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I grew up in a small town in NW Arkansas. Horrible. Most who grow up there never leave. Very close minded, rumor believing, ultra conservative town. Being there is like regressing 20 years compared to most places.
What do I think of the town I grew up in? Good question. I loved it, so much so in fact, that when my wife and I started having a family of our own, we moved to my childhood town. Great memories, great little town. A real sense of community, pride in the town, and a willingness to be open and welcoming to anyone who moves in. I can't think of a better place to come from, or to raise my own children.
- beautiful in the autumn (hayrides, leaves of all colors, apple cider, pumpkin picking etc.)
- very educated overall and tons of very intelligent and successful individuals
- very safe, never felt threatened nor was there ever a murder in my town
- lots of gorgeous historic homes
- pretty boring overall from the teenager perspective, very little nightlife if any
- very materialistic and somewhat snobby vibe from some people in the community
- central location to Philly/NYC and the shore
Overall it's a pretty nice place. Definitely not the most exciting but a very comfortable suburban lifestyle.
I grew up in Los Angeles, but it was a little section that at one time had been its own little town, so it had a lot of personality. It sat between Pasadena and Glendale. The district was Eagle Rock. it was a typical middle income community, very few poverty people and very few upper class or even upper middle class, but there were some. Of course this was 50 plus years ago.
People knew their neighbors, kids walked everywhere, we had all the amenities of a big city, but we had a real feel of belonging. I guess the worst part, our high school had a horrible football team!!!!
from what I have heard and seen when we visit the area, it has changed, but not for the worst necessarily. It is just much more culturally diverse and maybe not as much a family community as it used to be.
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Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway until you get to N. C. Highway 16. Go East on 16 until you "land" and you will be in that area. Be sure about the brakes on your car when you do this.
Or if you miss 16, keep going until you get to 421 and follow the same rule except it would be 421 South. Piedmont is an Indian word that means "at the foot of the mountain" and that is where we lived.
Isnt the word 'Piedmont' rooted in LatÃn? Italy has its own Piedmont region.
A barrio wedged between two cities in the Inland Empire in Southern California.
-It's too hot in the summer/no snow in the winter.
-Mostly poor, the most well-off were lower-middle class.
-Se habla español.
-My elementary school was awesome.
-close to great food, shopping
-view of hills/mountains everywhere you look
-palm trees
-most neighbors still have never left + were awesome
-gang problems
I "grew up"(?) right outside of both of PA's largest cities. Til I was 13 in Pittsburgh, then to an area right outside of Philly.
Pittsburgh in the 60's and 70's was very midwestern, Leave it to Beaver and I had lots of good memories as a child.
Going to the Philly side of PA was a total culture shock and more Blackboard Jungle or something Not so good there
I "grew up"(?) right outside of both of PA's largest cities. Til I was 13 in Pittsburgh, then to an area right outside of Philly.
Pittsburgh in the 60's and 70's was very midwestern, Leave it to Beaver and I had lots of good memories as a child.
Going to the Philly side of PA was a total culture shock and more Blackboard Jungle or something Not so good there
There's still a huge culture difference between PA's eastern and western end. When I visited Philly it didn't feel a thing like the PA I know... total culture shock coming from my life in MD and western PA.
There's still a huge culture difference between PA's eastern and western end. When I visited Philly it didn't feel a thing like the PA I know... total culture shock coming from my life in MD and western PA.
I sent my Son to a farming school in Hershey PA to keep him out of that environment, thats how adamant I was about him not having to suffer the nonsense I did.
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Not so good there 
