Connecticut stereotypes (Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury: gated, income, work)

[newyorkfan22]

Originally Posted by BigHouse9

The term Yankee was coined from the Dutch roots of "JahnKee" or "Jankee". Many of the Dutch settled in the Hudson river valley and Catskills and this was a nickname for them.

Yankee (Dutch: Jankee) means thief or rascal (at least as I learned it) and it was the term Dutch settlers from Huys de Goede Hoop (Dutch Colonial Hartford) used to describe the puritan invaders who stole Western Connecticut from Nieuw Netherlandts. Later, the puritans would also steal NYC, the Hudson Valley, and then New Jersey.

[newyorkfan22]

A stereotype that bothers me is that were all "sox fans from New England" and that somehow Massachusetts owns us and Boston is our center of activity. It couldn't be any less true for the majority of Connecticut residents. In fact, quite the opposite is true as more people in our state prefer the Yankees.

[skytrekker]

The Yankees- oy--- seems like a franchise now in limbo

Red Sox fans ARE predominant east of the CT river, and Connecticut is still New England, part of the 'Nation'. Yes southwestern CT has a plurality of Yankee fans. But in the early 21st century the Sox are the new reality.

The Yankees are living in the past of the 20th century- its fair to say that they will certainly be competitive in years to come, but their dominance for now is faded.

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by skytrekker

The Yankees- oy--- seems like a franchise now in limbo

The Yankees have had dry periods before (late '60s through the mid '70s and a good portion of the '80s) but they always seem to manage a comeback.

Originally Posted by skytrekker

Red Sox fans ARE predominant east of the CT river, and Connecticut is still New England, part of the 'Nation'. Yes southwestern CT has a plurality of Yankee fans. But in the early 21st century the Sox are the new reality.

This is both true and false. The four eastern counties to tend to favor the Red Sox. However, these four counties comprise only 20 percent of Connecticut's population but comprise about 50 percent of the land area:

4% - TOLLAND
3% - WINDHAM
8% - NEW LONDON
5% - MIDDLESEX (almost 50/50 according to Quinnipiac poll)

Approximately 26 percent of Connecticut's population (Fairfield County) doesn't get NESN - the broadcaster of Boston sports. Furthermore, this large block of population is just two counties away from Bronx County.

Here's the population breakdown for the four western counties:

26% - FAIRFIELD
24% - NEW HAVEN
25% - HARTFORD
5% - LITCHFIELD

[skytrekker]

Rich

see the latest?

Hank says Yanks-Sox could be business partners - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog

[BigHouse9]

We need Hank to come down here to NC and see the glut of Red Sox bumper stickers, hats, shirts and other misc merchandise. Of course, there is a ton of Yankees gear too but I think Hank may be in denial.

Seems like Hank is the only one who knows anything about being business partners too!!

[newyorkfan22]

RSN is such a farse. I laugh when I see all these bandwagoners from California to Florida sporting their Red Sox hats. 90% of them probably can't even name the starting lineup. It's pathetic. Most Boston fans probably aren't even in New England, I think they may mostly be disgruntled anti-New York (mostly Southern states) haters in other regions of the country. Nobody outside eastern New England liked them when they sucked. Great "fans", huh?

[newyorkfan22]

I know Connecticut is technically in New England... but I would vote to secede in a heartbeat should the opportunity arise! My heart genuinely lies with the metropolitan area my home state of Connecticut is included in: the Tri-State Area centered around the city, NOT eastern Massachusetts.

[uctalum01]

Originally Posted by newyorkfan22

I know Connecticut is technically in New England... but I would vote to secede in a heartbeat should the opportunity arise! My heart genuinely lies with the metropolitan area my home state of Connecticut is included in: the Tri-State Area centered around the city, NOT eastern Massachusetts.

ok, I'm scratching my head here. since when is CT not part of New England? as far as I know New England is CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, and ME.

as far as the CT sox vs yanks war I think the state is pretty split between the yanks, sox, and mets. I actually know quite a few mets fans in CT, too.

I think the stereotypes mentioned here are all the ones I've heard. I can't think of any more off the top of my head.

[Coffeecake]

Why is being "rich" a negative? It's usually a sign of having worked hard.

Traditionally CT, particularly Fairfield County was "old" money. Generationally passed money.

My parents grew up in New Canaan during the 50's and tell stories of kids they went to school with (and these well-to-do kids even went to public school no less!) where they had a parent who headed up major, well-known corporations. Or they hung around with kids of classic Hollywood fame (like Buster Keaton).

After the 80's with the boom on Wall Street, many of the "old money" crowd found themselves surrounded by people working in Manhattan. New Canaan is a quick and easy commute into the city so a lot of people wanting to live in the burbs but make Manhattan paychecks opted to ride the rails in.