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I also had my football team taken from me but I still prefer it over baseball, and I live in baseball country. I had two 69 Chargers and that was before there was a Dukes Of Hazzard, I also had a 68 Roadrunner but it got towed to the boneyard since I spent more time under the hood than I did in the driver's seat. I love old pickup trucks, the older the better. I have driven all over the Ozarks and the wooded areas around the county but spent more time down around the run-down buildings in St. Louis. That's where I have lived for almost 50 years. In my state there is something for everybody, except an ocean, but who needs that ?
If you don't live in and participate in rural American culture, how can you even call yourself American? Cold beer, cruising, mud runs, football, that's AMERICA!
This is a joke post? American is composed of a cross-section of rural, suburban and urban and I celebrate them all. People are pretty much the same regardless of their origins or where they live. You have idiots in Barbour County Alabama just as you do in Manhattan or LA. You have people with common sense and integrity in both as well. Isn't this a superficial way of judging people?
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I also had my football team taken from me but I still prefer it over baseball, and I live in baseball country. I had two 69 Chargers and that was before there was a Dukes Of Hazzard, I also had a 68 Roadrunner but it got towed to the boneyard since I spent more time under the hood than I did in the driver's seat. I love old pickup trucks, the older the better. I have driven all over the Ozarks and the wooded areas around the county but spent more time down around the run-down buildings in St. Louis. That's where I have lived for almost 50 years. In my state there is something for everybody, except an ocean, but who needs that ?
Well, Its definitely not the life for everyone but it has great perks. There is a great deal more freedom and peace to be found in rural living than in the city. If you're willing to give up the distractions and conveniences of the city, plus learn how to out wait snow, become a great deal more self sufficient, and adjust to sharing your backyard with the wildlife, you'll love it!
I've dated quite a few country boys and they introduced me to their families. I love it.
However, Even if they wear the uniform of boots, jeans, flannels and hats, there is still a great deal of variation in the group. And just like any group, it really helps to treat them as individuals.
I realized that Almost everything most people know about this subject (cowboy and country life) is pure myth. The only real thing about their lives that could be described as "romantic" would have been the lack of man-made constraints in their life. I've always been treated with respect and love by them and they let me be me. That is what I love the most about country boys and their culture.
But how often do you see whales, dolphins, etc. and get shrimp that's only hours out of the water?
Besides, winter in the great lakes?
But I do love Chicago during the nice weather.
Good point on the seafood. Chicago and Milwaukee summers by the lake are great though.
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