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I don't think I've ever lived in a small town. It's always been suburbs of some larger metropolitan area or a bigger city itself, I think. Tampa, Houston or a suburb of Houston, Pensacola and a small town in NoVA that's basically a suburb of Wash DC. I don't think it could be considered a small town since my HS had 3000 students and my graduating class was ~700. I guess Pensacola isn't exactly the big city, but I don't think it's really what most folks would think of as a small town either. My parents retired to a small town.

I guess when my dad was stationed in Misawa, Japan, that was essentially a small town, but since most folks are rotating through every 2-3 years, it's not quite like the experience that you guys are talking about.

I must admit, the idea of a small town is appealing. If I could move out into the middle of no where, I would be willing to do that, but as long as I'm working, I think it's in my best interest to stay where I am.

There are aspects of big city life that are appealing too. I love that I can decide to have just about any kind of food that you can imagine, and I can go to a restaurant that servers that kind of food. I'm betting that small town American may have a hard time fulfilling my desire for Indian food or various Asian foods or sushi.