Here are some of the recent comments long-time South Boston residents have made, regarding the changes in their neighborhood:

"It's Southie, and we want it to stay Southie."

"People are fed up."

"Enough is enough."

"We've got the beach and Castle Island, and it's so safe. We used to have neighbors who knew each other."

"We don't want this to become SoBo, or South Boston," she said. "It's Southie."

Ehhh. I deleted the rest of this post.

Source: Growing pains in Southie - By Christine McConville, The Boston Globe