[notjustamom]

I didn't realize I was rich, just because I live in Fairfield County. Yes, that is one stereotype that I commonly hear, that only the rich live in Fairfield County.

Monroe actually isn't one of the Housatonic Valley towns, but I agree you won't find the wealth here that you'd find in lower Fairfield County.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by goredsox

yea i mean, not all of Fairfield county is like that, its mostly just towns like Greenwich, Westport, Weston, new Canaan, exct... its pretty much those towns that make up Connecticut and Fairfield counties bad stereotypes. I mean if you were to go to Shelton, Monroe, or any other huesotonic river valley towns in Fairfield county, its nothing like that stereotype. primarily I would say its mostly the southwestern part of Fairfield county that makes up for the stereotype of the entire state.

I hate to tell you but even towns like Greenwich, Westport, Weston and New Canaan have people of modest means. You can't even stereotype these towns because they are pretty muck all diverse. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by notjustamom

Monroe actually isn't one of the Housatonic Valley towns, but I agree you won't find the wealth here that you'd find in lower Fairfield County.

Notjustamom - Actually part of Monroe is a Housatonic River Valley town. The Housatonic River forms the northeastern border of the town. Lake Zoar is an impoundment of the Housatonic River at the Stevenson Dam. Just thought I'd clear that up. Jay

[notjustamom]

But Monroe is not considered to be one of the valley towns, Jay.

[CTlibrarian]

To clear up some confusion, hopefully... The "valley" is the NAUGATUCK River valley comprised of seven towns: Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls, Oxford, Naugatuck. The Housatonic River starts in Pittsfield MA and winds down into CT along Rte 7 -- Kent and New Milford -- then curves over through Newtown and Monroe, before it joins up with the Naugatuck River in Derby. BTW, Shelton is a valley town (the only one) that is also in Fairfield County!

[Jayshmay]

first of all let it be known that I only lived in Ct my fist 17 yrs. New England I think now that I'm 28 is very, very irresponsible when it comes to voting! John Kerry, Hillary Clinton 2 examples, *** civil unions, some positives: I "think" females are a whole lot more respectable in New England than in the western U.S. Woman are more contemporary. Out in the west they have piercings in places other than the ears, tramp stamps on they're back. Also us New Englanders are known to be more neghborly than people in the west. Well those are my thoughts.

[cool_mommy]

I have moved south and one of the funniest stereotypes shared with me was in regards to the thought of Irish cops living up north. That may have been true back in the early 20th century and probably more so in NYC. I got a chuckle from that one.

Another stereotype is that CT is made up of people that work in NYC but live in CT. That is such a small portion of the population but I think a lot of people picture Fairfield County when they think of CT. These are the cities you hear most about in the media, movies, tv and the like.

In regards to the accent, I had grown up in northern CT and moved to the coast of CT in my teens. I was teased about my "accent". It seemed that I sounded like a Bostononian, while my southern CT friends had more of a NY accent.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by Jayshmay

tramp stamps...

LOL That's a new one...funny and sadly true. I wonder what these young ladies are going to think of their "rear facing tribal sex tattoo" in 20 years.

[skytrekker]

Well also when gravity starts to kick in

[notjustamom]

Okay, I assume you guys mean tattoos on the lower back? If they start to sag "when gravity kicks in", that is just icky. LOL! Whose lower back flesh sags?? Ewwww....I would have thought that would be the last place to sag.

(and no, I have no tattoos, I don't care for them personally )