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Are you seriously suggesting that there are more things to do in Boise than Manhattan?

It's not about how many things there are to do. It's about what life experiences you've had.

I'm not talking museums here. I'm talking working tough jobs, dealing with addiction or death (in family or acquaintances, having a job, living on your own, etc etc. The kids I'm talking about have had very sheltered lives.

That certainly described everyone I knew who wasn't a cultist in Salt Lake City.

We may have different definitions of "small town". Salt Lake City is unique in many ways and not representative of rural or rust belt small towns.