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The controversy around Jason Aldean’s “Try that in a Small Town” got me thinking. What are some things that you wish you could do in a small town that you just can’t?

I was in the mountains, Hendersonville NC I think, trying to find a place to eat after 7 pm on a week day. Was impossible.

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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 year ago

Oh man, having grown up in a small town (one stop light, baby!):

Be visibly neurodivergent

Be visibly gender nonconforming

Not have worry about someone at the doctor's office/hospital who knows your family breaking HIPAA

Be able to just be an anonymous person in public, and not Jody-Anne's cousin's kid

To not be reliant on owning a car

[-] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I hate that for you. But you speak to the lack of social services that are typically not available, which is a pro of living in a large city.

[-] _wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I hate that for you

Damn coming in with that small-town passive-aggression.

[-] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry? Can't tell if joking, sorry if this is woosh. :)

[-] _wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ahh, I'm used to "I hate/love that for you" being a disingenuous statement. Kinda like "bless your heart" and other south-isms

[-] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can see why you’d think that. For me it’s just a plain spoken expression of empathy, but I know I’m the south we use bless your heart to mock people gently.

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