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/^t/But there are many people living in a small town who would have disagreed very much with my previous commentaries to small town disadvantages. They would have convinced you that such a life is not that troublesome. Where, if not in a small town you can feel at home everywhere. What city is so cosy as your own small town. In what city you know everyone around you? In a small town you are not anonymous. You know people more and your neighbours know you. You can always count on help from their hands. What "walking anonymous person" in the city helps the other person if s/he does not know him/ her. Everyone thinks first that if something happens to the other person, then that person must be an alcoholic or drug addict and they only pass you. Only after some time one is able to convince others that one needs their help. Do such things happen in small towns? Yes! But much more rarely. One of the biggest advantages of living in a small town is its safety.