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re: Was rural/ small town America ever nice?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:43 am to nugget
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:43 am to nugget
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Did rural USA used to be really cool, or was that sensationalized?
Absolutely! Strong family values, small Mom & Pop stores, everyone was in Church on Sunday morning. Friday night football games during cool autumn evenings. Delicious BBQ dinners prepared by local Church Men's group. Yummy. Neighbors helping neighbors in times of tragedy or loss. Plus you always knew if your kid was up to no good. Can't hide your shenanigans in a small town. From roller skating at the visiting roller rink, to picture shows at the local movie house. There was always something to do.
Sad. I miss that.
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 10:46 am
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Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:45 am to GreatLakesTiger24
LOL it's only knighting when YOU do it, not when I do it. That's only stating facts.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:52 am to RidiculousHype
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The old timers tell me that people had a lot more respect for themselves & others back then too.
Until they had to start sharing water fountains and pies.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:57 am to I Bleed Garnet
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I grew up in a small town.
And my family is still there.
I hope to live in a small town in the future.
Raise a family and commute daily to the city for work everyday
For a second I thought you were going to bust out some John Mellencamp lyrics. :)
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:58 am to Zarkinletch416
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Absolutely! Strong family values, small Mom & Pop stores, everyone was in Church on Sunday morning. Friday night football games during cool autumn evenings. Delicious BBQ dinners prepared by local Church Men's group. Yummy. Neighbors helping neighbors in times of tragedy or loss. Plus you always knew if your kid was up to no good. Can't hide your shenanigans in a small town.
Basically describes the town I grew up in. As far as I know it hasn’t changed much
Posted on 10/12/20 at 10:59 am to crash1211
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For a second I thought you were going to bust out some John Mellencamp lyrics. :)
Naw
Just loved my small town i grew up in (Weddington NC)
And have seen some great small towns around here, only 30-45 min commutes to work
When we are older we will move out to one
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 11:00 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:05 am to lrabor3
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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.
I can attest to this. Growing up in Jena was like dazed and confused. Not sure how it is for kids now though. But a lot of great people up there.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:05 am to nugget
Does a place like Sun Valley count? Because it's pretty awesome.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:07 am to Anfield Road
No
Resort towns do not count as your typical "small town USA"
Resort towns do not count as your typical "small town USA"
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:07 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:Is anyone knighting for them, though?
that’s why so many people are knighting for small town Mississippi and Louisiana ITT
Maybe Scruffy missed it, but no one posted that the small towns in LA and MS aren’t shitholes.
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 11:10 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:09 am to nugget
I grew up in small town USA, we never locked our house until I was a Jr in High School .
Didn't have a care in the world until I was 15 or so and discovered the poon
Didn't have a care in the world until I was 15 or so and discovered the poon
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:11 am to nugget
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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.
Many of the small towns in Wisconsin are still like paragraph 1 without the negatives of 2.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:15 am to nugget
I go to Ruston every now and then and it’s a nice small town
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:15 am to Packer
quote:exactly. The upper Midwest is probably the most family friendly and Mayberry-esque part of the country
Many of the small towns in Wisconsin are still like paragraph 1 without the negatives of 2.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:17 am to The Torch
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I grew up in small town USA, we never locked our house until I was a Jr in High School .
My dad still leaves the house and cars unlocked. It took some convincing to get him to stop leaving the car keys under the floormat
This post was edited on 10/12/20 at 11:17 am
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:17 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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The upper Midwest is probably the most family friendly and Mayberry-esque part of the country
eh...Vermont, NH, Connecticut still probably hold this title
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:18 am to Salmon
Too many libs
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:18 am to Salmon
There are definitely pockets.
Were the areas that still remain stable ever reliant on the manufacturing industry or were just suburbs of major cities?
Were the areas that still remain stable ever reliant on the manufacturing industry or were just suburbs of major cities?
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:19 am to nugget
Covington was like that. Stores would close on Wednesday afternoon because that’s when farmers brought their produce to market.
Walmart moved in close to downtown and killed many of the old downtown retail stores. Then, they moved further out to take advantage of cheaper land. The town pivoted to a more artsy vibe but lost the small town attitude.
Walmart wasn’t the only thing that killed old Covington and Madisonville. When Beau Chene opened, it attracted the types of people who liked to flaunt their wealth and also demanded shopping like they had back on Vets in Metairie. Maybe it was a generational thing where the people who remembered the Depression and lived a more low-key lifestyle started dying off.
Who knows? Nothing lasts forever.
Walmart moved in close to downtown and killed many of the old downtown retail stores. Then, they moved further out to take advantage of cheaper land. The town pivoted to a more artsy vibe but lost the small town attitude.
Walmart wasn’t the only thing that killed old Covington and Madisonville. When Beau Chene opened, it attracted the types of people who liked to flaunt their wealth and also demanded shopping like they had back on Vets in Metairie. Maybe it was a generational thing where the people who remembered the Depression and lived a more low-key lifestyle started dying off.
Who knows? Nothing lasts forever.
Posted on 10/12/20 at 11:20 am to Scruffy
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were just suburbs of major cities?
mostly this
basically retirees from the city or weekend/summer homes for wealthy people in the city
and then the service workers
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