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Irishfury86 t1_j0sps92 wrote

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

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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