One more- it's hard to get hairdressers to cut it off. I had ten inches cut off last week, and I had to keep reassuring the stylist that it was okay, that I really wanted that much cut. I'm not all that attached to the hair; I just haven't had a cut in a very long time.
I've been there! One station was next to a graveyard, a good half-mile from any other business and no houses close by. The spooky sounds were real, because there was wildlife all around. Not a great place to be alone and tired.
Given the above choices, I would take the monotony of a small town with hardly any crime. Sadly, my small town has plenty of crime, mainly due to drug abuse. There are too many people here with no money, nothing to do, and no hope for anything better.
Did they change the recipe in the UK, too? I had heard that only the US version was changed, but that Hershey forbid the import of British eggs to the US because we'd notice how much better they are.
My kid joined a Facebook group of students who are entering the same college this fall. She was appalled at all the personal information and pictures they were sharing, and their brags to those they will have to spend the next four years with. By the time she meets them, she'll know their entire life stories. It's just the way they grew up, oversharing everything. I told her, hey, knowledge is power. Keep yours.
Maybe I was wrong about needing roads. In my neighborhood, the bridge over the river is foot traffic only, and the riverside path is a walking trail. But it still rendered as part of the maze.