Small Towns Have an Wmplified Sense of Community
Small towns generally have an amplified sense of community. The neighbors
are more likely to have relationships with one another, outside of merely passing
them by occasionally. As a former resident of a small town, and a current
resident of a substantially larger city I feel as though I can recognize the merits
of both.
I grew up in a very small town, where most of the residents either knew of
one another or knew of one another. All of my neighbors knew me, and some of
them were even relatives of mine. I can clearly remember when new people moved
into the neighborhood everyone brought cakes and pies. There was a sense of
togetherness accompanied by respect for one another. Generally, you were always
recognized in public. People either knew you or someone in your family or
associated you immediately with that person. School was also an interesting
experience. Both of my parents are educators, therefore most people had worked
with them or had been taught by them. It could be a positive or negative
situation.
An extremely negative aspect of small town life is also one of its positive
aspects. This would be the fact that everyone knew everyone else. A girl that I
knew went away to college for a semester. At school she got arrested falsely but
was eventually acquitted of all charges. However in the small town that I was from
everyone had fabricated their own story about what happened. This is my highest
complaint with small towns.
I have spent a considerable amount of time in both a small town and a large
city and can clearly see the difference. The community in a small town is
admittedly better, but the gossiping can become an annoyance. I personally
are more likely to have relationships with one another, outside of merely passing
them by occasionally. As a former resident of a small town, and a current
resident of a substantially larger city I feel as though I can recognize the merits
of both.
I grew up in a very small town, where most of the residents either knew of
one another or knew of one another. All of my neighbors knew me, and some of
them were even relatives of mine. I can clearly remember when new people moved
into the neighborhood everyone brought cakes and pies. There was a sense of
togetherness accompanied by respect for one another. Generally, you were always
recognized in public. People either knew you or someone in your family or
associated you immediately with that person. School was also an interesting
experience. Both of my parents are educators, therefore most people had worked
with them or had been taught by them. It could be a positive or negative
situation.
An extremely negative aspect of small town life is also one of its positive
aspects. This would be the fact that everyone knew everyone else. A girl that I
knew went away to college for a semester. At school she got arrested falsely but
was eventually acquitted of all charges. However in the small town that I was from
everyone had fabricated their own story about what happened. This is my highest
complaint with small towns.
I have spent a considerable amount of time in both a small town and a large
city and can clearly see the difference. The community in a small town is
admittedly better, but the gossiping can become an annoyance. I personally