The United States was very much like that when everyone carried a firearm, everywhere.
The United States was very much like that when 90% of the population lived in communities of less that 500 people. In other words, before the majority adopted faceless and souless urban living.
“The United States was very much like that when everyone carried a firearm, everywhere.”
It was also pretty much like that before hyphenated, multicultural diversity pc crap.
They do say an armed society is a polite society. I think it applies to marriage, as well.