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Originally Posted by Abe Sargent
Thanks for some thoughts and such.
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Sure, some random thoughts:
- Fairfield County is more Metro New York City than New England
- It is diverse in a very extreme and patchwork way: fabulously wealthy enclaves, interspersed with impoverished urban areas, with not so much in the middle. There is the aforementioned sprawl in the south, while the northern parts of the county are much more bucolic
- The rail links are very good, NYC and New Haven are easy trips by train. Amtrak makes the Northeast Corridor (Boston to DC) very accessible
- Westbound traffic (going into Stamford/NYC) can be a nightmare in the morning, Eastbound is the same in the early evening
- Drivers tend to be more aggressive in general
- Restaurant choices are actually quite good, but oddly enough, there aren't really a lot of mid-tier chain type places. Also, if you love Chick-fil-a, prepare to live without
- Like much of the Northeast, it's politically left-of-center overall
- Like much of the Northeast, people tend not to identify very strongly with big time college athletics
- Fairfield is an interesting town in that it has a mix of college kids and well-to-do commuter types, but there isn't necessarily the interaction and interdependence between the various groups that you might see in other college towns
- The Northeast US has a reputation for being a little less friendly than other parts of the country. I think there is probably some truth in that you probably have to make more of an effort to connect with others (especially if you are used to living in a part of the country with a reputation for being more open)
- While I've said that the conversation about Fairfield County can be dominated by the super-rich or the super-poor, if you are a single, middle-class individual, you can find a place here