What is funny is if you mention Hobbs NM, my mom gets all upset and starts talking about how terrible and ugly that town is.
Of course we were never allowed to go there when we visited relatives growing up, but when I moved to New Mexico, I went over there.
It looked a lot like Carlsbad. I guess they are fierce High School rivals or something.
Rural New Mexico and Rural Arizona are a lot alike. There are fierce rivalries where near riots follow HS football games, etc. It was a lot of fun though and noone can ever call you High class or upity. It is all up hill from there. :->