No. None are/were strange.

They are/were very normal in how they conducted their lives, in a way most are/were very similar to each other in their life styles. I am not interested in anything too strange, neither in romantic nor in friendships. Most people I surround myself are very similar.

But I find your point of where one lives very valid.

My husband always lived in the middle of no where and it’s a very run down area with no jobs and no cultural life, his options were very limited. His ex wife and a very few girlfriends he had were all total wacakooddles and yes with addiction issues, his friends were also very far from upstanding and quite strange and most he completely cut ties with (they ended up making choices in life that didn’t suit him).

I don’t know if it’s always the area though. “Wherever you go, there you are”, who we are and who we attract to in our lives don’t really change.

I lived on two continents but people I am with are very similar there or here. But then again I always live in similar areas, regardless what country.

Hm good thread