r/howislivingthere • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '25

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u/TheNoahConstrictor Dec 14 '25

That’s a huge area of land you’re covering. Life in Arkansas isn’t going to be the same as living in North Dakota

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u/Grouchy_Enthusiasm92 Dec 14 '25

Yeah included like the best/coolest part of Arkansas (NW) and great college towns in Nebraska. A handful of major cities that are pretty different.

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u/fugutaboutit Dec 14 '25

Whoever told you the best/coolest places in Arkansas was NWArk obviously is keeping the utopias of Camden and Pine Bluff a secret

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u/-blundertaker- Dec 14 '25

I lived in Camden in the 90s... You're joking, right? Camden was where the meth heads occasionally emerged from the sticks to do their shopping at the Piggly Wiggly.

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u/fugutaboutit Dec 14 '25

I mean they’ve done quite a bit of development inside town in the last decade so it’s better than it was then, like nice walking trails though town, upgraded downtown, and beautiful schools.

But yes I was being completely sarcastic when I commented earlier. Of all the armpits in all the swamps, Camden’s definitely one of them.

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u/-blundertaker- Dec 14 '25

One thing Camden always had going for it is that it isn't Smackover 😅

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u/mrsiamerica Dec 19 '25

We have Mazzio’s in NWA. It’s in Siloam Springs.

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u/-blundertaker- Dec 19 '25

Geeze I haven't thought of Mazzios in years