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Irishfury86 t1_j0shnt7 wrote

Reply to comment by 11BMasshole in Where does Western Mass begin to you? by Elegant-Anteater783

We absolutely consider the Berkshires to be western Mass.

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11BMasshole t1_j0shy4n wrote

Nah, Berkshires are their own thing. Western Mass is Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties.

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CausticOptimist t1_j0sjxi8 wrote

How on earth is a part of Massachusetts that’s west of what you consider to be western massachusetts not western Massachusetts?

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11BMasshole t1_j0sl4y0 wrote

It’s not , it’s the Berkshires. It’s in the far western end of the state. But it’s not the area referred to as Western Mass. it’s the area referred to as The Berkshires.

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giob1966 t1_j0sm5lw wrote

I'm from the Berkshires and you're wrong.

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CausticOptimist t1_j0slsm3 wrote

I’m aware of where/what it is. I grew up there and lived there most of my life. I assure you that it is both. Just like the north shore is in Eastern Mass, the Berkshires is in Western Mass

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GroomedScrotum t1_j0sqrd5 wrote

You're so wrong it actually hurts a little. Berks are very much considered Western Mass.

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giob1966 t1_j0t6jrr wrote

Just another person from MA trying to erase us...

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GroomedScrotum t1_j0u8tkd wrote

Always. I did a lot of hospitality work in the Berks and damn were Boston folks the worst. Was working at a hotel and had some dude from Boston complaining at check in how "nothing ever goes right when you come to the country." I told him he should probably head back to Boston then.

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Irishfury86 t1_j0sps92 wrote

No. Just no.

There's nobody in Berkshire County who wouldn't consider themselves part of western mass. I honestly don't know what you're talking about.

Ask someone from Pittsfield if they're part of Western Mass. They'll say yes. Same with someone from North Adams, Great Barrington, Dalton, Richmond, Sandisfield, Cheshire, Williamstown, etc.

Source: I live there and have access to a map and a sense of direction.

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CausticOptimist t1_j0suzl0 wrote

Bros in this sub who grew up in the Boston suburbs but went to UMASS for three semesters and never left campus are the real experts on western mass though

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singalong37 t1_j0u2wy1 wrote

I don’t know about ppl in the Berkshires but it is or was a thing in the Springfield-Holyoke area to say western Mass is only hampden, Hampshire and Franklin. Makes no sense geographically.

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Irishfury86 t1_j0u39ak wrote

Cool, but since I live in the Berkshires and we call ourselves Western Mass, that doesn't really matter. What other people call themselves isn't relevant. We're part of Western Mass.

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