While watching the movie the other day, I was thinking about it... small town of 14 people... out in the middle of nowhere.
I'm all for having space, but I couldn't see living in a town that is that remote and cut off from the rest of civilization.
Maybe they're all fugitives.
shareI live in a town in the hills of Arkansas of about 500, but within a 20 minute radius of my location there's probably 10,000-15,000 people total. That's a small town. Perfection is TINY. :P
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within a 20 minute radius of my location
Is that, like, 20 minutes on foot, by car, bicycle, plane, train, speedboat, what? How far is 20 minutes?
The night sky, the sense of being one big family, no fighting, I don't know
sharethe incest, the lack of internet the fact that you have to churn your own butter.
but hey they are the safest town in America as long as some sort of underground god dammed monsters don't show up
a) Since there appear to be only two women in the whole town (Mindy is a child and Rhonda doesn't live there), I'd think fapping would be more common than incest. <G>
b) Satellite internet (and TV).
c) There's probably a grocery store in Bixby.
WTF is this *beep* They made it pretty clear that the biggest town (bixby) was less than 20 minutes away.
shareNobody was sleeping with family members, there was no internet in the late 80's/early 90's/they clearly had modern supplies from the store.
I would say the open country, no traffic, no noise, no cops, no crime, low cost of living, safety, every one knows every one, guess for Michael Gross character he can shoot guns and cannons in his back yard.
Depending on what direction I drive I live 10-15 miles to the nearest town. It and one other town are the only two towns in the entire county. The other is about 35-40 miles from where I live. I lived in the Orlando-Metropolitan area for 30 years. There's only one real difference between small towns, boonies (where I live), and big cities: convenience. That's it. 43,000 people live in my County, 6,000 total in the two towns which means most live in the boonies. Hate to break it to you but non-lineal incest is legal in most states in the US, to a certain degree. Oh, and the safest cities are actually mostly highly populated cities. You can check the data on that, if you like.
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I am on the road less traveled...
Some people just prefer a slower paced lifestyle. I find the idea of a small town appealing, but I know I would get bored within a few weeks. It's not for everyone.
shareI live in a village of about 60 people in the desert. It's bliss, but you need to be pretty secure with yourself, and this just because everyone bitches about everyone. You choose a small circle of friends and keep it simple.
We're fortunate to have quite a tourist trade and a lively pub, which helps. But Shell is all set to come and frack the hell out of our ground, so it might not last too long...
I wouldn't feel safe because if theres conflict, whos going to remedy it? Where are the police and judges to sort out disputes? If it was just me, and my family, it has some appeal, but a small community, you'd better be all best of friends or it might have its problems me thinks.
sharepeople that live in a place like perfection must all be criminals or hippies. hell where else is burt gonna get away with having all of those illegal weapons and be able to fire them without anyone complaining? where else is that hippie mom gonna be able to grow weed and not have any cops to worry about? chang is smart. he knows he's always gonna have business because he's running a monopoly. val and earl are two guys getting by and taking it easy. plus all the dirt bike riding and tracks you can make out there. pretty much have the ultimate party with lots of parking and no one to complain about the noise. so those are all cool perks.
shareWhat illegal weapons? Not a single one was illegal in the US.
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"Civilization" frequently seems uncivilized to me. :-)
I'd love to live in a tiny town sometimes. Need my space.
I would love to live in a "town" like perfection.
I hate crowded places and love the outdoors.When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
The term "small town" today is often used to identify cities that have less than 25, 000 residents. It doesn't make sense, I know, but that's just the way things are.
To the world you may just be somebody, but to somebody you may just be the world.
Is that, like, 20 minutes on foot, by car, bicycle, plane, train, speedboat, what? How far is 20 minutes?
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the Speedboat part made me laugh so hard. awesome, hot air baloon would have been just as funny. or pack mule. lol
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I'm sorry, but your comment had me laughing... "Media showers?" What is the heck are those? Ha ha, I think what you meant was "Meteor showers."
shareI would live pretty well in a place like that :).
Yes, everybody ought to be friends with all the others, but why wouldn't they?