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Was rural/ small town America ever nice?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:49 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:49 am
Watching older shows or shows portraying the 70s/80s, living in rural America looked pretty damn awesome. You knew everyone and their kids, the guys had coffee at the local diner together and told war stories, you had fairs, went to Friday night football games, etc.
Now, you go to rural America, or at least the places which I’m familiar, and it’s all dilapidated buildings and meth or heroin addicts trying to steal your shite for a quick score.
Did rural USA used to be really cool, or was that sensationalized?
Are there any spots like that left in America?
Now, you go to rural America, or at least the places which I’m familiar, and it’s all dilapidated buildings and meth or heroin addicts trying to steal your shite for a quick score.
Did rural USA used to be really cool, or was that sensationalized?
Are there any spots like that left in America?
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Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:50 am to nugget
It was to the white people.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:50 am to nugget
Yes. You obviously haven't considered the 40's, 50's and 60's.
Did you never watch Andy Griffith?
Did you never watch Andy Griffith?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:50 am to nugget
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nugget
How old are you?
Yes, they were great at one time but the manufacturing jobs that supported those areas have mostly left leaving behind the husk.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:51 am to nugget
Probably plenty, out of the south at least.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:51 am to nugget
I blame it on Applebee’s
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:51 am to nugget
Yes, it generally used to be nice.
I'm sure there are still some that are.
I'm sure there are still some that are.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:52 am to nugget
If you are ever in central LA, come check out Jena. The only small town I know of that has traffic every morning and evening when work is out. The football games are packed with the residents of the parish and everyone knows everyone. Low crime rate too. I moved here from BR and learned that not everyone is waiting to break into your vehicles.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:53 am to nugget
They were then women were allowed to vote and ALL men were allowed to own land
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:53 am to bad93ex
I’m 28
I figured it had much to do with mining and manufacturing being regulated out of existence or shipped overseas.
However, I’d still like to consider retiring or moving to a place like that one day.
I figured it had much to do with mining and manufacturing being regulated out of existence or shipped overseas.
However, I’d still like to consider retiring or moving to a place like that one day.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:53 am to nugget
There are still many nice small towns
But small town life is boring to a lot of people
But small town life is boring to a lot of people
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:54 am to nugget
quote:
Are there any spots like that left in America
Yes
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:54 am to nugget
That's just in louisiana
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:55 am to nugget
quote:Im really not sure if this is a serious question.
Was rural/ small town America ever nice?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:55 am to nugget
Suburbs were nice in the 60s and much of rural Texas is nice. City living is overrated
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:56 am to nugget
Good question. Interested to see the replies.
I guess if you go back far enough, the main streets of small town America were lined with new buildings. And people take care of new stuff. The people walking those streets were dressed much nicer than now. The old timers tell me that people had a lot more respect for themselves & others back then too.
I guess if you go back far enough, the main streets of small town America were lined with new buildings. And people take care of new stuff. The people walking those streets were dressed much nicer than now. The old timers tell me that people had a lot more respect for themselves & others back then too.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:58 am to Cosmo
quote:
That's just in louisiana
No, it’s not. I’ve travelled more extensively across the US for work than most will in a long time, and I see this everywhere.
quote:
But small town life is boring to a lot of people
I see that, but I love the outdoors. I prefer city life at times, but I’d prefer to live rural or semi rural and travel to the city than vice versa.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 8:59 am to nugget
quote:
Was rural/ small town America ever nice?
Yes.
Then we started outsourcing our manufacturing for cheaper products and to fulfill a globalist agenda. It killed smaller/mid sized manufacturing and main street retail simultaneously in the midwest.
In the lower delta, mechanized agriculture destroyed a lot of smaller towns and displaced a lot of African Americans to larger industrial towns like St. Louis, Chicago, Memphis, or Cincy.
Right now, the nicest "small towns" are often in larger metropolitan areas or have an economic link to a tourism or higher ed.
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 9:43 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:00 am to jimbeam
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Im really not sure if this is a serious question.
My only experiences of rural America in the 60-80s are Hollywood dramatizations. My lived experiences are not what I’d consider envious.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 9:00 am to nugget
quote:
Did rural USA used to be really cool, or was that sensationalized?
Drive through most small towns and that dilapidated Main Street at one time was very nice and was actually alive with people.
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