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Message: [QUOTE="karstenkibbe, post: 4314567, member: 4139"] Oh for sure. My friends, family and business acquaintances always refer to places like Hartford, Torrington, Middletown, Norwich and Willimantic as “the upstate.” Oh, and whenever I get on a Zoom work call and people ask where I am, I say, “Connecticut. But really, it’s New York.” Seriously, your post reeks of contempt/disdain for people from a specific geographic area. That’s really sad. You’re also so wrong. I grew up in Fairfield County, went to Binghamton (gasp, a state school!) undergrad, UMass (another state school!) and NYU (good chunk of scholly) for grad school, and have been a lifelong UConn fan and donor in my adult years. I attend a local craft beer bottle share every Friday. About half the guys are originally from NYC environs. The hot topic yesterday? UConn transfers in/out. Even the non-natives adopt UConn sports as their rooting interest. Perhaps you should cross the Litchfield or New Haven County borders one day, venture into Stamford, and see how vibrant the UConn-Stamford campus has become, the UConn branded dorms that have been built, the UConn signage downtown, the summer concert series in Mill River Park - across the street from the UConn campus - where thousands of GenY and GenZ types are exposed to the UConn brand. In case you didn’t know it, you are speaking out of a different opening than your mouth. [/QUOTE]