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G-Benz · #10 04-25-2007, 11:26 AM

I understand where Kuan is coming from...

My wife was born and raised in a small town of 1100...a silo and a aluminum pie pan plant grace the town's commerce. The rest is family agriculture and livestock, but corporate farms have shrunk the numbers there.

The pubilc school system is good enough to spit out college hopefuls, but the small-town mentality causes most to remain there to eke out a modest lifestyle.

Most of her family remained as well...of her several sisters, only she and her eldest sister chose to venture beyond the county line.

It's pointless to tell any of them what we actually do for a living...specialized occupations don't translate well in a town that knows "cowboys" and "farmers"...and DON'T get them confused!

Folks in the town peg us as the "rich" relatives...not that we are anywhere near wealthy, but in a simple town, city folks arriving in shiny MBs cannot be construed as anything else!

As far as what they imply as a female occupation, I guess that depends on region. This is a Midwestern town, and despite the simplicity, it is accepted that women perform tasks that span all careers.

It's just there are few to none in the city limits...