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People who live in small towns that have much more localized interests than more populated areas are no less americans than the rest of us. In fact, I'd prefer that kind of lifestyle where community actually matters instead of the big cities where everyone is cutting each other's throat to climb the ladder. It'd at least be less stressful, even if it wasn't nearly as lucrative.
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that has little to do with living in a city and also small towns aren't really like that either. if anything, small towns are even more prone to brigading and secular thinking. i watched a small business fail in my home town just because two soccer moms got into an argument at a board of ed meeting and one of them decided to tell everyone to boycott the other's store.
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Jul 28, 2018 17:52
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A 50S RAYGUN posted:that has little to do with living in a city and also small towns aren't really like that either. if anything, small towns are even more prone to brigading and secular thinking. i watched a small business fail in my home town just because two soccer moms got into an argument at a board of ed meeting and one of them decided to tell everyone to boycott the other's store. I never said it was a utopia, there is obviously still competition, but i'd take the petty politics of trying to run a business in a 1000 person town over trying to survive on wall street or similar.
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Jul 28, 2018 17:57
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ABBA is good, and so is the new Mamma Mia movieyeah I eat rear end posted:People who live in small towns that have much more localized interests than more populated areas are no less americans than the rest of us. In fact, I'd prefer that kind of lifestyle where community actually matters instead of the big cities where everyone is cutting each other's throat to climb the ladder. It'd at least be less stressful, even if it wasn't nearly as lucrative. Is it really an unpopular opinion when the media has been pushing this trope since forever? Although to be fair I guess their spin is that people who live in small towns are more American than people who live in big cities.
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Jul 28, 2018 18:04
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is this what happens when your only knowledge of 'things' comes from movies? you can just get a job not on 'wall street'
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Jul 28, 2018 18:07
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A 50S RAYGUN posted:is this what happens when your only knowledge of 'things' comes from movies? you can just get a job not on 'wall street' I said "or similar" for a reason. There are plenty of other cities where the top jobs are similar in nature. NYC/wallstreet is just what they all model themselves after.
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Jul 28, 2018 18:14
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i guess i'm just not understanding why the options are 'wall street in new york' or 'own a small business in a small town'. you could also, you know, own a small business in nyc, for example. the person who is working on wall street wouldn't own a deli in a small town, they'd commute to a nearby metro area and do finance there.
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Jul 28, 2018 18:26
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The distinction I'm trying to draw is one where a community actually supports each other (albeit with some petty politics involved) vs the big city mindset where everyone's out for themselves and the city is more of a battleground than a community.
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Jul 28, 2018 18:32
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yeah I eat rear end posted:The distinction I'm trying to draw is one where a community actually supports each other (albeit with some petty politics involved) vs the big city mindset where everyone's out for themselves and the city is more of a battleground than a community. lots of communities in big cities do support each other but they are erased by stereotyping and ignorance
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Jul 28, 2018 18:36
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I think you can find aspects of both mindsets in both settings, and that the stereotypes aren’t necessarily true.
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Jul 28, 2018 19:36
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Parochialism is so human that you if you don't think it's happening to you and where you live, it's super happening to you and where you live.
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Jul 29, 2018 02:09
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Crossfit and fancy drunk brunches are pretty popular in big cities. Are those communities? I guess they replace Sunday church.
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Jul 29, 2018 03:47
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the best reason of why small towns are better than big towns is that you have less of a chance of hearing "on fleek" or "drat daniel"
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Jul 29, 2018 03:54
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I live in a city and haven't heard those in years.
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Jul 29, 2018 04:44
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You'll stop hearing them when you've graduated from high school
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Jul 29, 2018 04:46
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I live in a very rural place and I hear those things all the time. Then again, I have two teenagers. 
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yeah I eat rear end posted:People who live in small towns that have much more localized interests than more populated areas are no less americans than the rest of us. In fact, I'd prefer that kind of lifestyle where community actually matters instead of the big cities where everyone is cutting each other's throat to climb the ladder. It'd at least be less stressful, even if it wasn't nearly as lucrative. You seem to be thinking of this in the term of jobs, income, etc. That is not the best thing about cities. You ever wanna just randomly go somewhere in a small town? You can't, because the only place to go is that same lovely bar you got into fights with the regulars already. You wanna look for new and exciting assess to eat? Well, better hope someone from the big city moves there or something. I could keep going but the point has been made.
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Jul 29, 2018 15:14
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doverhog posted:You seem to be thinking of this in the term of jobs, income, etc. That is not the best thing about cities. You ever wanna just randomly go somewhere in a small town? You can't, because the only place to go is that same lovely bar you got into fights with the regulars already. You wanna look for new and exciting assess to eat? Well, better hope someone from the big city moves there or something. I could keep going but the point has been made. I guess I'm just boring because I was happiest in a one bar town. You know what you're going to get, you know who's going to be there. If you wanted to have some rear end variety you could just drive 45 minutes to the city.
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Jul 29, 2018 15:25
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I have about 10 bars within a half mile radius. I've lived both and city living is best.
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Jul 29, 2018 16:26
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big city vs. small town living are neither better or worse than each other, they're just different. Find a living situation that fits your lifestyle, values, and current stage in life.
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Jul 29, 2018 19:34
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Higgy posted:big city vs. small town living are neither better or worse than each other, they're just different. Find a living situation that fits your lifestyle, values, and current stage in life. gently caress this middle of the road bullshit!
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Jul 29, 2018 19:46
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The way I live is the best way to live, until I change the way I live, and then that way will become the best way to live. Note that even if you live the exact same way I am living, my way is better.
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Jul 29, 2018 20:05
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Solice Kirsk posted:gently caress this middle of the road bullshit! counter-point: don't gently caress the thing
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Jul 29, 2018 20:23
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yeah I eat rear end posted:I guess I'm just boring because I was happiest in a one bar town. You know what you're going to get, you know who's going to be there. If you wanted to have some rear end variety you could just drive 45 minutes to the city. 45mins from the city is not isolated, that's why you think it's fine try living an hour from the next small shithole, 2+ from the next medium shithole then come back to talk about how great it is
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Jul 29, 2018 22:36
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spit on my clit posted:the best reason of why small towns are better than big towns is that you have less of a chance of hearing "drat daniel" Why on earth wouldn't you want to discuss "some of the most important queer performance art of our time"
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Pastry of the Year posted:Why on earth wouldn't you want to discuss "some of the most important queer performance art of our time" you mean a kid yelling "back at it again with the white vans" at his friend loving classic, take it to broadway boys
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https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1023730153854128128
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Jul 30, 2018 02:47
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The torture scene in Zero Dark Thirty was really tame and I don't understand the hubbub over it. Watch literally any episode of 24 and you'll see Jack Bauer commit way bigger war crimes. The people bitching about ZDT have to be the most sheltered people ever.
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Jul 30, 2018 06:04
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I used to think I was rural because it takes 20 minutes to get a McDonalds
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Mu Zeta posted:The torture scene in Zero Dark Thirty was really tame and I don't understand the hubbub over it. Watch literally any episode of 24 and you'll see Jack Bauer commit way bigger war crimes. The people bitching about ZDT have to be the most sheltered people ever. Most people who had problems with Zero Dark Thirty presenting torture as tougher on the torturer than the victim but in the end worth it because it directly led to the capture of Osama weren't crazy about 24 either, dude. People weren't unhappy with ZDT because it showed torture, but because it showed torture as a heroic sacrifice made by our noble and respectably sexy CIA agents. ZDT presented a timeline where the tough CIA lady bravely withstood someone else being tortured, and then we found Osama. Which is bullshit
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CrRoMa posted:I used to think I was rural because it takes 20 minutes to get a McDonalds I have this and I live in Chicago.
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Guy Goodbody posted:Most people who had problems with Zero Dark Thirty presenting torture as tougher on the torturer than the victim but in the end worth it because it directly led to the capture of Osama weren't crazy about 24 either, dude. In the movie they say the torture was pointless. The reaction I'm talking about is people saying the depiction of torture was horrific and made them throw up, etc.
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Jul 30, 2018 14:15
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Solice Kirsk posted:I have this and I live in Chicago. Haha laughed out loud at this for some reason. The town i live in is kinda small (10k or so) and by any measure would be called rural. Its only since new employment forced me to travel into the city that I've really started to comprehend how little truth there is there. 20 minutes for a mcdonalds, 25 to go to the cinema and a 30 minute commute for work. Its just the scale of Scotland is a lot more managable than some parts of America.
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Jul 30, 2018 14:32
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I am less than ten minutes away from at least three McDonaldses
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I live in Chicago and can walk to McDonald’s but I really wish we had more (or any?) Arby’s. But the most important part of big city life is that you are never far from a Popeye’s.
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Jul 30, 2018 15:09
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I wouldn't call where I live the big city, just ....Texas
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Unfortunately the specifics of American fast food chains are totally lost on me but when the small town I live in got a Subway a few years ago it was a pretty big deal. Its a shame because id love to try all the American eateries that i see argued about on these forums, we did get a Five Guys butv the prices put me off somewhat.
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CrRoMa posted:Unfortunately the specifics of American fast food chains are totally lost on me but when the small town I live in got a Subway a few years ago it was a pretty big deal. Five guys is expensive for sure, but it's usually worth it
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spit on my clit posted:Five guys is expensive for sure, but it's usually worth it From a value perspective maybe (you really do get an incredible amount of fries) I guess, but I'll always pick a fuddruckers over them. It's more fun to say and I like the wedge fries and the buns better. starkebn posted:45mins from the city is not isolated, that's why you think it's fine A fair point In my specific example I was talking about Santa Fe NM as "the city", which I mean it is one but is probably a lot smaller than most peoples' conception of what "the city" means. Albuquerque would be the nearest "medium"ish city 2 hours away but there was almost no reason to go there over Santa Fe unless you were going to the airport. e: I guess a key distinction is whether you work in the small town or have to commute 2 hours+ for work. If it was that situation I would obviously not be so enthused on the smaller town unless I was forced to for financial reasons. yeah I eat ass has a new favorite as of 17:59 on Jul 30, 2018 |
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Henchman of Santa posted:I live in Chicago and can walk to McDonald’s but I really wish we had more (or any?) Arby’s. Popeye's delivers on Grubhub for me now. I hear about how terrible the world is all the time, but I can have Popeye's delivered to me and I don't even have to stop watching old episodes of Wings or put on shoes. To be honest I haven't ordered from them. Both Harold's and Gus' deliver to me as well and their both vastly superior fried chickens.
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