Posted by Goose on February 16, 2010 at 08:49:31 from (67.63.68.13):
In Reply to: OT,saw on Yahoo posted by rrlund on February 16, 2010 at 07:42:21:
It's been my observation over the years, in general, that the people who gush over how great it is to live in a small town have never actually grown up in a small town.
A small town CAN be a great place to live. It can also be a vindictive he11 hole, depending on one's origins.
A kid with the "right" last name, from the "right" side of town can be a totally worthless dopehead, and people, authorities included, will shrug it off and say, "After all, he's a Jones. He'll outgrow it one of these days".
Another kid from the "wrong" side of town, with the "wrong" last name can pull himself up by his own bootstraps, earn a Phd in a scientific field, become noted nationally in his field, and to the people in his howmetown he'll still be forever branded as "one of them no-account Smiths from over yonder".
I mean no ill to anyone with the name Jones or Smith, I used the names as an illustration. As much as they like to crow an opposite story, most small towns still seem to be extremely cliquish.
As far as the scene in Hazelton, ND, I can very well see it happening. I see it happening in our own church, as far as that goes. The church leaders and high profile members talk encessantly about "outreach to the community" and "stewardship" with the intention of attracting new members. Yet I've seen family after family join the church and leave in disgust a year later because no one in an official capacity has ever made them feel welcome.
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