The littlest bar
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 When I entered most pubs I was asked to show my id. Well, I'm 29 so I guess I have to be flattered.(But who knows, they might even ask my grandmother)

Since the Americans write the date backwards from us Swedes, there was a lot of confusion about my age everywhere, like this pub (I will not reveal the name of) where they really thought I had a fake id cause he didn't believe I was born 1907.

One thing I learned pretty fast was how to respond to:
-"How ya doin'?".
Everyone said How ya doin' everywhere. And when I responded:
-"Fine thank you, and yourself?", people looked at me as if I was from Lala-land.

So, I listened carefully when the barkeep asked the guests this common question:
-"How ya doin'?"
And the respond was:
-"How ya doin'?"
??????
Can anyone tell me the logic in this?

The first pub I visited was ofcourse the
Bull & Finch, also known as "Cheers" to most people. "where everyone knows your name"
(Not very likely cause the music was too loud)
But it sure was a nice pub, and I met some pretty interesting people there, who taught me a lot about the Bostonians and Americans in general.

bass As I said before the Bostonians are a very friendly people, and not snobbish, as I have heard many times before going there.
Everywhere I went people started a conversation with me, and I felt that the Bostonians are very "awake" comparing to the New Yorkers.

Most of the people I met had visited Europe, and ofcourse you can feel the presence of Ireland everywhere. Even those who never sat foot on Ireland spoke the accent. I experienced this especially at "the Littlest Bar", a place you definatly must visit when in Boston. Don't bring a crowd though. The place is very much the littlest....