What was it like? Were people nosy about your business? and how did you deal with neighbors and or "friends" that got too nosy..and knew more things about you then you even knew about you?
(I lived in an apartment complex where everybody knew pretty much everybody's business....I hated that!!!!) It's no fun.....so I was just curious about the town situations....but, if you have an apartment story too share, that is okay too! LOL!
2007-03-27 13:38:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anne99 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Well, not in a small town, not even in a village, but on a farm two miles outside of town.
When we would go into town for groceries on a Saturday night and maybe a movie every couple of months or so, as a kid it always spooked me to have people know who I was where I lived, who my mom and dad were. My country school teacher lived in town across from the creamery, so we would see her when we sold cream and eggs to the creamery.
When I won the county's handwriting competition at the county fair, I was a celebrity because I was left-handed and the judging committee came out to our country school to verify that I had actually written the sample. I did, and I did. It was scary that everyone seemed to know who I was.
And everybody knew when someones child was hurt or injured (which was a good thing, really). It was like everyone was family (a lot of them were) right down to the cousin that always bullied you, and the grandma that made cookies and made everything all right.
Everyone knew who beat their spouse, who was having an affair, who didn't pull their weight during threshing bees, who always got drunk on Saturday night. I never felt any vindictiveness or condescension (well sometimes concerning abuse and affairs) , just a keen interest in what was going on in their world.
2007-04-04 13:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Anne, I live in a small town most of the people stay out of others business. But some times you will run across one bad apple and starts all sorts of problems.That doesn't last every long. People who are nosy are usually put in there place and move on. I like towns like this. People stay in their own business and make very good neigbors. A Friend.
Clowmy
2007-03-27 13:51:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, i lived in a small town. Everyone knew everyone, but that was also a good thing because they get very close with each other. WHen one person has a problem, their neighbors would try to help each other out, and would expect the same in return.
People in small towns have not much to do though, so they are VERY nosy. Words get around very fast in small town. An example is when i fell off my motocycle. One person saw it and in 5 minutes, people were coming to my house to check if i was alright or not. THe words get passsed around VERY fast in small towns.
THere are a lot of benefits along with problems with small town. Personally i love small towns.
2007-04-04 10:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i grew up in a small town and i loved it. I have lived in a few different cities since then and many more small towns. I would never move back to the small town i grew up in just cause i've been there done that, but i will settle in a small town someday, or just outside of one. I love the peace of the country, even if everyone knows your business. I don't care what others think of me and i don't care if they know my business, half of it ain't true anyway! If you are secure enough in your own life it doesn't make a diffence what others think. It is also kinda nice that everyone pretty much knows everyone cause then if you ever need anything there should be lots of people you can ask. I hate not knowing my neighbours, even just to talk to once in awhile, i don't need to know there business just know them.
2007-03-27 13:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by darkangel9076 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in a small town now. I am friendly and open to others. I smile a lot. I've told people about all of my secrets. They weren't really secrets that I intended to keep, anyway. I am not perfect, just as no one is. Let 'em know. That way, I don't have to fuss about hiding things. No big deal.
I've joined a ceramics group, and the ladies there have told me many stories about people in this town. Not generally mean stories. But, I feel I understand things here a lot better now.
Of all the people that my husband and I have met here, there is only one man who wasn't friendly. He said some nasty things, and threatened to tell others lies about my husband. We talked this over with our new pastor.
Our pastor went with my husband to this guy's house. Our pastor said something to the effect "In the interests of peace between neighbors, let's talk this over." .... One thing led to another, and the guy apologized. We haven't had any further problem with him. In fact, it was this man who offered us shelter for a couple hours while the gas company was looking for the leak in our gas line. We know, tho, that we can't become too friendly with him.
Everyone else in our neighborhood is really good. We visit back and forth, do things like shovel each other's paths, etc. Even sweets and treats given back and forth.
2007-03-27 13:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by kiwi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question, more suited to a sociology student. The study of human behavior.
Ive live in an apartment complex with over 100 apartments in the middle of the city.
It varies.
Some people just keep to themselves, go out to work each day, come home, eat, shower, go to bed and do the same thing day after day.
Then though its usually the older people with time on their hands that have all the gossip as to whats happening.
Remember Esmay on neighbours, the local Gossip maker ?
Cheers
Slamdunk
2007-04-04 00:02:58 · answer #6 · answered by Slamdunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg. i thought it was just me New Castle P.A = Small town Small minds! and a guarantee of everyone in your buisness. Now im not from there but a larger, booming state so i figured it was because everyone is from there doesnt ever leave there so in turn causes noseyness. I tried to do prevention but rumors and back stabbing always spread like jam. Theyve got nothing else better to do because why? the town is so small and made up of cousins ,sisters , and etc.... So i ****** got the hell up out of here and vowed to never ever ever return but on a short vacation. And the sm. town people have no sense of outside the box!!!!!!
2007-04-04 12:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Beach724 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont live in a little, little town... but its a small city... i mean.. the hospital is the tallest building in town and its 6 floors... my dad knows everyone, and knows most peoples business... but there are like... 20,000 people so he obviously doesnt know them ALL! at my school..everyone knows everyone elses business... cuz there are only like.. 500 students in the whole school.
but yea.. its not a small town like Soperton.. but its not a huge city like Atlanta.
2007-03-27 13:54:21 · answer #8 · answered by janna w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋