i moved away a long time ago but still visit my family occasionally.

the most redeeming things about rhode island:

• grandma italian food (i'm not talking the fancy shit you can find in any city worth a damn, i'm talking about the homestyle shit you CAN'T find anywhere else). i live on the west coast and yearn for party pizza. even dave's god damn marketplace has truly excellent pizza compared to anywhere out here. pasta dishes out here are fucking garbage unless you're in an upscale place. the food is just good in RI.

• funniest people, they're rude but i like it lmao. i miss the people all the time. this is no small thing. people are fucking HILARIOUS.

• jamestown might be one of the most idyllically pretty new england towns there is. south county is so pretty. i love it there.

whether you like rhode island or not, there is undeniably nowhere like it and i'm glad i was raised there.