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OK since I have moved to Alamogordo I have heard people say how small the town is. Now by no means do I think it's huge but 8 don't think it's small either. I have lived in where places only had about 500 to 3500. What do yall consider small here?
Well, it would depend on what you are comparing it to. Compared to Albuquerque then Alamogordo is pretty small. Compared to Weed it would be pretty large.
See, clear as mud, right
OK since I have moved to Alamogordo I have heard people say how small the town is. Now by no means do I think it's huge but 8 don't think it's small either. I have lived in where places only had about 500 to 3500. What do yall consider small here?
Whatever issues I had with Alamogordo, size wasn't one of them. Large enough for amenities to be there, small enough that traffic and crowding weren't a problem.
And yes, it does depend on what you're comparing it to--and what you are used to.
I'd make the comparison of town (Alamo) to city (Las Cruces) and rate Alamo as a "large town." Ruidoso is small enough to be referred to by locals as "a village" as is Cloudcroft, while Tularosa and Carrizozo are usually referred to as "small towns."
Although I grew up in one of the world's largest cities, I don't understand when people say, 'Albuquerque is not really a city, it's more of a big town". Albuquerque is definitely a city, a big one even. Sure it is no mega-metropolis, but it is no small town by a long shot.
I think a lot of people are under the misconception that skyscrapers and multiple millions in population are the minimum criteria for 'city' status.
I guess that it bothers me that people complain how small it is and how there is nothing to do. I get that compared to different places it could be considered small. It just baffles me.
I stay plenty busy living in a small town, 200 or so.
I think the "nothing to do" complaint tells you more about the person making the statement than the place where they live. They'll run out of entertainment quicker in a small city than a big one, but the fundamental problem remains between their ears
Yeah well I've lived in aztec for 7 of the 10 years I've been in new mexico. My dad was emotionally deadbeat and never did anything but come home do bills and sleep. All my friends in new mexico were from belen. 4 Corners area was highly conservative / religious and rejective. I've had few friends in aztec, most of which have moved or faded away.
All there was to do in this town for me was to bike around the ugly neighborhoods, go to convenience stores or safeway, or visit the same 2 parks over and over. Although that's 5 total things, it's still pretty shoddy, so it's close to nothing.
The rural / roughneck enviornments of new mexico have nothing going for them, except maybe recreation like hiking / biking, but that's not for everyone.
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