Everybody you went to high school with who stayed there is married/engaged/pregnant/all of the above.

1.Everybody you went to high school with who stayed there is married/engaged/pregnant/all of the above.

Its also ALWAYS Facebook.

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Simon Maage

Never Instagram or Twitter.

3.Everybody knows who you are even if you never had any interaction.

Also you get judged based on your family members they know.

January Nelson

You become So and Sos kid not your own identity.

4.Everyone leaving their bikes on the lawn right next to the road.

6.Why are you chatting to this customer when you might see Im waiting to be served?

7.People nipping in to the shop and leaving their keys in the ignition with the engine still running.

8.Combining middle and high school into one building.

9.Inability to find any form of reliable internet.

11.Theres a post office, bar, and gas station/grocery store and thats it.

12.When their mall is literally just a plaza.

There are several small towns in the area I live and so many of them have festivals.

14.Not able to get any delivery like Dominos etc.

15.Knowing all the kids at your door on Trick or Treat night.

16.Everyone waves at everyone.

When in doubt, you BETTER FREAKING WAVE.

Dont know that person?

Do know that person?

Dont like that person?

17.No mail delivery off the main road everyone has a PO Box at the post office.

19.Driving an hour and half for civilization.

20.The high school football team is the talk of the town.

21.Cant buy alcohol on Sundays.

23.Everyone knows where everyone lives.

24.Having cows walk past your house in the middle of the night and waking you up.

26.People not locking their doors at night.

Closest city with a PD would have to drive there if needed.

28.The smell of manure.

29.No major fast food franchises, or only a few of them.

31.The gas station also serves as a post office/restaurant/beauty salon/hangout spot for the retirees.

32.Driving around doing nothing.

33.All the stores close for the day at 1pm.

35.Everyone knows everyone and newcomers will always be considered newcomers until at least the third generation.