Connecticut has had the lovely misfortune of always being stereotyped as home of the rich and famous, and high taxes. Although some of those things are true, there is a lot about Connecticut that hasn't been shared with the world. These are a few things that only born-and-raised Connecticut residents will know and have experienced:
1. You’ve been referred to as a “Nutmegger."
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We don't have a solid reason as to why this is our nickname, but it is.
2. You’re either a New York fan or a Boston fan -- there’s no in between.
Half the state is New York, and half is Boston.
3. Most of your late nights ended with food from a diner.
They're cheap, fast, and open super late.
4. You’re in constant fear of running into deer.
There are probably more deer in Connecticut than people.
5. People automatically assume you are snobby or rich once you tell them where you’re from.
Fun fact: we're not.
6. You had a season pass to Lake Compounce or Quassy growing up.
Boulder Dash will always be the #1 wooden roller coaster in your mind.
7. Whenever you went to a party, there’s a good chance that you were in the middle of a big field with a bonfire.
Again, another thing Connecticut people do that I don't completely understand, but I can't deny they're a lot of fun.
8. You have managed to get free tickets to the Bridgeport Bluefish but not really sure how you got them.
Whether it be from a raffle prize or your parents accumulated them at work, Bridgeport Bluefish tickets were never hard to find.
9. New Haven Pizza will forever be better than New York’s.
Frank Pepe's is the absolute best pizza you can possibly eat.
10. Your high school parking lot consisted of Jeeps, Jettas and Beamers.
And in total, all of them probably cost more than your high school itself.
11.You go apple picking every fall with your family, no excuses.
When there's nothing else to do, you pick apples and turn them into apple crisp, apple cobbler, apple pie... apple anything.
12. Ferris Acres Creamery is a summertime staple.
If you don't go for the ice cream, you go to see the cows.
13. It’s not a liquor store, it’s the “packie.”
Liquor stores in Connecticut are often called package stores, but "packie" for short.
14. You’ve gone to at least one concert at Xfinity Theater that you can’t remember.
It was also be called "The Meadows" for everyone old enough to remember before Comcast and Xfinity bought the theater.
15. The Merritt Parkway and I-95 are two roads never to be taken.
Any given second of the day these two roads could be filled with so much traffic one mile will take you three hours.
16. Everything is haunted. Everything.
Ever wonder why so many scary movies are based in Connecticut? There you go.
17. A sandwich is a grinder.
It's not a sub, a hoagie, or whatever else you may call it. It's a grinder.
18. You or someone you know has gone to UCONN.
We learn to bleed blue before we're even born.
19. You’ve taken a field trip to the Peabody Museum and the Garbage Museum.
Contrary to popular belief, staring a garbage and historical things all day really isn't that fun.
20. You think your driving is superior to New York or Massachussetts drivers.
New York, Massachusetts, or New Jersey ain't got nothing on us.
21. Dunkin Donuts stops are incorporated into your morning commute.
There's probably a Dunkin within five minutes of your house too.
22. You’ve gotten a "Fudgie the Whale" cake on your birthday.
Because how can someone possibly go wrong with Fudgie the Whale?
23. You can’t go anywhere without seeing someone you know.
The problem with living in a small state is accepting the fact that you will know someone everywhere you go.
