Ways in which my experience in Ann Arbor (thus far) is different than my experience in Boston (thus far)

1. In Ann Arbor, people drink freely in their front yards. This results in impromptu block parties that thrive even through thunderstorms and torrential downpours. Police cruisers drive by but do not stop. In Boston, you would be beaten down and cuffed immediately for such antics.
   
2. At said block parties, students wander from house to house making new friends. Everyone is cordial and welcoming. Parties in Boston are usually closed unless you're a friend of a friend. People charge even their friends for beer and strangers are scoffed at. Unless you're at a frat (in which case strangers and some friends are charged, all are welcomed through the back door and everyone drinks merrily until BUPD shows up to send everyone home.)
   
3. It is a rite of passage to make sure University of Michigan kids visiting for orientation drink heavily. Bright eyed students with lanyards around their necks wander the streets met by cheers from the older kids. In Boston, students visiting for orientation have curfew and lock down. They may not wander the streets. They are seen as a nuisance.
   
4. Many of the houses on this street are home to straight guys. Nice straight guys, who have manners and morals. (Most of them.) I thought it was a joke when I first arrived. But apparently this is normal here.
5. Beer pong and flip cup aren't the only drinking games students indulge in. When combined, the two create an exciting game that may become dangerously competitive if you play with my new roommates.
6. You will never be asked for backup ID in Ann Arbor. In fact, some places won't even card if they recognize you.

So basically, students in Ann Arbor can relax and enjoy the inevitable drinking shenanigans that college students worldwide experience, whereas students in Boston usually fear arrest, police brutality or creepy Mexicans trying to grind on them.