Living in CT!

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I am RN here in the Philippines...I just would like to ask, how is it living in CT? (the weather, the people, RN salary(nursing home), standard of living, apartments, neighborhood and etc..) I applied in one of our local agency and they said , we will be working in nursing homes (athena, apple healthcare or spectrum)..tnx a lot :blushkiss

all those areas that you mentioned are really bad...bad neighborhood. don't generalize it. ct is a very nice state. considered one of the best state to live. the city where i live is nice, and affluent. try fairfield county...greenwich, stamford, darien, new canaan...ring a bell!

it's not that we are unfriendly, normally, but your above quote kind of put a nasty taste in my mouth. you state ct is loaded with crime (but your mentioned state is in the 13th for highest crime rates where as ours is 36th). its "visually depressing" (maybe you should venture outside, or out of hartford, although hartford has some very pretty places..connecticut is one of the most beautiful places. get out of the city and you'll see that. rolling hills, valleys, mountains, beautiful seaport towns, scenery, folliage, historic places, arts, entertainment..). as for the temp, i guess being from atlanta, yes it might seem cold to you until june. but take if from someone born and raised in ct, it normally is warmer than it was last june. we had a weird spring/summer last year.

please don't lump the entire state of connecticut into such a bad generalization. we have our good cities and towns, just like any other state, and we have our bad..like any other state. and just because certain parts of certain cities are "bad" doesn't mean the entire city is. again, bridgeport has some gorgeous areas, as does hartford and new haven.

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I've actually met a few people who own houses in upstate new yory but work for agencies in CT, work for a few days, then take their money back home with them. Something to consider.

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Last time I checked Georgia was not immune to crime, guns and drugs! As a matter of fact isn't Atlanta one of THE worst places to live in GA? And of course in the largest cities of ANY State the crime and guns is high..since they have a lot more people in it..We are fully aware of violence, guns, drugs, crimes in our bigger cities but you bashed the entire state because of 3 cities?? Wow..But we are good enough for you to move here and get your degree..

And to answer your question, Connecticut has 2 spots in the 100 Best Places to Live 2006 according to Money Magazine..they would be Fairfield comeing in #9 and Stamford #46

and not a single city/town from Georgia made the list. (you mentioned you lived in Atlanta)

Here's a little bit of info on our state that you say is loaded w/crime and some one your State that you seem to think is sooo much better

According to the US Government :

CRIME INDEX

CT ranks 36th highest where GA ranks 13th for all crimes.

Hummm seems that CT is a MUCH safter place to live than Georgia..

What is with all this offense. People talk about Wher ei live all the time and i agree w some and disagree w some. This is not a big deal.

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