Despite having been in Boston for decades now, I’m still a New Yorker at heart (root Knicks, Giants and yes, proudly Yankees, even here). I grew up there, so I don’t need a lecture from the New York Tourism Board. I’m still not sure how many of these wonders are explored by folks who spend 95% of their time on campus as you claim, so great that its all there, but the advantage of having more stuff that you never use is lost on me. Either you spend more than 5% of your time exploring or you don’t. 5% is not a lot.
You asked for experiences from people who’ve experienced both. Not liking the answer, you felt somehow entitled to comment as to why I may have the opinion I have, despite the fact that the only one of us in this discussion who doesn’t have real life experience as a student in Boston is you. Thanks for the lesson in Mansplaining.
I’m not that wound up about it, and again, this is not an anti-New York rant (I get enough of that here), but I would argue that the college experience is informed more by other students than museums. To that end, using your numbers, you rightly claim that there are nearly twice as many students in New York than Boston. That Boston is less than a tenth of the size of New York speaks to the concentration of students here, which impacts your school experience more than Jones Beach.
Not sure why you’re so agro over this. Opinions are opinions, and I don’t see anyone attacking yours.