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One thing you have to remember is solely because you live in Darien (which, by the way, has the same percentage of Jews as in Weston), doesn’t mean you can’t cross town lines to involve yourself in organizations a few minutes down the road. The same goes for LGBT individuals. You can live in Darien but be 7 minutes from other LGBT friends in Stamford and Norwalk. Town lines aren’t barriers and most religious and social organizations aren’t restricted to community members only.
The welcomeness of the schools and the community itself were specifically mentioned by the OP. Crossing town lines seems to be precisely what people would like to avoid.
The welcomeness of the schools and the community itself were specifically mentioned by the OP. Crossing town lines seems to be precisely what people would like to avoid.
I'm not sure how it is in Illinois but here SW CT personnel regularly cross town lines for dining, shopping, religion, private schools, whatever floats their boat.
I've never met or been made aware of individuals who won't attend religious services or dine out because they are in another town. YMMV
The welcomeness of the schools and the community itself were specifically mentioned by the OP. Crossing town lines seems to be precisely what people would like to avoid.
Crossing town lines is something that’s part of everyday life in CT as opposed to other places I’ve lived in CA and other states. Most wouldn’t dream of it, largely because towns are larger and more spread out than Norwalk/Darien/Stamford/Westport.
Crossing town lines is something that’s part of everyday life in CT as opposed to other places I’ve lived in CA and other states. Most wouldn’t dream of it, largely because towns are larger and more spread out than Norwalk/Darien/Stamford/Westport.
The OP will realize this upon their arrival.
Yeah definitely not a thing in CT especially with our towns taking up small areas.
And imagine if Weston and Easton folks never ventured out? Ha.
Yeah definitely not a thing in CT especially with our towns taking up small areas.
And imagine if Weston and Easton folks never ventured out? Ha.
Yeah, exactly. Even when I lived in Branford, our church and my gym was in Guilford, my doctors were all in New Haven and North Haven, and my go-to grocery store was in East Haven. When I lived in Ridgefield, much the same. I was in Wilton or Danbury a few times a week while running errands.
When I lived in CA, aside from going to work, I never left town. Ever. There, I can see wanting to live in a town like Laguna Beach as opposed to neighboring Newport Beach since the latter is much more traditional and conservative. It’s also a further drive since the cities are much larger in land area, and sprawly. The same goes for much of the country. CT and the Northeast is just different.
One thing you have to remember is solely because you live in Darien (which, by the way, has the same percentage of Jews as in Weston), doesn’t mean you can’t cross town lines to involve yourself in organizations a few minutes down the road. The same goes for LGBT individuals. You can live in Darien but be 7 minutes from other LGBT friends in Stamford and Norwalk. Town lines aren’t barriers and most religious and social organizations aren’t restricted to community members only.
I don't think a single Jew in Fairfield County would agree that Darien has the same percentage as Weston... Not sure where you got that information from. Darien has 20,000ish people and no synagogue. That's always a good sign of a heavily Jewish population! Hahahaha
And yeah, definitely not the point. Again, my experience with people of various minority groups and LGBT is that they want to live in areas and send their kids to school where their situation is not unique.
Sure you can cross borders as everyone does around here... just like people in NYC go from neighborhood to neighborhood socially, to shop, eat, etc. However, there are neighborhoods (and towns) more comfortable for certain groups. I don't see why this is such a hard concept to grasp.
I don't think a single Jew in Fairfield County would agree that Darien has the same percentage as Weston... Not sure where you got that information from. Darien has 20,000ish people and no synagogue. That's always a good sign of a heavily Jewish population! Hahahaha
And yeah, definitely not the point. Again, my experience with people of various minority groups and LGBT is that they want to live in areas and send their kids to school where their situation is not unique.
Sure you can cross borders as everyone does around here... just like people in NYC go from neighborhood to neighborhood socially, to shop, eat, etc. However, there are neighborhoods (and towns) more comfortable for certain groups. I don't see why this is such a hard concept to grasp.
It doesn’t matter whether they agree or not, it’s factually correct. Both towns are 2% Jewish.
It’s not a difficult concept to grasp. The point has been made. I’m suggesting to completely write off a tiny town that’s well located for their commute, and minutes from the other communities being suggested, is silly - especially seeing that the other communities being suggested over Darien certainly aren’t a haven for LGBT individuals.
I'm not sure how it is in Illinois but here SW CT personnel regularly cross town lines for dining, shopping, religion, private schools, whatever floats their boat.
I've never met or been made aware of individuals who won't attend religious services or dine out because they are in another town. YMMV
Agreed on all counts. I think the only mitigating factor would be public vs. private schools. If a child is in public school, you are more reliant upon the town itself for friends/sports/etc. - especially in the larger towns. If the child is in private school, he/she may end up more spread out with friends.
Agreed on all counts. I think the only mitigating factor would be public vs. private schools. If a child is in public school, you are more reliant upon the town itself for friends/sports/etc. - especially in the larger towns. If the child is in private school, he/she may end up more spread out with friends.
Yes, that's perfectly normal.
However, Hiroko from Illinois had mentioned folks here want to avoid crossing town lines.
It's inaccurate and virtually impossible here in the Stub portion of CT.
If you can crossover from Illinois into CT virtually, why can't Weston folks go to Westport!?
Can I get an Amen here folks!?
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