My quick opinion of the East
Mass (my home state) - pretty much everyone jizzes all over boston sports teams, everyone no matter what their interests in in love with one of the boston teams. IT can get somewhat annoying at times. Boston is a sick city with a ton to do. I live in the suburbs and in the city (parents are divorced) so its nice to have a mix of both. Suburbs, are your typical suburbs with a little less strip malls than the rest of the country I have been to. There are a lot of old historic towns with a lot of history and local places. People in this area are pretty high stressed and less open with others compares to other parts of the city. A lot of people are pretty serious about their work and so and so, btu a lot still like to have a fun time. As much as I rag on MA I can somewhat see myself living here sometime much later on, although for now I want to get the hell out of here.
Vermont - The generilization is somehwta true, vermont has a good amount of hippies.The best Skiing in the Notheast, each resort with a different theme and vibe. Killington with the big resort, full of Mass people and New Yorkers, then Jay Peak with their own ruggedness. A lot of sick places and things to do year round. Haven't been to BUrlington much, so I can't ellaborate on that.
New Hampshire - Much less hippies than vermont. Ski resorts are as good, since they recieve much less snow, but still fun. The presidential range is sick and provids for some outstanding hiking. The Lakes region is a ton of fun, always something fun going on around winnepesaukee. More developed than vermont.
Maine - The Most rurual of them all, some nice lakes and good skiing at Sugarloaf and Sunday River. The area along the ocean is pretty sick. But once you get into northern maine there is abosolutely fucking nothing
Rhode Island - My least favorite New England state. Just kidn of shitty in my opinion, but I have had a biased opinion my whole life. Providence has some nice places, btu besides that, I am not a big fan of the state.
Connecticut - There are plenty of the rich preppy areas that CT has a rep for, but also they have their fair amount of shitty parts, such as a lot of New Haven.
Maryland (not New England but I like it) - The only state south of Mass I can see myself living. For some reason I really like it down there. Both DC and Baltimore have really crappy parts, but they also have really nice parts.
New England is nice, I would rather live here than most other places in the US, but now I want to get the hell out of here and go out west for college, and hopefully stay there.