Were you a country kid, suburban kid, or urban kid.

[thinkingredneck]

now that is great!

[12poundbass]

24 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

A little something you might enjoy ~ 

A-Jay

So true!!

[Fish the Mitt]

I was raised on a farm, in a town with one light (doesnt even work), and about 1000 people. Horses, pigs, sheep, goats, 4-H, hunting, fishing, trapping, etc.. was a way of life for most - but not all.

 

I now live one town over. A bigger town, of 3000 people, but I live out of town thankfully. Both neighbors are Amish if that paints a better picture. 

 

I spent some time on the west coast while in the service, but that was never home to me. 

 

I'm in Knoxville, TN right now for a quick vaca and the driving has me white knuckled. You all are nuts down here for dealing with this craziness. Take me back to Amish Country! Lol

[Dtrombly]

Small town. No gas station. One restaurant and one small carryout. Population roughly 700. I love it. 

[Russ E]

grew up in a town of 600 people. job moved me to Kansas city. lived in the city for awhile. did not like it.

when I retired we moved to the outskirts of suburbia. 

[whitwolf]

The rural South. There were and are plentiful outdoor activities and for that I am thankful. I now live in a smallish town(16,000) and like it just fine. I will retire in a few years and plan to head back down east to the swamps of eastern NC. 

[Redlinerobert]

Grew up in a small town on the central coast of California in the 70's.  The best of times.  You couldn't pay me to be a kid in this day and age. 

[Catt]

7 minutes ago, Redlinerobert said:

Grew up in a small town on the central coast of California in the 70's.  The best of times.  You couldn't pay me to be a kid in this day and age. 

 

What's the matter ya don't like Tide Pods! ?

[slonezp]

3 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

What's the matter ya don't like Tide Pods! ?

When I was a kid, eating soap was a punishment, not a badge of honor.

[Redlinerobert]

6 minutes ago, slonezp said:

When I was a kid, eating soap was a punishment, not a badge of honor.

 

They had soap in the 1700's? 

[slonezp]

Just now, Redlinerobert said:

 

They had soap in the 1700's? 

Be careful what you say, we're the same age bud

[Redlinerobert]

1 minute ago, slonezp said:

Be careful what you say, we're the same age bud

 

[slonezp]

2 minutes ago, Redlinerobert said:

 

[long island basser]

Suburban, born and raised in Suffolk county NY. South east NY.

Still live here, just a little further east from my childhood home.

Funny thing is people in the city say we live in the boondocks. With roughly 1.5 million people in my county, I’m not quite sure how boonie that actually  is.

[2tall79]

Navy brat here.  I was born in a Naval hospital in Pensacola, FL. but moved before I was one.  Lived in a lot of states before I remember my first one.  Lived in Middletown, RI while my dad was stationed in NewFoundland.  It was a very rural community and I was fortunate enough to have a pond in back of the house where I caught my first bass.  There was also an old fashioned barn with an honest to goodness hayloft out back.  Rabbit and pheasant hunting just about everywhere.  It was an idealic place to grow up.  Then my dad retired and we moved to Seattle and my life took a different turn.  Reminds me of a line in an old Don Williams song...."there wasn't a place where I couldn't go, with a .22 rifle and a fishin' pole".                                                                  

[conceptmachine]

Both.  grew up in Methuen Mass to 8, moved to rural Grinnell Iowa for 1 year, then to Tampa FL, then back to small town Iowa.  lots of moves in between those times but I wound up on an Acreage in Iowa after many, many locations.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Suburban born and raised. Discovered the ghetto and all the things it had to offer at 14 or 15. Divided my time between the two according to what I was in the mood to do once I turned 16. Moved to the country 3 years ago. Can honestly say I absolutely hate it here. I asked and begged to live in the country for the past 10 years. I Truely dislike being this far away from everything. When the local WalMart counts as where to do your "higher end" shopping, there is a serious problem. I miss the suburban and the urban environments I am accustomed too. It is quite a bit of culture shock.

[DogBone_384]

Born & raised in a small city just south of “Bah-sten”.  It was more suburban in the 70’s & ‘80s with a few ponds to fish & skate.  I’m a firefighter in said city, but it’s grown so much it’s a real city.

 

I have 14 years left and plan on retiring somewhere in the woods.

[FishDewd]

"Well I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town"

 

I grew up in a small, country town. It' not quite so small anymore, but it's still country! How I grew up: playing outside barefooted in the mud and rain, chasing after frogs, shooting BB guns, blowing stuff up with firecrackers, riding my bike around, and just getting into general mischief! Wouldn't have it any other way! Cities are fun to visit now and then, I live not too far from one of the biggest in the world, but to live there? No way! Too much traffic, too much hassle, too many rules, and too many people for my liking!

 

Therefore,

"Well I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's probably where they'll bury me"

 

[Basseditor]

Grew up outside a small town in NE Wisconsin. Lived in suburbs or cities since I was 18. (Funny, my first class on the first day of college had more people than my whole High School)

 

Just bought a small parcel of land in the country for my retirement house next year.

[New River Addiction]

Im as country as ham....