Slow and refined, the New England way of life seems far removed from the frenzied pace of Los Angeles or San Francisco, as the people cling proudly to their strong links with the past.

In this city of distinctive neighborhoods, none clings more proudly to its image than Chestnut Hill.

For, through all her torment, Rachel proudly clung to the certainty that, physically at least, there was no sort of likeness between her aunt and herself.

The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful, and the local Ixil Maya people cling proudly to traditions.

It is a neighborhood that clings proudly to its turf and its Irish roots.

But, even in the age of the information highway, Kashgar, on the ancient Silk Road, clings proudly to its heritage as a trading center.

When he entered the High Temple, Helvis clinging proudly to his arm, he found she and Tzimiskes had been right - he could not have afforded to miss the gathering.

He lost badly, but clung proudly to his origins: when asked if he was a Communist, he would routinely reply, "No, I'm a lathe operator."

No one knows what their brutal ritual means either, yet, like law-abiding citizens everywhere, these New Englanders cling proudly to their customs.

Hunched over a shot of firewater on a chilly evening, you'll find a corner of Antwerp that will always clings proudly to the past.