Cities are full of small town personalities and small towns have it’s percentage of people who would rather live in a large city. Personalities aren’t easily changed and small town living or city living has little to do with it. Therefore, a personality cannot be changed by moving from the country to the city but life can be improved upon. The best advice is to observe the accepted behavior of the new location and act likewise. Country living is often times different and in most cases, life is less formal. In the country it’s okay to drop in on neighbors uninvited; in the city this might be frowned upon.

If a person relocating to the city is adamant about retaining their small town values, then all they will have to do is to be themselves, but truthfully, small town values or big city values, or life values in general, is often improved upon by simply living and learning on a day in and a day out basis. It’s nothing much one does, but to live and to learn is to observe and what was morally right in a small town is certainly morally right in the big city. 

Authorities agree that personalities are fixed at birth and not much change is to be expected. “A brief definition would be that personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life.”

Yet, exterior views may change and newer attitudes may be adopted, but basically a person remains the same carefree, loving person  regardless of where they live, in a small town or in the city. Or the opposite might be true and they may be hard to live with, but what’s hoped for is they will be themselves wherever they live. The new experience of different environments will add an extra excitement to their life and will keep them true to their convictions.

Instead of hound dogs barking and roosters crowing, and an occasional train whistle, if one lives in a rural setting or a small town, they’ll be hearing screeching tires, ambulance horns, and rows of cars lined up with impatient drivers trying to get to work.  no one should expect miracles to happen when they move to the city from the country; they should however, learn to adapt to the shriller noise and less sleep promoting atmosphere. It’s doubtful if an older person can change completely from a country hick or a small town person completely; it may be easier if the switch is made when younger. Both, however, with determination will adapt.  Old habits will be ingrained and no matter how classy a city slicker becomes over the years, they can expect to revert back to old habits of thinking and acting now and then.

As for country living central heating and not having to chop wood for heater will give those living with central heat a new incentive and less need to reflect back upon the good old days. But reality will set in especially on those times when they go back to their old community for a visit with their old friends and relatives.

It’s natural to live quite comfortably in the city while still harboring the personality of a small town person.  However, the problem is, others may see them as country hicks. They may take this new neighbor’s mannerisms wrongly and assume that that their new neighbor is not knowledgeable about city life. That assumption could be used wrongly. But all taken with a grain of salt equals out. Country folk often laugh at city folk behind their back. Either way, it’s nothing to take too seriously. 

A small town or urban personality likes knowing and being friendly with their neighbors. They want to be surrounded by people who they can trust. This can be done by finding a few good friends who are neighbors and who share qualities. The one difference is that while the newcomer may still have small town or rural personalities, not all of their friends and neighbors will have objections; they may find the difference refreshing and so too the former small town hack may find big city living freeing and just what the psychologist prescribed.

The collective personalities of a city, or of a small town, are varied but all have basically the same needs. While at first, moving to a metropolitan area may be intimidating, a person with a sense of adventure will have no problem. Actually, it may be a little harder for a city person to move to a small town.