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I think those were the differences you were trying to point out right? I couldn't tell exactly what you meant at first. But I think you were trying to emphasize that there is no split in Connecticut at all like those two above examples.
Sometimes, lol. We're rarely ever on the same side, lol basically interpret that for us speaking two different languages with different ideas of both of our perceptions. You're repping the Northeast mostly but keep it fair- and you give props where it deserves to whichever region, I normally rep everything besides Northeast (Everything from California, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Florida, Colorado)- you guys already have a plethora of posters for Northeast, no need for me to- but I give the NE props for what it is. No right or wrong, you normally do a good job proving your point, or at least try (for "trying" think about to Los Angeles- Washington DC = fail! ).
Yup, you got it. That's all I meant, people try make it sound like there's some huge cultural split in the state, like it feels totally different from Hartford to New Haven or something, and it's just not there.
Well I find we're quite often on the same side, it's usually the fair, unbiased, un-making stuff up side lol.
Well....western Conn is bedroom community for NYC, but remainder could be included the the state called New England. Conn is one of those states without its own identity (except ticks)....nothing really stands out on its own. Good beaches...
Perhaps there is no other state that embraces suburban lifestyle more than Connecticut. You have the Hartford area and its burbs, the New London area and its burbs, and then the NYC Metro area which includes the satellite cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford and Waterbury. Actually more than 50% of the state's population technically lives in the NYC area and the majority of Connecticans are Yanks rooters. This doesn't mean that these people work in NYC everyday, of course, because towns near Waterbury can be a 90 minute drive into city limits.
Of course, it's still New England, but a different flavor of New England. You have white picket fences, stone walls, old clapboard homes, town greens and white churches less than a mile away from an interstate with signs warning you "Delay: Next 23 miles." CT certainly has some of the worst traffic in the nation - not what most people think about when they think 'New England'. Life is faster in central and southern CT than much of New England; people more impatient; more type A personalities; more "competition". Ruder (?), if you will.
If New England were going to be a state, anything west of the Connecticut river (in CT) would most likely object.
Well....western Conn is bedroom community for NYC, but remainder could be included the the state called New England. Conn isone of those states without its own identity (except ticks).... nothing really stands out on its own. Good beaches...
Yeah, funny. So have you lived here long, or are you basing that off a few trips?
I think a lot of New Englanders relate with each other. I always felt that New England was unique because we each kind of pull for each other. I know being a Bostonian might make me a bit selfish about the city, but I consider it New England's city.
New England as a state would LOSE power at the federal level... It would only have two senators as opposed to the current 12 that New England has together. Unless we get the Senate abolished, then the individual states are probably better off operating as a region rather than a collective state.
I think a lot of New Englanders relate with each other. I always felt that New England was unique because we each kind of pull for each other. I know being a Bostonian might make me a bit selfish about the city, but I consider it New England's city.
Yeah, We have some differences, but I don't think any other pairs or groups of states can match New England's closeness and bonds.
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New England as a state would LOSE power at the federal level... It would only have two senators as opposed to the current 12 that New England has together. Unless we get the Senate abolished, then the individual states are probably better off operating as a region rather than a collective state.
True lol, that would suck, guess there's no way around that. The states would probably be better off separate for alotta reasons, but it's still fun to think about, as one it'd be a really really great, impressive state. Not that the individual parts aren't already great.
When I was a kid looking at maps, I always thought --and this will rankle some people here :-) -- that New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania if combined and then seceded from the Union could form a viable country.
-NYC and Boston would be the trade and government capitals, respectively, and Western NY and PA would be the breadbasket.
-Between the regions there is enough mineral wealth and industry to be at least reasonably self-sufficient. The access provided from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic would make us a transportation lynch-pin between the U.S. and European markets.
-With NYC, Boston, Philly, and Pittsburgh we could maintain interesting sports leagues and some degree of cultural variability.
When I was a kid looking at maps, I always thought --and this will rankle some people here :-) -- that New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania if combined and then seceded from the Union could form a viable country.
-NYC and Boston would be the trade and government capitals, respectively, and Western NY and PA would be the breadbasket.
-Between the regions there is enough mineral wealth and industry to be at least reasonably self-sufficient. The access provided from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic would make us a transportation lynch-pin between the U.S. and European markets.
-With NYC, Boston, Philly, and Pittsburgh we could maintain interesting sports leagues and some degree of cultural variability.
At least that was my theory.
That'd be very interesting, +1
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