams are going to leap out of the coastal clam beds & attack you?

Ladies gentlemen this is the guy who hates places he has never visited and is also telling everyone one of America's greatest leaders, President Lincoln, is some kind historical rat bum, just because he says so.
Jezzz.. no wonder the clams don't like [you]!
You don't like New York, Montréal or Philly either, right?
I bet you won't get in a Lincoln Town Car nor collect any American pennies made after 1909, right?
By the way, have you considered clam & Linclon treatment?