Smallest town/city you have lived in and what did you like/dislike about it?

teachercd said:
You doods that grew up in a small town...how "look the other way" is the issue of teen drinking?
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In my experiences, it depends on how well you know the cops; if it was a local guy who knew your family and you weren't too belligerent/stupid, chances were good they'd either take you home and ring the doorbell, or take you to the station and have your parents come pick you up. 

If you were too far gone, or it was a state patrolman, you were ****ed. 

 
The smallest "town" I ever lived in was Lincoln.

Collectively, the stupidest drivers I've ever been around.

Otherwise, pretty decent place.

 
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Enhance said:
The smallest "town" I ever lived in was Lincoln.

Collectively, the stupidest drivers I've ever been around.

Otherwise, pretty decent place.
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The lincoln streets, parking, and students don't help with the driving in Lincoln.  That place is a s#!t show

 
4skers89 said:
You don't live in a neighborhood?  My neighbors know everything about everyone.  I found out I was a frequent topic of conversation and my dating life generated a lot of discussion.  I thought it was kind of funny.
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I do live in a neighborhood.  I have no idea or interest in any gossip they may be saying.  

 
teachercd said:
The lincoln streets, parking, and students don't help with the driving in Lincoln.  That place is a s#!t show
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The only street in Lincoln that is good to drive on is Capitol Pkwy/Normal Blvd.  The ability to drive diagonally across the city was great

Other than that O Street sucks, 27th Street sucks, 48th Street sucks, Highway 2 sucks.

 
GSG said:
Same. We've been in our house for over a year and the only neighbor I talk to is the guy I share the fence with, but even that's rare.
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I talk to a fair amount of my neighbors.  I just don't partake in the, "Did you hear about....." or "Did you see ______is driving a new car..."

Just not my thing.

 
teachercd said:
I hardly ever talk to my neighbors.  We are hardly ever out at the same time but even if we are we just say "hi"
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Same. It's no offense to them - most of them are nice people.

A big part of it is we're one of the youngest couples in the neighborhood (most of the homeowners are 40+ with kids, and I'm almost 30 with no kids) and we don't really want/need social interaction with our neighbors. I feel like many of the technological advancements we enjoy today somewhat limit the desire for neighborly interactions.

 
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I talk to my neighbors quite a bit but not enough apparently. I went months not knowing the old couple living behind me passed away and years not knowing another neighbor divorced and one son started using drugs. I think these are good things to know that don’t cross over to gossiping. One neighbor was up in arms over another neighbor locking their two boys out when they missed curfew. I thought it was funny and I don’t judge how people raise their kids. As long as their kids stay off my lawn.

 
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