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10 Signs You Live In The Country

Just living on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere.

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10 Signs You Live In The Country
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"Living on a dirt road..."

If you live in the country, you connect with this song. Here's ten signs you live in the country.

1. You stop your car for moving animals...and that means any kind! Ducks, chicken, dogs, cattle, etc.

My mom had to stop and wait for a chicken to lay her egg. Where? Smack dab in the middle of the road.

2. Your car is always dirty, no matter how many time you wash it.

You can't afford to take your car to the wash anymore because it's bound to be dirty the next day.

3. When your pets include anything and everything other than the normal, typical cat and dog.

My neighbor came to our door, telling us her animal was loose. She said that if we saw her, her favorite food was animal crackers. It was her pig, her pig that she kept in the house.

4. You have a tendency to drive in the middle of the road.

If you don't, you tend to slide.

5. Deer are frequent visitors.

Hello, neighbor!

6. Smells don't phase you anymore.

What smell? That's the pure air of the country, free of charge!

7. You're used to slow moving vehicles, due to farming equipment.

Just smile and wave, friends.

8. Your nearest neighbor is across the cornfield.

Borrowing an egg or some sugar is a little more difficult here

9. You can blare your music as loud as you want to.

"Turn your TV off, break that boom box out"

10. Clear skies and beautiful sunrises.

Breathtaking views make it all worthwhile.

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