- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Have you moved from a larger to city to a small town / countryside? How was it?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:19 am to Thracken13
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:19 am to Thracken13
quote:
the Hill Country of Texas
Not as quaint as they were 15-20 years ago.
Weekend visitors to the wineries make traffic more of a headache.
A lot of towns with charm are now overbuilt and commercialized.
The property taxes are also out of control.
1
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:27 am to Thundercles
I went from living in BR/Youngsville for 10 years to living in a town of around 1500. I love it. Everything seems to move at a much slower pace.
Just about everything shuts down at 7 or 8, even on the weekends. Food/fuel are more expensive. The commute gets old but it's worth it to not have to deal with traffic or crowds on the weekends.
Just about everything shuts down at 7 or 8, even on the weekends. Food/fuel are more expensive. The commute gets old but it's worth it to not have to deal with traffic or crowds on the weekends.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 10:36 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:29 am to Thundercles
Left Baton Rouge to a rural area.
- don’t set an alarm or lock doors
- fresh air is a hell of a drug
- everyone moves slower and is more relaxed
quote:
What are some of the pleasant surprised and unforeseen circumstances you have experienced?
- don’t set an alarm or lock doors
- fresh air is a hell of a drug
- everyone moves slower and is more relaxed
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:29 am to Gee Grenouille
quote:leaving out the racism angle, for whatever reason people feel the need to always "defend" the small town/country lifestyle from legit criticism.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted into oblivion. Bogalusa is racist as hell from both sides especially in the over 50 crowd. Moved to Franklinton last year and live in town. There’s no standalone watering hole because somebody’s grandma might get upset if they find out you’re drinking(outside of your own house)
i'd ultimately like to end up where i grew up, but i know that it is not some sort of land of enchantment with none of the issues that come with a more urban lifestyle like so many lifelong city/suburb people seem to think.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:30 am to mthorn2
quote:
There's more of a culture shock moving from city to country than there is from country to city. Everyone is a little more racist in small towns, both sides. Everyone will know who you are and your name because you are the new face in town. Rural life is great but its definitely a slower lifestyle....slower in every way possible. Takes longer to check out at grocery, takes longer to get dinner, takes longer at hardware store, everyone wants to chat. Its great but it took some time to adjust.
Not sure why you're getting downvoted for this but it's spot on. Since moving to a small town it seems like I hear two or three slurs I've never heard before every few days.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:32 am to blueridgeTiger
The biggest thing is quick and easy access to conveniences.
In some cases, especially as you age, access to doctors, particularly specialists, can come into play.
In some cases, especially as you age, access to doctors, particularly specialists, can come into play.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:35 am to Thundercles
For those that are talking about moving from the larger areas of places like Baton Rouge, or even Dallas, did any of you actually live in the heart of the city and lived the true city life or are you speaking of your experiences of just living in larger cities?
Not a criticism, asking out of curiosity as the 2 largest cities I've lived in were NO East & Metairie. And while NO East is technically part of a larger city, for anyone who has lived out there the layout (not the population) is more similar to Metairie than it would be to someone that actually lived Uptown Garden Dist, Warehouse Dist...
Not a criticism, asking out of curiosity as the 2 largest cities I've lived in were NO East & Metairie. And while NO East is technically part of a larger city, for anyone who has lived out there the layout (not the population) is more similar to Metairie than it would be to someone that actually lived Uptown Garden Dist, Warehouse Dist...
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:35 am to Loup
quote:does this bother you?
Not sure why you're getting downvoted for this but it's spot on. Since moving to a small town it seems like I hear two or three slurs I've never heard before every few days
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:37 am to White Bear
quote:
does this bother you?
Not at all. Just something I noticed about a lot of folks here regardless of race.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:39 am to Loup
Me neither, cracka. 
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 10:40 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:40 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
for whatever reason people feel the need to always "defend" the small town/country lifestyle from legit criticism.
i'd ultimately like to end up where i grew up, but i know that it is not some sort of land of enchantment with none of the issues that come with a more urban lifestyle like so many lifelong city/suburb people seem to think.
Yep.
Neighbors are super critical in rural areas. For one, there are simply less targets, so you are more likely to get targeted if you live near criminals.
You can have the nicest 100 acre plot, but if a shitty meth trailer park is next to it, you are probably going to have issues.
We had all kinds of issues with some "neighbors" (they lived like 2 miles away) growing up, everything from theft, peeping toms, and ultimately one murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body on our property.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:42 am to White Bear
quote:
Me neither, cracka.
I think I hear it the most when I'm bank fishing for catfish
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:46 am to Thundercles
I've done it both ways. I grew up in a smallish town. Went to college in New Orleans and I hated every single day of it. I don't really like being around people and the people of New Orleans downright suck.
After college I moved back home and to an even smaller town, couldn't be happier to be back. It's quiet and I don't have to wake up and wonder if my car got broken into the night before.
Driving too and from work is also not as bad as some think. It would take me 20 minutes to drive 5 miles to work in New Orleans. And considering I have road rage and not much patience, that drove me up a wall. Now I drive 20 miles to work, but it takes me the same amount of time and I have no traffic ever.
After college I moved back home and to an even smaller town, couldn't be happier to be back. It's quiet and I don't have to wake up and wonder if my car got broken into the night before.
Driving too and from work is also not as bad as some think. It would take me 20 minutes to drive 5 miles to work in New Orleans. And considering I have road rage and not much patience, that drove me up a wall. Now I drive 20 miles to work, but it takes me the same amount of time and I have no traffic ever.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:47 am to Salmon
within a few square miles of where i grew up, we had 2 or 3 houses/families that were the epitome of white trash. they didn't mess with us because i was friendly with them/their younger siblings but they fricked up a lot of shite in the area. now those people are gone and the amish have gentrified the properties.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:50 am to Loup
Moved from living in the city in Chicago to living on the peninsula in Charleston. Not exactly a small town but it definitely feels small and I love it. Though it does offer attractions and amenities well beyond cities many times its size. No desire to move back and will never leave.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:53 am to tigergal918
quote:
I grew up in South Baton Rouge and then my husband and I moved to Central when we got married and are now in Pride. I have to drive to BR every day for work and I am so thankful to get home every day. I feel like I can take a deep breath.
I did the opposite. I grew up in Central/Pride and live in SBR. I like the small-town vibe more, but I don't like the commute. At some point, I'd like to get out of the city again.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:55 am to Thundercles
Yeah, I moved from Bangkok to Fort Polk, La.
Pretty sure more people lived on my street in Thailand than the entire 2 parish area around Leesville and DeRidder.
Pretty sure more people lived on my street in Thailand than the entire 2 parish area around Leesville and DeRidder.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 10:58 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:59 am to Weekend Warrior79
Good point. Yeah, I live in the heart of Baton Rouge but I do not consider this "city living" compared to actual city life.
Sure, I can pop down to the store in 5 minutes or Uber over to the bar for $10.. but I also have a big backyard with snakes and raccoons and squirrels. I still get into my car and drive everywhere I go because it isn't walkable. I lounge on my porch swing like you'd do in the country. Etc. I live deep enough into my neighborhood and it is quiet/spread out enough that locking doors or leaving valuables outside is nowhere near a concern (although we do lock the door, lol).
Same differentiation needed for rural/quiet suburb, really. My parents live in Central, which is pretty widely considered a suburb to people. They are 10m from the nearest grocery store and 15m from a nice steak restaurant. But they also are on a country-ish road where most homes sit on numerous acres of land and back up to woods.
There's a lot of middle ground between super urban city living and very remote rural living.
Sure, I can pop down to the store in 5 minutes or Uber over to the bar for $10.. but I also have a big backyard with snakes and raccoons and squirrels. I still get into my car and drive everywhere I go because it isn't walkable. I lounge on my porch swing like you'd do in the country. Etc. I live deep enough into my neighborhood and it is quiet/spread out enough that locking doors or leaving valuables outside is nowhere near a concern (although we do lock the door, lol).
Same differentiation needed for rural/quiet suburb, really. My parents live in Central, which is pretty widely considered a suburb to people. They are 10m from the nearest grocery store and 15m from a nice steak restaurant. But they also are on a country-ish road where most homes sit on numerous acres of land and back up to woods.
There's a lot of middle ground between super urban city living and very remote rural living.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 11:02 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:02 am to mthorn2
quote:
There's more of a culture shock moving from city to country than there is from country to city. Everyone is a little more racist in small towns, both sides. Everyone will know who you are and your name because you are the new face in town. Rural life is great but its definitely a slower lifestyle....slower in every way possible. Takes longer to check out at grocery, takes longer to get dinner, takes longer at hardware store, everyone wants to chat. Its great but it took some time to adjust.
I have experienced none of this. We are very isolated, surrounded by 5000 acres of WMA — basically impassable terrain—mountains, dense forest and a river.
But it takes me 15 mins to get to a real grocery store. When I lived about 2 miles from one in Atlanta, there were times when I could walk there faster than driving because Emory and other traffic would block us in our neighborhood during rush hourS.
And the phony anti-racist white-guilt tards and ghetto Atlanta blacks were far far FAR worse in race than anyone I encounter where we live now.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:05 am to Weekend Warrior79
(no message)
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 11:07 am
Page 2 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News