If you weren’t born in Boston (Cambridge), you will always be “new”.
Evidence:
In response to a high compliment from a born and raised Cantabrigian:
‘I wish all of the new people were like you.’
a friend asked,
‘I have been here 25 years, when will I stop being “new”?’
mild insult in response:
‘Never.’
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