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SnottyTash t1_j5jiv6q wrote

Reply to comment by ExplanationSea6719 in Will I be welcomed? by ExplanationSea6719

Yeah that’s what they’re getting at - idk what red state you’re coming from but up here, unless you’re in one of the smallest communities (Glastonbury is not), you will receive neither welcome nor shunning, for better or worse. Connecticuters (as a whole, I know there are always exceptions) like many New Englanders and New Yorkers mind their own business and go about their days quietly and privately. So don’t expect a “welcome” lol but yeah we’re a blue state so you really don’t have to worry about being targeted for your identity unless you’re in a really rural area, and even then it’d be more idiots quietly tutting/shunning than actually giving you problems

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ExplanationSea6719 OP t1_j5jja78 wrote

Florida for reference. Getting redder by the day.

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CTMQ_ t1_j5jl8yj wrote

As compared to FLORIDA?! You will be the happiest non-binary dark-skinned person on the planet.

The worst that will happen to you in S Glastonbury is some old white person will look at you for an extra second or two. And before you know it, you’ll be sharing stories about how shitty Florida is and it will be fine.

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Adventurous-Aide664 t1_j5jugh9 wrote

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.

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Kodiak01 t1_j5jy6az wrote

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.

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