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apsalarya t1_j66vrqd wrote

Reply to comment by Thro-it-a-way in Are there any hats similar to a cowboy hat that I can wear in the northeastern US without looking weird? by Thro-it-a-way

Yo…minding your business is a religion here.

We aren’t really less friendly at heart we just don’t get in anyone’s business and don’t want them in ours. But if you ask for help, you’ll get it, and if you make friends with us, we’re usually damn loyal and helpful if you need it. We don’t offer but we come through, if that makes sense.

I’ve heard that west coast is outwardly friendly but lazy about it, and the south is nice to your face but talks crap behind your back so it’s fake nice. Here we don’t really do that, if we are friendly, we MEAN it.

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apsalarya t1_j5oimgt wrote

Reply to Will I be welcomed? by ExplanationSea6719

This point got brought up somewhere so I need to tell you OP

For some reason amongst native nutmeggers (Ct is the nutmeg state) we have a bit of an east / west rivalry or feud going on.

East/west refers to if you live east of the Connecticut River or west of it. We sometimes argue about what side is better. West side sort of looks down on east side because west side is the Fairfield county side and Fairfield county is a colony of Manhattan basically. It’s where the rich people live. At least that’s the only reason I can think of, but it’s a thing here - east vs west

Glastonbury is a little bit like some weird Fairfield county satellite that popped up east of the river.

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apsalarya t1_j5ju3bn wrote

Reply to comment by Mofiremofire in Will I be welcomed? by ExplanationSea6719

A lot just depends on context and yourself. I’ve lived in the same community for 13 years and barely knew anyone but during the pandemic when I was wfh for 2 years I became friends with a group of neighbor women.

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apsalarya t1_j5jtuxj wrote

Reply to comment by ExplanationSea6719 in Will I be welcomed? by ExplanationSea6719

Agree you won’t be bothered but Glastonbury isn’t known for ethnic diversity as far as I know. It is a nice town but had a big drug problem years ago (maybe still) - not a violent one but basically affecting the high schools and stuff. Lotta rich kids doing drugs kind of thing.

Rocky Hill now has a sizable Indian population and it seems Cromwell is getting more ethnically diverse. Not sure about Wethersfield. All of these towns are in the same central Ct area.

You won’t be bothered much anywhere but just saying if you’re more comfortable in diverse communities…

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