My ex-boyfriend is from Mass., I fully understand where you are coming from. I hate grits. My mom use to make it every Sunday (along w/ eggs, bacon, etc.). I can't believe they put sugar in their grits - that's cream of wheat!!
I don't even want to know the names you would be called if you served chitlens in New England. I guess I understand a little where they are coming from. Being a Northerner, there are some things I cannot believe people in the South eat (like chitlens and scrapple).