big little world

[aroraborealis]

I really like being a country-girl transplant to a city. It's hard to explain how substantially I think it influences my perception of things, but on comparing notes with other people who similarly grew up in small towns and now live in cities, there's a commonality that I think is rooted in that experience.

And there are funny and wonderful pleasures associated from being from the middle of nowhere. For example, today I ordered some electronics online and on receiving the order confirmation, I noticed the vendor is located in Bozeman, MT. My first thought, on seeing that, was to email them and say, "Hi, neighbor! I love Bozeman!"

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[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

It's hard to explain how substantially I think it influences my perception of things, but on comparing notes with other people who similarly grew up in small towns and now live in cities, there's a commonality that I think is rooted in that experience.

imvfd has pointers to a really cool psychological study showing precisely this. That whether one grew up in a city or small town/country, and how long one spent there, substantially changes how one responds to stress, specifically, in measurable ways. Pretty cool stuff.