HoneyHitter
Senior Don Juan
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Best thing you can do is go out there all by yourself. That's how you will meet tons of like-minded people.
Well, I know what you mean, I live in a pretty crummy place myself. But I've always taken that expression to heart: "Boredom is the sign of a shallow mind". By the time I was in my mid 30s, I had accumulated so many hobbies and interests that I had to stop dropping them because I didn't have time to sufficiently devote to them.jglide123 said:Hey, I think it is just me not vibing with the culture I live in....
Moreover, environment effects our mental state. I happen to live in the South, where most people are family and church oriented. Most people say my city is a "great place to raise a family." Most young, single people agree that this area is boring. I have a good job here, so I'm tied here for at least three more years.
I agree that any place is all about what you make it. However, how much can you make of a place that just doesn't offer much?
zekko said:Well, I know what you mean, I live in a pretty crummy place myself. But I've always taken that expression to heart: "Boredom is the sign of a shallow mind". By the time I was in my mid 30s, I had accumulated so many hobbies and interests that I had to stop dropping them because I didn't have time to sufficiently devote to them.
I've never really cared much where I've lived because I could always find something to amuse me. And I didn't even have internet for a lot of that time, and that provides a wealth of information. There really is no excuse for boredom. In hindsight though, I think this attitude may have backfired on me a bit, because if I was more bored I might have moved to a more interesting place.
I had a friend who was always desperately unhappy, and he was always finding a new place to move to. It looked to me like he was running from his problems (which he was), so I decided that wouldn't be me. But I probably overdid the "home is what you make it" mindset, because I never did move anywhere better, although I've done all right here, so who can say?
What a lot of young people mean when they say a place doesn't offer much is "why aren't there more places to party around here?".