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17 Things You Know to Be True If You Hail From a Tiny Town

What It's Like to Grow Up in a Small Town

17 Things You Know to Be True If You Hail From a Tiny Town

May 17, 2018 by Hedy Phillips

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All you could ever buy in town was food and medicine.

If you wanted something fancy, like new clothes or shoes, you had to at least go a few miles away. Our closest mall was a good 45-minute drive away, so it wasn't a place we frequented.

When people ask you where you're from, you immediately say, "You've never heard of it."

You know literally everyone.

You could roam around all hours of the night and be safe.

All you could ever buy in town was food and medicine.

You have manners.

You had a lot of bonfires in fields.

High school football was a very big deal.

High school sweethearts are a very real thing.

You didn't realize how cheap everything is until you left.

Everyone knows what you're up to these days.

You knew everyone in your graduating class.

You had days off school for ridiculous reasons.

You never lock your doors.

You had the same doctor your whole life.

On hot days, you could show up to the closest pool and be welcome.

If you got pulled over, the police officer most likely said they'd be calling your parents.

You're glad you grew up there.

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