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The city is where life's at! Or at least that's what our society, media, and every single city-dweller would make you believe. All the job opportunities, plenty of places to pick for dinner, and endless options for weekend activities are some of the shiniest gems the city has to offer. No wonder so many young (and sometimes old) people are drawn to the metropolitan glam. Amongst those who are most eager to join the big city life are those hailing from humble beginnings in small towns, all ready to escape the isolated areas where it feels like everyone's living in your backyard. However, you can't truly escape the small city aura no matter how far away you run. In a way, it's in your blood.

That's why one of the best ways to deal with things you dislike about living in a small town is to laugh at them. And if you're one of the people who grew up in a big city, well, now's a good chance to taste what the rest of the peeps experience. Scroll down to see the funniest memes about living in a small town and don't forget to comment and vote for your favorites!

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HANS
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was an open-and-shut case.

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    Chris Jones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one again? At least have a few weeks before re-using them.

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    Despite big cities seemingly offering more opportunities for people, the rural areas of America are not entirely dying out. In fact, studies show that there is a surge of people (including younger generations) that move away from the big cities in search of affordable housing and quiet lifestyle. And that’s completely understandable when you look at the rent costs in the biggest USA cities. According to RentJungle, a site that collects rent-related data, as of April 2019, average rent for an apartment in New York is $3519.

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My teachers are the students of my parents who are also teachers 😂

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    Lewis Jones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just got a high school flashback from growing up in a town of 600, this one's gospel.

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    Molly Universe
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vancouver will forever be known as "the one above Portland Oregon"

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    Chris Jones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is small town America the equivalent of a British village? Without the The Little Tea Shoppe?

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    Alison Bounds
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who needs more than five pounds of butter at once...? (Please note this is a legitimate question and not meant o be rude in any way)

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    Allie G.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hiding a body? "Well, hell, let me give you a hand with that! I got a shovel in my truck and know a great liddle spot right up here! Do you need a tarp? I might have one if the kids didn't take it to go hun'in' last weekend..."

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    Sandy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me in denial about cheating on my diet

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    camena
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i thought bees were all siblings... dont they all come from the queen?

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    Elizabeth
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I commute through small towns to get from a medium town to a big one... this is still true. Fortunately, I've experienced many occasions when a farmer in a situation like the one pictured will stear mostly off road so cars stuck behind can pass

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    Cody Eriksen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uncle Willie (serious as a heart attack, that was his name), used to do this in my hometown. He even passed out on the horse a couple times and the horse would took him home or to our house...how he never got a DUI (because you can), idk. This was in Porterville, CA late 80s- early90s ...

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    A Rose Among Thorns
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Drives through small southern town* *Sees 16 different churches*

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    Lewis Jones
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or...turn right where the (anything) used to be

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    Elizabeth
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up in Chicago, then met my husband and moved to his small town. Everyone remembers him then looks at me like "who the hell are you?" I like that my bicycle lives on the back porch for the past 10 years with no lock and it's still there

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a small child, I would sit in my garage with my parents when there was severe weather, just to watch the show.

    Cat Mac
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I seen the whole thing!"

    April Simnel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandparents had a cellar, with the angled wooden doors on the side of the house, just like in The Wizard of Oz.

    Elizabeth
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My town has a tornado siren, that they use to call out the volunteer fire department. If there ever is a real tornado that hits my town it will be a disaster because everyone completely ignores that siren except to yell at dogs to shut up when they howl after it

    boredmonkey
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom says that when she was a kid there was a tornado siren testing every Wednesday at 1pm and she always wondered what would happened if there actually was a tornado at 1pm on a Wednesday

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    Jeannie Carle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup - everyone outside asking everyone else if they've seen anything LMSO

    Mary Rose Kent
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once broke up a cross country Amtrak trip with a stop in Omaha to visit a family friend, and while I was there, there was a tornado warning. This California girl was petrified—I mean, the sky was the color of snot, something I had never seen before—and he laughed because it was a warning and not a watch. This from a guy who had moved to California and less than a year later left because he was so petrified of earthquakes, even though we had had none while he was there and for some time thereafter.

    Laura White
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. I ain't going til the last minute.

    Paige Michel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's either that or hide in the trailer...first option is at least more fun

    John Henry
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've done it! actually seen one 2 miles away. I was making sure it wasn't heading my way so i dont have to take shelter..

    Jennifer Harrell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend literally filmed a funnel cloud as the tornado was forming.

    Tawn Singh
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVE this picture!!!! We did this the last time....we go lucky. Not so much a few miles over!!!

    Louise Brigance
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Maibel, Maibel, come look. Does that look like a tornado? Or maybe just some dust? Go get Estelle, she'll know.

    Ruth Beaty
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Front porch, honey, front porch. You stand in the yard and you might get hit my hail.

    Terry T.
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like she's trying to force a fart....

    Alex Craig
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Far North Queensland/Northern Territory, Australia version of this is the Cyclone parties. The stores run out of beer and ice. Not water and batteries. ha ha

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    Christina Sersif
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stayed single most of high school for that reason

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    thepotatogirl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Junior prom my friends and I all went to Bandidos... Senior prom I ate a banana at home before I went to prom by myself. A nice guy made sure I didn't walk down Promenade alone that year, though.

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    thepotatogirl
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    almost everyone who was in my kindergarten class was also in my graduating class

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    A Rose Among Thorns
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer lesser-known local restaurants, every one I have eaten at while travelling has had better food than most chains.

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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has literally been my entire life while living in a small town.

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