I thought your comment was very insightful. I was raised rurally in childhood, then small town, then a committed city mouse at 17. I’m almost 50 and the biggest thing that stopped me from moving out of the city was my knowledge AND experience that a lot of hostility towards “outsiders” and “yuppies” etc etc exists. I couldn’t commit to a lonely existence (or lack of a library).
I thought your comment was very insightful. I was raised rurally in childhood, then small town, then a committed city mouse at 17. I’m almost 50 and the biggest thing that stopped me from moving out of the city was my knowledge AND experience that a lot of hostility towards “outsiders” and “yuppies” etc etc exists. I couldn’t commit to a lonely existence (or lack of a library).
Thank you. I've definitely enjoyed city life with its freedom and anonymity, but I also envy the sense of belonging and roots that some of my neighbors have in my small town. Here anybody without several generations and a road with their name in town is a newcomer, so there's plenty of company. Those who marry in to the clans don't even quite rate. It's not about money or social status, just hard working families who are rightly proud of their self sufficiency and their ways. I've never felt hostility, but the road less traveled does make a difference when it comes to fitting in. Luckily there's high tolerance for eccentricity!
I thought your comment was very insightful. I was raised rurally in childhood, then small town, then a committed city mouse at 17. I’m almost 50 and the biggest thing that stopped me from moving out of the city was my knowledge AND experience that a lot of hostility towards “outsiders” and “yuppies” etc etc exists. I couldn’t commit to a lonely existence (or lack of a library).
Thank you. I've definitely enjoyed city life with its freedom and anonymity, but I also envy the sense of belonging and roots that some of my neighbors have in my small town. Here anybody without several generations and a road with their name in town is a newcomer, so there's plenty of company. Those who marry in to the clans don't even quite rate. It's not about money or social status, just hard working families who are rightly proud of their self sufficiency and their ways. I've never felt hostility, but the road less traveled does make a difference when it comes to fitting in. Luckily there's high tolerance for eccentricity!