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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a nice part of DC and am the only one of my entire extended family to have left the area. Moved to the SF Bay Area for more than a decade, and have now relocated to a small college town in the Midwest for a great job opportunity. Do I miss SF and DC and all that city life offers? Sure. But I’m generally happy with my small town and community. Been here a couple years and don’t know if it’ll be forever, but I’m enjoying it while I’m here.

The problem? Any interaction with family in DC involves them putting down my small town and asking how I’m “surviving” and how long I’ll have to stay here. They all loved San Francisco and visiting ne there, so it’s not an issue of me having left DC and being far from family. It’s that they look down on the Midwest and small towns.

Any advice on how to respond without being defensive? Or sounding like I agree with what they think - that my new town sux? I get where they’re coming from but it’s beginning to feel rude and annoying. 
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