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re: Have you moved from a larger to city to a small town / countryside? How was it?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:05 am to Thundercles
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:05 am to Thundercles
Living in the country is great, especially when the kids are grown and gone.
No neighbors. If my dog barks (I have a young one who is in the process of getting trained), I don't have to worry about neighbor's bitching.
Once I get home from work, I have no desire to leave.
In a way, I wish I had lived here when my kids were younger - room to roam.
No neighbors. If my dog barks (I have a young one who is in the process of getting trained), I don't have to worry about neighbor's bitching.
Once I get home from work, I have no desire to leave.
In a way, I wish I had lived here when my kids were younger - room to roam.
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:06 am to carhartt
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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?
Yes, the middle of downtown Bangkok, Thailand. We lived on the 35th floor of a 42 story building. I walked to the sky train station every day to go to work. We took taxis and tuk-tuks everywhere. We had groceries delivered. I had my truck, but probably put 1000 miles on it in 3 years. It was less than a 15 minute walk from our apartment to 3 different British pubs.
I moved to DeRidder, La.
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 11:10 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:07 am to Thundercles
So I moved from the big city to small town right after college, BR to Rural Cental LA. I hated it at first but the pros outweigh the cons every day of the week.
Pros:
slower pace of life
no traffic
We have fiber internet
lower cost of living
you can make things happen in the small town (political pull)
genuine people, who are willing to help
safer to raise a family and kids have room to play and not be stuck in front of a screen
Cons:
35 min to a good emergency room
restaurants shut down on the weekends
everyone knows your business (if that bothers you)
No "good" gorcery stores, you can't get unique foods
Pros:
slower pace of life
no traffic
We have fiber internet
lower cost of living
you can make things happen in the small town (political pull)
genuine people, who are willing to help
safer to raise a family and kids have room to play and not be stuck in front of a screen
Cons:
35 min to a good emergency room
restaurants shut down on the weekends
everyone knows your business (if that bothers you)
No "good" gorcery stores, you can't get unique foods
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:08 am to McLemore
Yep, this place is about 32k, and its perfect for me right now.
I live downtown at the moment. but its a very pleasant way of life regardless of part of town you live.
Pretty leftist politically, lots of gay folks but its not radical, more practical. No one pries into your life, pretty forgiving folks for the most part.
No roads in or out make some feel isolated but it keeps this place unique and "local" for the most part.
Being "isolated" we have far more social activities than more suburban places would. Mainly out of necessity.
I live downtown at the moment. but its a very pleasant way of life regardless of part of town you live.
Pretty leftist politically, lots of gay folks but its not radical, more practical. No one pries into your life, pretty forgiving folks for the most part.
No roads in or out make some feel isolated but it keeps this place unique and "local" for the most part.
Being "isolated" we have far more social activities than more suburban places would. Mainly out of necessity.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:09 am to mdomingue
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In some cases, especially as you age, access to doctors, particularly specialists, can come into play.
My wife and I were about to turn 80 when we moved to Granbury five years ago. Medical care is a concern, but we are close enough to Fort Worth and Dallas that we feel comfortable. Since we've lived here, I've had back surgery and knee replacement, the back surgery in FW and the knee surgery in Dallas. My primary care physician is in FW, but my wife found a female DO with whom she is comfortable here in Granbury. She has had surgery twice in Dallas since we moved here.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:09 am to mthorn2
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Everyone is a little more racist in small towns,
bullshite
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:10 am to Thundercles
The surprising thing is you don’t really kiss the city. If your work situation allows for it I wouldn’t think twice
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:11 am to Weekend Warrior79
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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?
I lived in Manhattan for about a year. It was fun for a little while at 22 years old but it got old to me rather quickly. I'd hate it at 46.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:11 am to Loup
quote:Prolly side eyeing thinking you the game warden.
I think I hear it the most when I'm bank fishing for catfish
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:11 am to Thundercles
I moved from a shithole town in Louisiana and eventually landed in NYC for about 10 years. Enjoyed my time there and really believe it was the best place to raise small children up to the age of five. Have since moved to a town of 20k and could never see myself going back to a large city.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:14 am to blueridgeTiger
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My wife and I were about to turn 80 when we moved to Granbury five years ago.
I did not realize you were that age. I'm 62 and my wife is 57 so when we've looked at moving at times, that question has come up. a 20-minute drive would be OK, an hour or more is probably not.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:15 am to Gee Grenouille
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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)
You're right about no stand alone bar but congrats on saving your life and moving out of the BOG.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:17 am to Thundercles
Would help to have a little perspective on what is big versus country.
You have NYC-Houston sized towns, Birmingham-New Orleans sized towns, Baton Rouge-Mobile size towns, Hammond size towns, and four corners towns, then also just plain unincorporated country. What are you going from and to?
NYC to Hammond LA would be a huge shock. NYC to Atlanta not so much, nor Hammond to unincorporated.
Of course as you go down the size scale, you lose public transport and service options, life gets slower, etc... I like the "try it out" idea first.
We went from downtown big city to unincorporated and love it, but man it is hard to find good vietnamese food.
You have NYC-Houston sized towns, Birmingham-New Orleans sized towns, Baton Rouge-Mobile size towns, Hammond size towns, and four corners towns, then also just plain unincorporated country. What are you going from and to?
NYC to Hammond LA would be a huge shock. NYC to Atlanta not so much, nor Hammond to unincorporated.
Of course as you go down the size scale, you lose public transport and service options, life gets slower, etc... I like the "try it out" idea first.
We went from downtown big city to unincorporated and love it, but man it is hard to find good vietnamese food.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:20 am to MSTiger33
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NYC for about 10 years. Enjoyed my time there and really believe it was the best place to raise small children up to the age of five.
Why is that?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:27 am to MSTiger33
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NYC for about 10 years. Enjoyed my time there and really believe it was the best place to raise small children up to the age of five.
That’s interesting. I’ve always thought it would suck because of limited family resources to help when you are in a pinch. Also the rent is too high for limited space when you are spending most of your time at home with little ones
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:32 am to tadman
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NYC to Atlanta not so much,
yes it would 
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:36 am to Thundercles
Grew up in a decent sized city (Savannah) and lived in bigger cities (Jax and Atlanta suburbs) until 2008. My wife (no pics) grew up on 150 acres and a HOA was not on her agenda. So we bought 20 acres out west of Atlanta and made the move. I was sure I would hate it and now you couldn’t dynamite me off my land. I happily traded convenience for quiet and solitude.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:36 am to Thundercles
How small a town are you talking about? There's a big difference between a small city of 40-50k where there are stores open most of the time and you can buy everything there and really out in the sticks where you have to drive 45 min plus to get to a decent grocery store.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:37 am to FLTech
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I love where I live. Its a town of 40k but 25-30 minutes from the big city. I can kind of have the best of both worlds without dealing with big city BS everyday.
That close and if you live there long enough, you'll be a part of the big city.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 11:40 am to LSUBFA83
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Everyone is a little more racist in small towns
You spelled less wrong.
I'm really curious why y'all think this? Because when I go back home, it feels like I stepped back in time 30 years. Racial attitudes and prejudices are generally pretty bad in small, southern towns. I find that in the city, people don't care about it.
Do you mean less just because you can keep to yourself easier and not see the other races?
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