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Except for my time at Storrs, I don't think I ever lived farther than 3 miles from the ocean. Even now that I don't go to the beach much. it is a big factor in where I want to live.
I imagine a major river or lake might do, but I feel at home near the water.
Most of boring is in your head.
 
David 76 said:
They didn't count movie theaters, plays, beaches, restaurants, live music venues, arts, museums, sports venues, etc.
The island from Lord of the Flies would top their chart.
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Did you read that book? Methodology proven accurate.
 
CTBasketball said:
A few years back if you walked home from a pub on any given summer night, you take a side street off Bank or State St. in New London get ready to step on a flurry of hypodermic needles.
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That is why it was number 1 in being hip.
 
The list is the definition of click bait. Living in Weston, and seeing Westport (and not Weston) on the list just makes me laugh. Also, to the above commenters concerning Bridgeport - I would call Bridgeport a lot of things, but boring isn't one of them. Black Rock is fun, and driving through a lot of neighborhoods gets my adrenaline running as much as a jog.
 
They only used census data. I grew up in Orange, which would have been super boring if there was a dome over it and we couldn't drive 10 minutes to New Haven. Also, the Post Road cuts right through the town.
 
Kind of surprised to see Winsted/Litchfield County in general getting so much hate. I've lived all over the state and the NW corner in particular is pretty fantastic, it's just a weird place. It's like yuppies/ultra rich/celebs meet super poor rednecks who live one click north of squaler. But everyone's nice up there and bashing NY tourists is still a NW-corner inspired past time of mine.

And guys if you want some fun bars. NW CT is full of 'em. Totally underrated. And no police. Like... at all. It's got a lot of character.

I also lived in the Northeastern part of the state and it was torture.
 
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nomar said:
They only used census data. I grew up in Orange, which would have been super boring if there was a dome over it and we couldn't drive 10 minutes to New Haven. Also, the Post Road cuts right through the town.
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Hey we have the PEZ factory. Can't be all bad :rolleyes:
 
How is Gampel Pavilion, in the second half of a UConn women's basketball 40 point blowout, not on this list?
 
That list is whack. Old Saybrook has a ton of stuff to do. Essex as well. The lifestyle in those towns is among the best in the country, not just Connecticut.
 
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Unless you have spent time in Salisbury, you don't know what you are missing,
 
New Haven is definitely the best place for culture and fun. Probably Stamford and West Hartford/Hartford are #2 and #3. Can't say much about the rest other than seasonally most places on the shoreline.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Not everybody likes extended jams.
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It all depends on what you think is boring and fun. If you are looking for nightlife, bars, restaurants, big events etc. move the hell out of Connecticut. If you want nice towns, with some pretty damn good natural beauty, hiking etc. Connecticut is a really nice place to live. While CT. lacks a lot of the nightlife stuff, you are anywhere from 1 hour to a little over 2.5 hours from NYC and Boston is also close by. Everyone always takes a dump on Hartford but for a small city it's underrated by CT. residents in terms of culture. The Wadsworth Atheneum is a fabulous museum, Hartford Stage gets great acts, The Bushnell is beautiful, Infinity Hall is a really nice venue, New Britain museum is legit etc. Connecticut is not a jumping place but outside of about a dozen or so cities in the country you are not going to find a jumping environment. Part of the beauty in Connecticut is getting in the car and just driving, you pretty much go within 2 or so hours in any direction and you are seeing beautiful countryside.
 
CTBasketball said:
As a riveting 23 year old male who enjoys Connecticut basketball in the winter and drinking year round, here is my guide to fun.

  • Downtown New Haven
  • Anywhere along 95 south of Bridgeport, notably Stamford and South Norwalk
  • West Hartford / Hartford
  • Middletown in the summer
  • Casinos
Areas to avoid are: New Britain, Waterbury, The Valley, East of 91 (other than casino), north of 84, Bridgeport at night.
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Middletown kind of surprises me.
 
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superjohn said:
It all depends on what you think is boring and fun. If you are looking for nightlife, bars, restaurants, big events etc. move the hell out of Connecticut. If you want nice towns, with some pretty damn good natural beauty, hiking etc. Connecticut is a really nice place to live. While CT. lacks a lot of the nightlife stuff, you are anywhere from 1 hour to a little over 2.5 hours from NYC and Boston is also close by. Everyone always takes a dump on Hartford but for a small city it's underrated by CT. residents in terms of culture. The Wadsworth Atheneum is a fabulous museum, Hartford Stage gets great acts, The Bushnell is beautiful, Infinity Hall is a really nice venue, New Britain museum is legit etc. Connecticut is not a jumping place but outside of about a dozen or so cities in the country you are not going to find a jumping environment. Part of the beauty in Connecticut is getting in the car and just driving, you pretty much go within 2 or so hours in any direction and you are seeing beautiful countryside.
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CT would be nice to return to someday if i could afford it and find employment somewhere, but i like being in a big city right now exposed to all different types of people and opportunities. Some of my friends that stayed in CT after college and just went right back to their High school friends who were around. I spent a decent amount of time in CT in my 20s but looking back, I wish i had made the move out of the state sooner. Nothing wrong with CT, its a nice place but I was one of those people that needed a change of scenery.
 
whaler11 said:
I've lived all over this fine state.

There are so many towns where this is literally nothing you could make a list of places that people have never heard of that live here.

Kent? Brooklyn? Columbia? Andover? North Stonington? Lyme? Lebanon?

Oxford. Easton/Weston. Monroe.
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I live in Lyme and count vouch for its boring factor. I also lived in Deep River for a while and that was boring as hell too. The one entertaining thing about Deep River was watching preteen kids walking around dressed in hip hop garb, thinking they were the baddest of the badass from the ghetto.
 
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