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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Welcome home, Mr. Brown. Cindy & I met when we were both in our 20's...me late 20's, she earlier. We'd both tried the big city life for a while, then moved back "home" to the same small town we grew up in.
You couldn't pay us enough to move to a city...
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At least you gave it a try. I've had a lot of conversations about how awful big cities are with people that haven't been to one, ever.
I'm still adjusting to the culture - for instance, my family points out I don't smile nearly enough for friendly southerners. Since my extended family is so large (70-some cousins), I've been able to limit exposure to my "big city ways" with the general populace, like owning an espresso machine (the only Starbucks is out by the expressway). Here they've got both types of motorcycles, Harley and Davidson, so my fondness for Hondas (and not even the V-twin knockoffs that
look like Harleys) is viewed askance.
The cost of living can't be beat, though. My house was 1/5th what it would have cost in Chicago, easily, and I can pay the property taxes with what I find in my sofa cushions. I was sorely tempted to buy 10 wooded acres for $20k and plop a trailer on it, but that seemed too "Unabomber" for me despite being fairly common around here.