How should one act in a small town ? How do you interact with smalltown people ?

Me and my husband are about to move Wisconsin.How should one act in a small town ? How do you interact with smalltown people ?
you make them sounds like aliens there normal people....how would you interact with someone from the city?.....its the samethingHow should one act in a small town ? How do you interact with smalltown people ?
oh geez. the prob with a small town is that everybody knows everybody and everybody knows what everybody is doing---good and especially the bad. they are pretty easy to hang out with but being a small town, they tend to be talking about everybody and anybody to everybody. u know what i mean? be picky on who you tell private stuff to.
Well I was raised in a very small town where there was one highschool, one grocery store, one macdonalds..you get the point. Basically, don't make friends too quickly, and dont' share your business because it will spread like wild fire and get distorted and soon your '; my son is about to start school'; will become '; my son started school and failed and has to start a new school because he got someone pregnant';. Seriously, things get so twisted in small towns. Avoid gossipers, they are everywhere, and you will figure out really quickly who those people are. Good luck, I miss my small town sometimes, now that I live in a city like New York, hehe, but I don't miss the drama. Take Care :)
I know exactly what ur thinking...believe me....because...I used to live in NYC and moved to a reallt teeny town in North Dakota....you just have to be friendly thats all it boils down to and they are usually friendly back!
I was raised in a small town all my life until I moved away to college. The one thing I can tell you about a small town is everyone knows everyone and everyone knows your business, so if you don't want something to heard by the whole town about you, think twice before you tell someone.





On the other hand, a small town environment is wonderful. The people are genuine and really do care. The atmosphere is that of a large family. I would absolutely love to move back to a small town when I finish college!!





I hope this helps.
Just be friendly, and be yourself. Small town people are just like everybody else, they just don't ignore each other like people in big cities. You will probably notice the checkers in stores will actually talk to you, people you know will wave at you when you see them driving, etc. One more thing about small towns - eventually everyone will know your business, so don't do anything you would be ashamed of!
Be proud of where you came from, but learn all you can about where your going to live. I have friends that live in Wisconsin and they are a blast. I'm from West Seneca N.Y. but now live in Ft Myers Fl. I went from being a yankee to the land of crackers. But I am really proud of my northern roots.
I've always been from the big city, but I've watched a lot of movies on TV about small town life and it could the best of situations and the worst of situations. Keep your business in the home and keep your mouth shut because people are nosey(inquisitive) and would want to know all about the new people moving into their town so don't spill the beans. Once something is out of the home it spreads like wildfire we have been experiencing out here in California. Good Luck....
That's funny! Everyone will know everything that's going on in your house and with you and your husband.Anything you tell anyone will be all over town in about an hour.People will hate for no reason and you always be an outsider even if you live there for 50 years.I live in a small town and most people moving from the city don't last long here.Good luck
I'm from a small town (probably less than 500 people) most new people that come to this town say that it's like it's own little world. My fiance said that he's never meet people like the ones in this town...but he's from all over and lived in a lot bigger cities than this one. Anyways there is nothing wrong with us we are normal people just in a small community like ours everybody knows everybody cause we all grew up in the same town!! So you can do something and before you turn around the whole neighborhood knows and then by the end of the day the whole town! But also in times of need everyone is always there to help you out. I love this town. I was born and raised (well we don't have a hospital so I was actually born in the town over but you know what i mean) I left right after high school to try and get away came back and then probably three years ago tried to move away again but is seems like I'm always coming back! As long as you mind your p's and q's and are nice and friendly then you shouldn't have any trouble interacting with smalltown people. Hope this helped! =D
So I'm guessing you're moving from a big city to a small town and don't know what to expect. People in small towns call you by your first name and share very personal information about themselves quite easily. Be ready for a lot of TMI moments. It's easy to make friends if you find the right places to go that you and your husband enjoy. How you should act is completely up to you. If they can't accept you for who you are then who needs them any way. Interacting is no differant from a large city to the smallest town. Good luck with the move and enjoy yourselves.
Just like you would anywhere else...why would you want to act different????
Oh God.





Wisconsin is like a whole other world.





The women still have 80's hairstyles and the men all wear flannel shirts and drink Miller High Life.





Good Luck!
Be open to meeting new people, stay respectful and keep your business right where it belongs... Be cautious because your news will spread like wild fire! It is going to be quite the adjustment, but I love it! Just be friendly but not an open book, at least not until you get to really know someone.
Well, don't get all up in the air for sure. Small town folk are pretty laid back. And boy are they nosy. Everyone knows every ones else's business. So if you want to keep anything private don't tell a soul. I live in a real little town. I don't mess with very many people around here. I'm very friendly with everyone I meet up with though. And the dinners and breakfasts that the churches and fire co. hold can't be beat. You don't find them in big cities like a small town can through them, that's a given. I could never live in a city again after being in the country like this. Where else can you find all sorts of wildlife right in your own backyard. From bear to deer to bobcat to coons, so on and so forth. I've got them all. And I just love it.
try to get on with everybodyIt is their town and they can be protecticve about it.They may be wary of you as outsiders.Do not try to influance or change things,or impose your views on them Try to find out what is hapening and help all you can,but in an ';if I can help way';and not ';this is the way we didd it way';


No one likes a clever sod.Do not try and be better than them,but relax and take your time to be axcepted.Many will have lived there all their lives and see you as an incomer with different ways of doing things.You must fit in with their way of life and not impose your way of life.Never critisize .Never say in out last town ';we had this';You are choosing t move to a small town so take your time and adapt o maybe a slower pace of life in a town where everybody knows what everybody is doing.Some may want to know you quicker than others.Be careful what you say to them.Be polite and respectful and not brash or boastful.Keep your views to yourself and never push.Relax and enjoy the difference.Take your time in their town.Keep silent even if you want to shout about sometrhing you do not agree with.They may be frightened of you at first so accept the town .accept the change and eccept the people.Most of all,be happy in your choice and be happy with yourselves
Throw them some breadcrumbs and wait until they move closer. After you gain their trust, they might let you pet them. Avoid sudden movements, as they scare quite easily.





Oh, and speak very slowly because they are rather dim.
It depends on how small. If you're talking 400 or so, that's one thing. If it's 1,000 or higher, that's another - you can get away with more individuality.





In the smaller towns it's best not to be too weird. Don't be those people whose blinds are down all the time (we had one of those). Don't be the people who are too rich (we had one of those). Don't be the people who are religious fanatics (we had one of those). Don't be the people with the bad taste who have gnomes in the yard (we had one of those). Don't be the mean people who don't like kids running on their lawn (we had 1-2 of those). Don't be the standoffish, unfriendly people (we had one of those). Don't be the people with the BO (we had several of those). Don't be pedophiles (we had one of those).





Ok, I just threw in that last one. We did have one, though. We had all those people.





As you can see, it's quite easy to get a label put on you in a small town. Just be yourself, but perhaps restrain yourself when it comes to lawn ornamentation. You can keep on locking up your house and cars - they'll just laugh at you and call you city folk, but it's not a big offense.