[Ditter]

I am pretty old already (62) & I lived in a small town from '63 till '79. No thanks! You have no privacy. Everyone talks about everyone else business constantly. It doesn't matter if its true, just as long as its intresting. Its how they pass the time. Don't say you haven't been warned.

[MIgramma]

Speak for yourself.
I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Been both.
True, everyone knows "what's up". But OTOH, you have a very extended family when things don't go right. And, you have a lot of defenders if an outsider gives you a hard time.

[GingisK]

Don't say you haven't been warned..

Hmmmm. I appreciate the warning. Perhaps a little cabin in the hinterland with the nearest neighbor 600 miles away?