Toto, I've a feeling we're not in LA anymore

It is a tired trope, big town paper sends a reporter to the exurbs or small town to see what the knuckleheads out there are up to. This one is slightly different - LA boys moves to Idaho. Different mostly by being genuine and respectful.
From I moved from LA to a town of 2,300 people — here were the biggest culture shocks I faced in small-town America by Ryan Ariano.

Nothing especially surprising to anyone who has lived outside a major city, but a reasonably complete list of the major differences.

This was one of the biggest shocks for me when I moved to my new town.

The supermarket is closed on Sunday. The hardware stores are closed on Sunday, and the lumber yard closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

It can be very frustrating to get into a home project on a Sunday only to realize I need a different type of saw bit or a box of screws but the local stores are closed. The "whatever you want, anytime you want it" culture is such a basic part of city life that it took a while to fully grasp that I couldn't run out to a store after 5 p.m., couldn't grab dinner after 9 p.m., and couldn't do any shopping on Sunday.

And bars don't stay open nearly as long as they do in the city. Unless there's a band playing or it's a special event, most bars close by midnight. Worse yet, there is no such thing as late-night food. I can't tell you how many times I've left the bar at closing time and would have paid an exorbitant price for a burrito or a slice of pizza, only to go home empty-handed.