"claire" <zola6467@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "\"Guest\"" <n0gar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>...
> > That is socially speaking? We know it is historically, but socially
in
> > the present reality, I don't see it. At least not in New Haven and
> > Fairfield counties. Up north and east maybe. I know one thing, I am
> > sick and tired of the so-called local CT news acting like they serve
the
> > whole state when all they talk about is New England. They try to shut
> > out all things NYC and tri-state. I have written to them quite a bit
on
> > this as I want them to change their ways and get down with the
program.
> >
> > The New England thing sucks. New England sucks. NE is poor also. If
> > it were not for CT no one would think of NE as wealthy. We (in the
203)
> > have no connection with Boston or MA. That is a Hartford obsession.
We
> > hate Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots(I like the uniforms and I
> > respect their skills though). We are NY all the way. I put this in a
> > NE group to express this to you people so that when you roll through
CT
> > on your way to the city (NYC, not corny Boston), you will know that we
> > are down with the city and not Boston and NE.
> >
> > Everytime I see a MA person (rare in the 203), I say "oh, you're from
up
> > in the New England area..." They must agree as they almost always say
> > yes. Very few say "CT is New England too." When they do, I tell them
> > where do you see it? What is NE? No Red Sox down here. One guy
> > replied to me like that and I told him that this is (what it is) the
NY
> > area. He said, "oh, I forgot this is the NY part of New England.!" I
> > said whatever, as long as you recognize.
> >
> > When one thinks of New England, Boston comes to mind first, then MA,
> > then RI and the other states. One does no typically think CT unless
> > they are not from the east coast originally.
> >
> > If anyone finds this divide interesting, I will be glad to post my
> > letters to the so-called CT stations. It seems as if News12 is the
only
> > true CT news without the New England focus and it's proper NY,NJ and
CT
> > focus and our place there. If any CT people truly feel NE, I want to
> > hear it. Now if you are from the 860, it may not be as shocking in
the
> > areas around RI and MA.
> > --
>
>
> I grew up in mid-Fairfield County and have to agree with this. Growing
> up I felt much more connected to all things NY - the culture, s****ts
> teams, news etc. Moved to Boston for college and found that all my
> friends here had very different cultural references and traditions. I
> love NE and am happy that CT is part of it historically, but really,
> Fairfield County is more NY than NE.
THANK YOU! You do not know how much of a relief it is to hear some
sup****t
instead of people in denial. Those people usually come from up
north(Hartford areas). That is how most people in Fairfield county feel.
And it seems to be the same in New Haven county, although to a slightly
lesser degree. Mainly as you go north and past the city of New Haven.
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