well I think that the suburbs are a modern thing, not at all like being in small towns.... I've lived in the suburbs and they have all the isolation of living in the country without any of the relaxed friendly small town society because these are 'bedroom' communities, where the people's lives are more centered with work and commuting.
In real small towns, where you live and work all in one two-five mile radius, where you run into people you know every time you go to shop, it does have a very relaxed safe feel to it. But it is also where everyone knows your business, you can't do anything without everyone you know hearing about it. So a certain amount of virtue is forced by never getting away with anything. Oh now days you can have books delivered and get DVDs by mail, but then you still get people dropping by uninvited who notice EVERYTHING.
In a city you are more anonymous and even your closest neighbors don't know your name or your business. You are surrounded by culture (most small towns don't even have a bookstore, you have to drive 'into the city' for anything like that) and creativity. People can let loose their desires in the city, but I would still rather live in one!
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Date: 2008-01-26 05:53 pm (UTC)In real small towns, where you live and work all in one two-five mile radius, where you run into people you know every time you go to shop, it does have a very relaxed safe feel to it. But it is also where everyone knows your business, you can't do anything without everyone you know hearing about it. So a certain amount of virtue is forced by never getting away with anything. Oh now days you can have books delivered and get DVDs by mail, but then you still get people dropping by uninvited who notice EVERYTHING.
In a city you are more anonymous and even your closest neighbors don't know your name or your business. You are surrounded by culture (most small towns don't even have a bookstore, you have to drive 'into the city' for anything like that) and creativity. People can let loose their desires in the city, but I would still rather live in one!