MountainWoods
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Do you ever have (perhaps well intentioned?) friends or acquaintances bash rural living -- to you or in front of you?
I've had co-workers who could just not understand why I would live in the country, at the same time I could not (for the life of me) understand why that same person would want to live all crammed up together in the city. In one case it used to be a running harassment -- and unfortunately, this guy was not just doing a "little bit of teasing". I think we both had the same case of "I can't possibly see why you would..." But he started it. Unfortunately, he had the fact that he was in the majority opinion on his side. :irked:
I don't really bash city or suburban living because, well, look at the facts! The vast majority of folks like living all crammed up like that. (If you have too much chili for lunch, the folks 3 homes over can tell it...) Not for me. If I have chili, I want to only have to air out my own home!
Mind you, I grew up in a small town (which is no longer a small town), and I went to college in the big city (Chicago anyone?). But it just ain't for me. Call me Oliver Wendell Douglas if you wish, and I won't mind at all.
I don't intend this to be an argument for or against living in one place or another, but I was wondering what kind of nonsense you other rural-living-by-choice folks put up with. Thanks.
I've had co-workers who could just not understand why I would live in the country, at the same time I could not (for the life of me) understand why that same person would want to live all crammed up together in the city. In one case it used to be a running harassment -- and unfortunately, this guy was not just doing a "little bit of teasing". I think we both had the same case of "I can't possibly see why you would..." But he started it. Unfortunately, he had the fact that he was in the majority opinion on his side. :irked:
I don't really bash city or suburban living because, well, look at the facts! The vast majority of folks like living all crammed up like that. (If you have too much chili for lunch, the folks 3 homes over can tell it...) Not for me. If I have chili, I want to only have to air out my own home!
Mind you, I grew up in a small town (which is no longer a small town), and I went to college in the big city (Chicago anyone?). But it just ain't for me. Call me Oliver Wendell Douglas if you wish, and I won't mind at all.
I don't intend this to be an argument for or against living in one place or another, but I was wondering what kind of nonsense you other rural-living-by-choice folks put up with. Thanks.