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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9462276">Boston is much, much smaller than London. We have kind of become a bit of a tech hub in recent years, but we are also not particularly well suited to be a major world city. Our infrastructure isn't especially up-to-date, the layout of the roads isn't so great. There is also a good deal of tension between people coming here for the tech industry and locals. But the biggest issue after traffic is probably the housing crisis. Rent is quite high. Boston just isn't set up the way a city like New York or London is. I live just outside the city and I pretty much avoid passing through it at all costs unless I have to because the traffic has just gotten too difficult to manage and predict (and the public transit system is a mess). I used to commute to Boston, and while I wasn't that far away in terms of miles from my office, whether I drove in or took the T, it was a slog. I used to go into the city for Doctor's appointments to but stopped doing that because you could never anticipate what time you should leave if you have to make a 3 pm appointment (if you wanted to be on time you would need to give yourself a crazy window). Don't get me wrong, I love living here. I prefer it to other places. But in terms of being a global city, I think there are limitations to how far Boston can go</blockquote>