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Post by kentuckykimmie on Feb 26, 2008 23:45:23 GMT -5
i am located in south central Kentucky about an hour away from Lexington in a dinky little backward town called Somerset. we have lotto here, but our county is dry( no alcohol) and pornography of any kind, even playboy/girl, is illegal. bootlegging and marajuana crops are rampant in this area, but heads turn the other way. "outa sight outa mind". there are so many Baptist churches in this town of 55,000 people that the entire population could not fill them all up at one time.
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Post by sleepykgm on Mar 11, 2008 8:34:31 GMT -5
Atlanta, Georgia.
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Post by lpyrbby on Mar 23, 2008 10:59:29 GMT -5
Charleston area of South Carolina here
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Post by runnerchick on Mar 23, 2008 14:38:38 GMT -5
Michigan here. I love my state and have no plans of ever living anywhere else!
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Post by ivycreeping on Mar 27, 2008 9:05:17 GMT -5
Michigan here. I love my state and have no plans of ever living anywhere else! I think it's funny that we live in the same state, but feel completely differently about it. Where in Michigan? I'm in Kalamazoo.
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Post by runnerchick on Mar 27, 2008 18:35:49 GMT -5
Michigan here. I love my state and have no plans of ever living anywhere else! I think it's funny that we live in the same state, but feel completely differently about it. Where in Michigan? I'm in Kalamazoo. I'm in Grand Rapids or Wyoming to be exact. I love being a Michigander
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Post by ivycreeping on Mar 28, 2008 8:57:31 GMT -5
Wow, we're pretty damn close to one another.
I can tell -- this is the second post you've said that.
I'm a New Yorker, and we East Coasters have this thing...it's like, you can take the girl out of New York, but you can't take the New York out of the girl. I feel very physically and socially isolated out here, as I have a very different way of communicating, and I don't feel safe here. It's nothing in particular about Michigan...it's just that it's not New York. New York is home; Michigan is not.
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Post by runnerchick on Mar 29, 2008 14:57:22 GMT -5
Wow, we're pretty damn close to one another. I can tell -- this is the second post you've said that. I'm a New Yorker, and we East Coasters have this thing...it's like, you can take the girl out of New York, but you can't take the New York out of the girl. I feel very physically and socially isolated out here, as I have a very different way of communicating, and I don't feel safe here. It's nothing in particular about Michigan...it's just that it's not New York. New York is home; Michigan is not. Michigan is an amazing state in many different ways but it is no New York I have to say that it is probably the most beautiful state, not that I'm biased or anything...lol... I would probably feel the same way if I were living in another state. Michigan is my home in the same way that New York is yours!
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Post by nativenewyorker on Mar 31, 2008 6:33:33 GMT -5
So true! you can take the girl outta NY but you can't take the NYer outta the girl! I've lived out of state for a few years and while New York is certainly polluted, cold and parts of it are certainly not beautiful, it has a certain flavor and vibe all its own! I love it!!!
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Post by preraph on Mar 31, 2008 11:55:17 GMT -5
You always love/hate where you grew up, it seems. I would enjoy a couple of weeks in NY, but I could never live there. I have to have some green that's mine.
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Post by Tabetha on Mar 31, 2008 18:05:18 GMT -5
I hated the place where I grew up (Metro NJ) and spent my teen years hatching plans to move out of the area.
However, I loved NYC which was only 3 miles away, and spent enough time there over the years (especially The Village, Chelsea, Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Fashion District) so I still feel a connection to the area after all these years.
I'm something of a vagabond though. If I had unlimited funds, I'd probably never live anywhere in particular and travel constantly anywhere I could.
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Post by runnerchick on Mar 31, 2008 20:11:47 GMT -5
You always love/hate where you grew up, it seems. I would enjoy a couple of weeks in NY, but I could never live there. I have to have some green that's mine. I'm with you there! If I could plant myself in the middle of a 100 acres I would...lol... I love the cities for all they offer but it comes right down to it, I'm a major country girl.
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Post by ivycreeping on Apr 1, 2008 11:43:21 GMT -5
I'm with you there! If I could plant myself in the middle of a 100 acres I would...lol... I love the cities for all they offer but it comes right down to it, I'm a major country girl. It all comes together now, as to why you love Michigan -- lol, jk! It's true; home is home. NativeNewYorker -- It's so true! I have never really understood the need for land. It seems to be a big issue for some people. I hate being out in the middle of no where!
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Post by preraph on Apr 1, 2008 12:46:10 GMT -5
It's just what you grow up with. Also, I'm part Native American. We're almost religious about land, and it's instinctual more than taught. It used to SO upset me to see development encroaching when I was a kid. I would steal the surveyor stakes and hide them.
Since my passion was rock n roll, I HAD to stay in the city where I could have access to that, but there is a country girl part of me that could and has moved very far away from civilization before and loved it. Now that I don't need to pursue the music thing and it's so accessible on the internet, the only thing stopping me from moving out is my (unfortunately) new passion, good food, like Tex-Mex, Southwestern, etc. I can't cook those very well, and I'm addicted. I'd like to move out onto a lake or something but not too far from the metroplex so I could come get my Mex fix.
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Post by happy2bchildfree on Apr 1, 2008 12:52:49 GMT -5
I have never really understood the need for land. It seems to be a big issue for some people. I hate being out in the middle of no where! I'm not crazy about living in a place where I have no outside space to call my own. I lived in apartments for too many years with no outside space except for the "common" areas which I used but didn't like very much. A back yard is plenty of "land" for me, and I don't have to live out in the sticks to have it. I like living in the city, where everything I want or need is very close by. The downside can be noisy or problematic neighbors. As awful as that can be, it's still better than living in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by preraph on Apr 1, 2008 13:30:45 GMT -5
I wanted a dog, and I couldn't get one until I had a back yard. In my home state, I never lived in apartments and in fact had acreages, but when I moved here, I had to rent a slummy apartment because I was making $2.50 an hour. Then I moved to a better apartment but had to have roommates there, but we liked it really well. We were hellions and just lucky the police didn't come. Then I had three more apartments before I felt I was settled enough to get a house and dog.
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Post by ivycreeping on Apr 1, 2008 16:02:57 GMT -5
I guess I can understand that. I mean, for me, it's the trek from the parking lot to the apartment, or taking out the garbage when you live in an apartment that's just awful.
A little backyard could accommodate a dog, at least for me, and I would love to create a little escape with landscaping...but, I have my cat, and I haven't had the time to do any landscaping yet!
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Post by preraph on Apr 1, 2008 17:02:40 GMT -5
Lots of people don't want to worry with the lawns - but there's no reason to. Lawnwork is cheap, like $25 every 2 weeks. Animals need a yard, for exercise. They need to let loose once in awhile. My two dogs were just fighting on the bed and then ran outside and chased each other and then stood on their back legs going at it like an old dinosaur movie.
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Post by Karlita on Apr 1, 2008 19:00:22 GMT -5
LOL! I can see your dogs doing that! My husband and I went to adopt a dog from our local animal rescue shelter, but the one we wanted was already adopted. So I took one of my mom's chihuahuas! ;D Technically she's mine, but I let my mom keep them after I got married so she'd have some companionship. Anyway, Lola is sleeping on the couch and I'm happy I have a doggie again.
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Post by ivycreeping on Apr 2, 2008 7:54:42 GMT -5
Lots of people don't want to worry with the lawns - but there's no reason to. Lawnwork is cheap, like $25 every 2 weeks. Well, I was thinking that if I ever have a backyard, I want a fence around it...maybe a fountain or two, paving stones, and flowers. I bet it'd be kind of expensive, though. Animals need a yard, for exercise. They need to let loose once in awhile. My two dogs were just fighting on the bed and then ran outside and chased each other and then stood on their back legs going at it like an old dinosaur movie. Hahaha! That is so cute! I love the way you describe it!
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