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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdjom5b wrote

Reply to comment by hymen_destroyer in Typical Connecticut Attractions by nickrac

Yeah, probably a good 90% of "Connecticut sucks" sentiment is driven by a delusion that anywhere else doesn't have almost all of the same problems, and a lot of others on top.

The other 10% is the weather.

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hymen_destroyer t1_jdjp9ad wrote

Every time someone posts a "CT is in the top 5 most desirable places to live" article here and people are like "How?" Generally tells you enough about their life experience to conclude they've lived here their whole lives.

There are exceptions of course, it's not a good fit for everyone but it suits me just fine

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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdjqnlt wrote

Also, I badmouth the weather but from, say, May 1 to October 31, there's almost no place I'd rather be than the CT shoreline. I love our warm months. Gets a little hot and muggy sometimes sure, but it's beautiful.

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MommysHadEnough t1_jdk0dhu wrote

Grew up in Illinois. Prefer CT and the weather here, though I have to admit, Chicagoland all the way down to central Illinois tend to be friendlier. The first thing anyone here said to me, on Christmas Eve as I was moving in, was, “Don’t let your dogs shit all over my yard!” Lol, I had baggies for cleaning up and everything. Thought it was hilarious.

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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdk4v21 wrote

Haha, oh my god yes, whenever I leave the northeast I have to make a conscious effort to be friendlier to people or I feel like I come off as a jerk just by acting CT-normally. Glad you can tolerate us enough to like it here. ☺️

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