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Small Towns Make My Life

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by suburbs_of_sodom, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. suburbs_of_sodom

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    I feel like small towns have been getting quite a bit of bad press here on EC, so I thought I might throw in a few positive words. Yes, I know that many small towns/rural areas can be quite homophobic and backwards, but I think that this fact often overshadows the good qualities that these towns often have.

    The other day, I was my way to a school trip to Chincoteague, VA, and we stopped in the tiny town of Cambridge, MD for lunch. So a couple of my friends and I went into this little bakery, and when we walked in, lo and behold, the people inside said hello! Now, coming from the city/suburbia where no one really gives a damn about you, we were quite taken aback by the pleasant greeting, and when the people began to engage us in conversation, I just didn't know what to do with myself. It was just so odd to have complete strangers being friendly and taking an interest in us, that by the time we left, we were about to die from an acute bout of warm fuzzy feelings.

    I've had similar experiences with friendly strangers in small Vermont towns, so I was wondering if this is a pretty universal thing and if anyone had any thoughts on the subject. I know a lot of people here are from small towns/rural areas, so I was also wondering if anyone has had the opposite experience when visiting cities.
     
  2. xxAngelOnFirexx

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    personally i'm from a smally town. but its on the outskirts of detroit. and i like teh anonimity of living right next to a big city. and no one has heard my my city unless you live in the many smaller cities on detroits west side .
     
  3. Jim1454

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    I lived in a small town up until just recently, and loved it!

    It helped that it was a fairly 'upscale' little community, so your neighbours were generally other professionals and the neighbourhoods were well maintained. You really got to know people. Our kids got to know the kids in their class, and we got to know the other parents. Our neighbours actually attended the same church that we did, and it was at the end of our street... It was really great. And yet just a 45 minute train ride into downtown Toronto.

    But that's probably key... living in a small town that is fairly close to a large city. So you get the best of both worlds. Career opportunities, live theater, symphony orchestra, opera company, museums, medical specialists, etc.
     
  4. Perrygay

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    I'm from a very small town in New Jersey and it's one of the most liberal places I've ever seen in my life. But its proximity to New York probably has something to do with that.
     
  5. JSG

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    I'm from a tiny village in the middle of nowhere and it is true that people are more open and welcoming in little villages :slight_smile:
    But it's so lonely...
     
  6. SpikySpice

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    Im from a big area twon, but not really large population

    I think the life style of people from the urban life is a busy life and no one has time to care about no one or thinsg around them, as you see city life is a big chaos or sometimes a big messs, people arent really friendly sometimes cuz all other factors

    Rural life is a peace ful lifestyle where you can be friendly with each other

    But actually nobody is mean or anything but the enviroment around them affect them, and they change through time
     
  7. Tom

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    i live in quite a village, small-medium sized, mabe 8-10k ppl live here and the ppl here hate our generation so dont greet us like tht, 2 every1 else they do. they dont like our generation cus of all the lil s:***: 's btw. afewmiles from here arer many quaint lil english towns and when im drivin and stop off 2 buy somet they always talk, if i parkinfront of the shop they norm ask aboutmy driving, if i dont then its the weather or recant sporting events. nonetheless 2 me its weird but its kinda cool
     
  8. SadConfusedBandGeek

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    I'm from a small town! and i must say its amazing.

    Everyone knows most people, and if ur randomly walking down the street, and u walk past someone without smiling or saying hi or somehting friendly, it'd probably be considered rude.

    Also, our town is not homophobic very much, I am surprised at the maturity or our whole grade (9th grade)
    They are SOO accepting that i'm bi, and dont seem to care. In fact most people seem to be nicer to me now, that i'm being myself.

    Small towns own.

    Oh yes =D haha
     
  9. Bryan

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    Me too!! But, since I have moved to South Florida, I know live in a city of 150,000 ppl.
     
  10. ppreston9

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    my town is small compared to like chicago and los angeles, but it is one of the biggest in WI. we have all types of diversity and culture here.
    it seems there are so many people you dont know but atleast 1 or 2 ppl at each place u do.
     
  11. bvtsjm116

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    My grandpa lives in a small town, and I like it cause everyone knows each other and everyone is nice. Most people aren't out for just money or interested in themselves. But the bad thing is there is a lot of alcohol/smoking... I mean... most of the people just drink a lot... and lot of people smoke...
     
  12. Ilayis

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    I live in a small town of gunfire and older people who look down on us kids and are shocked if we are polite to them.
     
  13. Perrygay

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    Oh boy, for real? What county? I'm from Passaic, up in the mountains.