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re: Small town America is truly depressing
Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:53 am to ClemsonKitten
Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:53 am to ClemsonKitten
Dairy Queen is awesome though!
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:55 am to oldtrucker
About 90 mins from omaha. Im just west of Lincoln on I80
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:02 am to RogerTheShrubber
the wife and I are looking to move out towards Kerrville, TX next year - looking forward to small town life
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:03 am to ClemsonKitten
What is a small town population?
< 1500 ?
< 1500 ?
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Yep, Southern small towns are rotting. Just disgusting whats happening.
Quite literally rotting. The old historic wooden architecture doesn't last in the humid climates of the south and are much better preserved in the northern latitudes.
With investment and refurbishment, it could last. But that is not happening in small towns in the south.
This post was edited on 10/19/25 at 11:04 am
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:05 am to Thracken13
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the wife and I are looking to move out towards Kerrville, TX next year - looking forward to small town life
I'm planning on Haines, Ak, its outdoor nirvana.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:05 am to SlowFlowPro
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But there are still lots of shithole small towns in New England.
Newport, RI is possibly the greatest summer experience in the country and it’s got 25k full time residents. Water sports, nearby hiking, bars/restaurants galore, history, weather, people, festivals, proximity to other awesome places, and just overall culture make you want to live in a small town. Unfortunately, the Souths version of towns like that don’t exist really at all, minus Florida.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:06 am to AncientArousal
Yeah, the small towns I grew up around turned to crap, evidently, with very few exceptions.
Decades of job loss and welfare have entrenched people.
Decades of job loss and welfare have entrenched people.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:07 am to TigersHuskers
Good people in Nebraska
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:09 am to RogerTheShrubber
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go West. Lots of awesome small towns out there.
This is true. NC has some too. But generally drugs have wrecked many Southern small towns. The closest “town” to us in the northernmost reaches of Greenville SC could be a beautiful, quaint place. Instead it’s mostly abandoned buildings and multi-generational drug blight.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:11 am to McLemore
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But generally drugs have wrecked many Southern small towns
People used to move to where the jobs are. Now they collect govt checks and deal drugs.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:12 am to Powerman
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Once you get into the really small towns you don't have many amenities.
That, and you have to drive an hour to do anything really.
And you do stupid things, like referring to Alexandria as "Ellick"
You know, after "Ellick-sander the grate,"
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:15 am to Napoleon
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But we got a Dollar General AND a Family Dollar now.
Meh. Let us know when you get a Dollar Tree.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:17 am to ClemsonKitten
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ClemsonKitten
As a Clemson fan, you should know that there are numerous wonderful small towns in the SC Upstate, Western NC and North Georgia.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:21 am to ClemsonKitten
This post is truly depressing
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:21 am to Old Sarge
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And yet most of the people in the cities choose to vacation in and dream of living in the small towns when they retire
What?
Most people choose to vacation at the beach, mountains, or a big city like Paris. I don’t know anyone who thinks “let’s vacation in a small town!”
And most people dream of retiring near their families, regardless of the size of the city their family lives in
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:23 am to VOLhalla
Maybe kids in their 30’s
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:28 am to 777Tiger
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shame what it's become, used to be a nice little town
My elderly neighbor, who owned a pharmacy in Opelousas, pulls no punches when he describes what happened to that town.
Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:29 am to TigersHuskers
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Posted on 10/19/25 at 11:31 am to ClemsonKitten
Have some land out in the “country” in a small town. Not having neighbors, noise, traffic, is amazingly satisfying. Nothing like peace and quiet where all you hear is nature carried along by the cool breeze.
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