The classic thought when you think of Connecticut is the money. You know, where you’re either related to a Kennedy or know one. Where you have every designer name clothing and vacation in the Hamptons for the summer. When even the mansions in Rode Island aren’t good enough for you. My high school? I wouldn’t call it snobby buttttt…. We did have Ralph Lauren Wednesday where you would have to wear something Ralph Lauren to get spirit points. And it’s pronounced with an accent, almost like you are saying lerren. That was my first mistake. Not only did I own nothing Ralph Lauren but also my coach backpack was last seasons model. It was clear that I got it off the sale rake at and outlet store. Which for Connecticut? You just don’t do. Other than hating all the tennis playing yacht club members, there’s more to Connecticut then just that. Like……… actually no, not really that much more. My town was considered a “farm town”, which makes no sense to me. I don’t think you can classify a farm town where the girls scream if their ugg boots got wet; or when you wear your perfectly shined up cowboy boots to only summer country concerts. It was the classic Yankee trying to pretend they were country situation. I bet you none of them know how to bate a hook! But how could they know? It’s not like that’s what you actually do at yacht clubs… right?

Have you ever experienced prom season in Connecticut? No…? well it’s a sight. If your dress was less than 300$ then its cheap and you look trashy. Yet if you have a 800$ dress with the middle and back cut out to the point where it basically looks like a bathing suit; well… that makes you prom queen. And don’t even get me started on hair and makeup! If you did your own makeup rather than paying 100$ for some lady to “airbrush” you, well that just makes you seem like a cheap whore. The best part is, the girls “could tell how cheap your dress looked” which is interesting in itself. Apparently I missed the lessons on how to figure out a company just by looking at it. But I liked my 40$ consignment dress that still had the 300$ tag on it. It was pretty, only problem? It actually covered my stomach. I guess the less fabric makes the more expensive dress. I forgot that parenting is different there too. Of course you can use daddy’s money to by yourself basically anything you want and they are perfectly okay with you dressing like you belong in a rap video or on the corner.

I guess you could say Connecticut is just full of a bunch of rich snobs, and well… you’re kind of right. But at least they try to fake “being country” and “down to earth” have to give them something for that at least. Considering the fact that all of the sophomores had their cars before they got their license, which makes sense. What 15 year old doesn’t need a BMW or Audi? But hey, I love my 1997 Toyota Corolla with the crank windows and pull up locks, and who needs cruise control or AC anyways? I don’t know… I guess, my time there and in high school; well it just… made me feel like a….. fish outta water; if there is any other way to put it.