1. When people ask where you are from and you give the name of any metropolitan city near you.
Most likely they have never heard of the town you are from, so if you don't say something along the lines of "oh I live about ___ minutes south from _____", you'll be left with a confused expression
2. You're used to taking a 20-minute drive to go grocery shopping.
3. You find it unacceptable not to be acquainted with your neighbors
It doesn’t matter if you live on a farm and your closest neighbor is three miles away or in a high-rise apartment complex in the middle of a bustling city. You need someone to rely on when you need a cup of sugar... right?
4. You expect to run into at least three people you know when you are anywhere in public.
5. You find it totally normal to encounter a tractor or a horse and buggy while driving.
"Time ain't the only slow movin' thing in your town."
6. Even if you live in a big city now, you’re a little paranoid about who you can trust with your secrets.
Your parents always threaten you with "I know everyone in this town, don't think we don't have any eyes on you...we know what you are up to all the time". You can totally relate to Miranda Lambert’s “Famous in a Small Town” because that "gossip chain" is a real thing.
7. You are used to giving people directions like, “You’ll turn left a little past the gas station, but if you pass the _________ you went too far.”
8. You've been late multiple times because you and half the town got stopped by a train.
9. When you see someone you know driving, you honk and wave like a crazy person.
"Mom looks it's _____!!!"
"Oh, HEEEEEYYYY!"
10. There was only one good breakfast spot but before you could eat you had to greet everyone you knew.
You never go anywhere in your small town without running into someone you know, ever.
