Just stay out of the quiet corner and you are fine

Where are you coming from? The northeast in general is more welcoming than most areas around the country. The Northeast mentality is usually "You do you, I don't have enough time to have an opinion about your life.... just dont be a dick"

Maine let residents get anything they wanted on license plates for a while. It was super trashy and rednecky. They just started enforcing certain rules again.

Cool.. /s

> was born in Bridgeport, CT and lived in West Haven, CT till I was about 11 or 12 years old.

You made it out once, don't force yourself back

I was following a vehicle from Maine yesterday. The plate said Work Sux. I wanted to follow that vehicle forever knowing my new best friend that I hadn't met yet was driving.

Stupid bigoted roads with their lines and such.

My in-laws used to have a condo in West Palm Beach, right on the water (multi-generational ownership). Going down there, got to see the "nice" section of town as well as the "COPS" sections.

Happy in New England.

Sounds like you'd fit right in should you land in Fairfield County. Easy train ride to NYC if you do get into IT/CS, good night life in Stamford and Norwalk (to a lesser extent), lower crime than national average, tons and tons of great, diverse dining experiences, and an overall great quality of life.

You're also a short drive away from some of the better hiking spots in midstate/upstate, but Devil's Den, Lake Mohegan, the reservoir in Easton are all relatively close by if you need to get outdoors for a decent (but flat) hike. Housing costs/rent are probably more expensive than you're accustomed to in MN, but if you're in banking then you should still be financially comfortable.

Absolutely, come as you are my fellow human. I like to think we are friendly and welcoming to everyone. That’s my opinion anyway.

> I also said that I just vacationed in the south, and everyone there was so friendly and chatty. Small talk everywhere, literally everyone was social. I said I couldn’t wait to get back to CT where I could be ignored again.

People in New England are Kind, not Nice.

Nice is what you get in the South and Midwest/West. They'll be all smiles and chatty to your face, but will get the claws out the moment you turn your back.

In the Northeast, Kind is a crotchety old bastard calling you every swear word in the book (and probably making up a few new ones along the way) as they're help you change a flat tire on the side of the highway in a torrential downpour.

Middletown is fine. There’s a few areas in the North End that can be a bit iffy, but overall it’s a great city and safe.

I did a search on Reddit for Glastonbury and read through threads. Don’t have them handy but a quick search should lead you there if interested.

They are a west of the River person clearly. As am I but no shade on you east of the river people.

We should probably tell OP about that whole east/west thing though. 😂😂😂

Have you looked in other towns? I only ask because Glastonbury is EXPENSIVE.

I am originally from CT, moved to Florida in 2015 and just moved back. Initially we loved it, but as time went on the rose colored glasses came off and we started to see how Florida is really just a place to vacation, not live. The people seem friendly but it's all a facade. Over the past few years it got more crowded, rude and hyper partisan. Every other house has some vulgar political flag flying and a lot of the people are fake or crazy. Also, the infrastructure is horrible and I don't see them taking any steps to make it better.

We're so glad to be back. People might not be as initially friendly and welcoming but they're real and will help you when you need it.

I think it is for vampires…something about crossing water lol 😂

This is completely true 😂😂😂

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.

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…

If you say so. I’ve always found it is easy to get to and from Glastonbury. Easy access to the highway and pretty centrally located.

I like this. Our sign should be “Welcome to Connecticut Mind Your Own Business”

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Glastonbury is literally just east of the river with easy access to the train system you clearly don’t know enough about. Not sure what is so baffling about that.

Yeah that area is pretty racist my advise is stay clear