I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.

The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.

But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao

  • Dolores [love/loves]
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    1 year ago

    classic country music these "countryfolk" are always playing derivatives of: "can't wait to go into town--oh boy i love going dancing in the city--big fairs with loads of people are the best ever"

    rural conservative today: "you take the BUS? with STRANGERS on it???"