New England used to be such a hardy and strong part of the US.
Before we were a country, New England contributed the lion’s share of volunteers to fight the French and Indians in the 1750s and 1760s.
Now, the only thing New Englanders fight over are lottery tickets...and donuts.
I left MA in 1977 and never regretted it for a moment.
LOL - I’ve been an indentured servant of upstate NY since 1959.
Different demographics along with a different society. I will leave it at that.