Small towns, small minds, The lines that divide us

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OrangeEmpire

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My sis in law ran in the Columbus 10K, people from all over Central Ohio were gathered for this as over 500 runners were there with friends and family to show support.

As we were in the building doing registration I saw two runners speaking, the male being very friendly and nice and the female obviously trying to get away. Finally she did get away and her boyfriend said "Who was that? He seemed really nice." Her reply was "Just someone from my hometown. You know how it is, small town, small minds."

This really got me thinking about the things that really divide us as a nation, and I'd say that one major thing it the difference between big city dwellers and those who live in more rural settings. I grew up in Lexington, KY, so I think we got the best of both but I can also relate with people who live in both types of settings. I guess I really don't get it, why do people who live in one type of setting automatically look down on those who have different backgrounds?

Thoughts?
 
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I don't know, but I think it manifests itself on this board all the time as a "we need a Tennessee QB" and other such silly garbage.
 
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most of the people i know from small towns see the people who stayed as settling for something less or not having ambition. i don't think this is completely without merit. the big money and jobs are always going to be mostly in the cities.
 
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I have always found that interesting also. I love Casey Clausen and Erik Ainge but people tended to go after them because they were from the West Coast and I never understood this.
 
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droski said:
most of the people i know from small towns see the people who stayed as settling for something less or not having ambition. i don't think this is completely without merit. the big money and jobs are always going to be mostly in the cities.
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Why is that though?

Being happy is not enough?
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Why is that though?

Being happy is not enough?
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retards are generally very happy. :lolabove:

just kidding. all i know is that i can only think of one friend i know who moved to the big city and moved back at some point to a small town. there must be some reason why people like the big cities better?
 
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departure from small-town culture/values/priorities goes a long way to explaining the state of our country
 
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the laughable part of your story is people in columbus feeling like they live in the big sophisticated city.
 
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droski said:
most of the people i know from small towns see the people who stayed as settling for something less or not having ambition. i don't think this is completely without merit. the big money and jobs are always going to be mostly in the cities.
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what's the difference between having no ambition and having ambition drive you to the point where you've become a slave to your job.
 
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I grew up in a very small town about 20-30 minutes north of Nashville. I went to the "big" city of Knoxville to get my degree.

I moved back home when I graduated because, strangely enough, the best job offer I had was in a small town.

I've seen both sides. There are plenty of closed-minded bigots where I'm from. There are also plenty of educated people that make a good living.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
My sis in law ran in the Columbus 10K, people from all over Central Ohio were gathered for this as over 500 runners were there with friends and family to show support.

As we were in the building doing registration I saw two runners speaking, the male being very friendly and nice and the female obviously trying to get away. Finally she did get away and her boyfriend said "Who was that? He seemed really nice." Her reply was "Just someone from my hometown. You know how it is, small town, small minds."

This really got me thinking about the things that really divide us as a nation, and I'd say that one major thing it the difference between big city dwellers and those who live in more rural settings. I grew up in Lexington, KY, so I think we got the best of both but I can also relate with people who live in both types of settings. I guess I really don't get it, why do people who live in one type of setting automatically look down on those who have different backgrounds?

Thoughts?
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i think she sound pretty ignorant or she's just covering up her attraction to that dude. how does being nice to someone equate to being small minded. so by her definition he would be a diverse and open minded guy if he was rude and mean to her?
 
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joevol320 said:
200,000 isn't much living in NY. is it worth making that working 12-16hrs a day. especially if you have a family.
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I'm sure you're an expert on living in New York. Also, to your second question, it depends on the family. If said family is comprised of slackjaws like you, a sane person would want to be at work 20 hours a day.
 
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hatvol96 said:
I'm sure you're an expert on living in New York. Also, to your second question, it depends on the family. If said family is comprised of slackjaws like you, a sane person would want to be at work 20 hours a day.
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i promise you i've lived in more big city than you've visited. of course making gay porn, i'guess you've been to a few. fool.
 
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People who are going to look down and judge other people do it to build themselves up. And they'll use whatever excuse is handy (small town/big city, male/female, book-worm/uneducated, etc.)
 
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