New York vs Boston and where I fit in

I am trying to figure out where I fall on the New York and Boston continuum. Being from Fairfield County in Connecticut, a suburb of New York City and recently spending more time at my parents summer house in a suburb of Boston (extreme suburb, but very Bostonian) can confuse a person's identity.

I identify myself as someone from Connecticut. That's very much true, and I am proud to be from Connecticut. Within that however are some differences. Are you a Boston fan or a New York fan? People in Connecticut generally associate with either Boston or New York.

As for favorite teams, the Connecticut in me makes me a UConn Huskies fan. I'd argue that UCONN Women's Basketball is the one team that unites the entire state of Connecticut behind one team. My favorite baseball team is the New York Mets. My favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys. I hate the New York Giants, but the New York Jets are my AFC team, and a team I generally root for and have followed in the past. My NBA team are the Boston Celtics. Overall the advantage goes to New York.

My accent is not either a full blown New York or Boston accent. However, I do have atleast a slight New York accent. Some people say I have a New York accent. Advantage New York.

Family. My father's side of the family originally came from Massachusetts, but that was a long long long time ago. My dad's family (going way back) is from Fairfield County and relatives going way way back have been from places such as Greenwich/New Canaan/Stamford and Ridgefield. My mom's family is more from New York. My mom grew up in White Plains and Greenwich. Her family would often boat and water-ski on the Hudson (when they didn't know what was in the river). Her mother was from mostly Stamford and Danielson CT, although I believe she also spent sometime in New York. My mom's father is a full blown New Yorker. He refers to my mom as "ur muddah" and he was born and raised in New York to my knowledge. I believe his parents were buried in the city. My grandpa also owned a clothes cleaning business in the Bronx that dry cleaned clothes from Broadway. Advantage here is New York.

I'm giving New York the edge right now...I'm thinking I have a little bit more New York in me than Boston.