Having grown up there and being a resident for 26 years, before getting out, I'm entirely unsurprised.
Vermont (including Burlington) is not nearly as conservative as they like to think of themselves.
They also like to complain...a lot.
Burlington can be a great town, I guess. If you like mediocre food, little entertainment, a homogenized and pedestrian music scene and drinking, because there's very little to do that you can't find much, much better someplace else. In winter, it is a pit of slush and you would do well to avoid it.
If it's the scenery and quiet, laid-back thing you're looking for, go to Stowe or any of the small towns that dot Vermont. Burlington is overrated.
Vermont (including Burlington) is not nearly as conservative as they like to think of themselves.
They also like to complain...a lot.
Burlington can be a great town, I guess. If you like mediocre food, little entertainment, a homogenized and pedestrian music scene and drinking, because there's very little to do that you can't find much, much better someplace else. In winter, it is a pit of slush and you would do well to avoid it.
If it's the scenery and quiet, laid-back thing you're looking for, go to Stowe or any of the small towns that dot Vermont. Burlington is overrated.