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1. You could name everyone you graduated with.
2. You knew what 4-H meant.
3. You went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle of a dirt road. On Monday you could always tell who was at the party because of the scratches on their legs from running through the woods when the party was busted.
4. You used to "drag" main.
5. You said the "F" word and your parents knew it within the hour.
6. You could never buy cigarettes because all the store clerks knew how old you were (and if you were old enough, they'd tell your parents anyway).
7. When you did find somebody old enough and brave enough to buy cigarettes, you still had to go out into the country and drive back roads to smoke them.
8. You knew which section of the ditch you would find the beer your buyer dropped off.
9. It was cool to date somebody from the neighboring town.
10. The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
11. You didn't give directions by street names but rather by references. Turn by Nelson's house, go 2 miles to Anderson's, and its four houses left of the hay barn.
12. You couldn't help dating a friends ex-boyfriend/girlfriend.
13. Your car stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and you will never own a dark vehicle for this reason.
14. The town next to you was considered "trashy" or "snooty", but was actually just like your town.
15. You referred to anyone with a house newer than 1965 as the "rich people".
16. The people in the "big city" dressed funny, and then you picked up the trend 2 years later.
17. Anyone you wanted could be found at the local gas station or drive in.
18. You saw at least one friend a week driving a tractor through town or one of your friends driving a grain truck to school occasionally.
19. The gym teacher suggested you haul hay for the summer to get stronger.
20. When you decided to walk somewhere for exercise, 5 people would pull over and ask if you wanted a ride.
21. Your teachers called you by your older siblings names.
22. Your teachers remembered when they taught your parents.
23. You could charge at any local store or write checks without any ID.
24. It was normal to see an old man riding through town on a riding lawn mower.
25. The closest McDonald's was 25 miles away.