I've always been a city boy, but my better half comes from a village in the Riverina called Marrar. Current population 368, when she lived there it was about half of that. A general store (which was also the bank, the service station and post office - no roadside delivery there) and a pub. 21 miles from Wagga Wagga, which is a decent sized town.
Wagga Wagga is sometimes called Wagga for short, as Gumly Gumly is often called Gumly. However Woy Woy and Grong Grong can NEVER be referred to as Woy or Grong, those are the rules.
Did you ever think about moving elsewhere or did it always feel like where you were meant to be?
I'm not surprised. I looked it up and that town is now down to under 50 residents. I have no recollection of living there, as I was under 2 when we moved about 15 miles from there to the outskirts of a much larger town of about 600. ;)
I didn't think about moving to a smaller, more urban area until about five years ago when I thought about retiring. I finally retired in January of this year and I'm looking to make a move to PA where my youngest sister and her family live.
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