It’s a sweet thing, to grow up in a small town. With dusty streets and best friends and the tiniest schoolhouses you ever did see. It’s a comfortable thing, there’s a nostalgic tinge to the whole of it. We’ve chatted with a couple of small town lifers to figure out exactly why tiny Tennessee is the way to go. Take a look!
- Church is a non-negotiable
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr You’re in the pew, no matter what that Saturday night felt like.
- You always know precisely where to find friends
PM / Flickr There’s one bar, one hair salon, one coffee shop…chances are you’ll find them all.
- No one goes hungry during hunting season
US Army / Flickr If you have a taste for meat, small town Tennessee has a way with the taste buds.
- You most likely know multiple (5) people with a truck
JRP / Flickr Or more. We can go with more.
- There’s really no reason to leave…
faungg’s photos / Flickr You have the great people, the good food, the best friends and everything else. Why would you go…? Where?!
- You’ll never feel alone
Andy Arthur / Flickr Because you know everyone at the supermarket.
- High school sports are KEY
Tim Bounds / Flickr The community revolves around their sweet young’ns.
- The town history spans generations
Memphis Heritage / Flickr Your grandparents know why your street is named that one thing because they were best friends with their mom’s aunt’s uncle…
- There is some good home cookin'
Sharyn Morrow / Flickr Dude. The south knows where it’s AT.
- Everybody know errybody
Derek Bluff / Flickr Keep those voices down - or maybe don’t. Everybody already knows.
- You always come home to a sweet place
Kevin Oliver / Flickr This is your home - this is your place. There’s such comfort in that.
Have we convinced you to move just yet? It’s about time you give your kids the sweetest thing you ever could – a small town childhood.
Jimmy Emerson, DVM / Flickr
You’re in the pew, no matter what that Saturday night felt like.
PM / Flickr
There’s one bar, one hair salon, one coffee shop…chances are you’ll find them all.
US Army / Flickr
If you have a taste for meat, small town Tennessee has a way with the taste buds.
JRP / Flickr
Or more. We can go with more.
faungg’s photos / Flickr
You have the great people, the good food, the best friends and everything else. Why would you go…? Where?!
Andy Arthur / Flickr
Because you know everyone at the supermarket.
Tim Bounds / Flickr
The community revolves around their sweet young’ns.
Memphis Heritage / Flickr
Your grandparents know why your street is named that one thing because they were best friends with their mom’s aunt’s uncle…
Sharyn Morrow / Flickr
Dude. The south knows where it’s AT.
Derek Bluff / Flickr
Keep those voices down - or maybe don’t. Everybody already knows.
Kevin Oliver / Flickr
This is your home - this is your place. There’s such comfort in that.
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