BoiglenoightJul 23, 2023

What are some things that you can’t do in a small town that you wish you could?

https://lemmy.world/post/2060987

What are some things that you can’t do in a small town that you wish you could? - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadCatoblepasJul 23, 2023

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

Show threadBoiglenoight
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.
Jul 23, 2023 at 10:22pmWeb
Show thread_wampa__stompaJul 23, 2023

I hate that for you

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

Show threadBoiglenoightJul 24, 2023
Sorry? Can’t tell if joking, sorry if this is woosh. :)
Show thread_wampa__stompaJul 24, 2023
Ahh, I’m used to “I hate/love that for you” being a disingenuous statement. Kinda like “bless your heart” and other south-isms
Show threadmanicluckyJul 24, 2023

Two light town here. It’s not just social services. Hell, with sizes, sometimes (not always) they have it a bit easier in certain regards for the common services due to reduced workload (YMMV: it’s been a while since I’ve been back).

The bigger issue is lack of exposure to anything non-conforming. Not enough people simply being people in slightly different ways. Makes it easy to fall into tribalism, as well as no one wants to shake the boat when someone says something racist (for example).