I’ve often described Connecticut as the wasteland between New York City and Boston. As each respective metropolis grew, the land between them has shrunk leaving and divided between the two critical masses. Consequently, the culture of CT has often been tied to one of the two cities, depending on which part of the state you live in. As well and has lost its own identity in the process…
This only supports it, of course – thanks to the New York Times for doing the research that proves what I’ve always known!