I think smaller towns without the sheer insanity of BF would probably be ok, but my fairly small hometown of 25,000 people gets violent on that day! I have witnessed housewives fistfighting over scooters, a man in a wheelchair running people down, pushing, swearing, arguing...I think the best and worst in people comes out on BF. I will be leaving DS2 and DD14 home. Besides, it makes it so much less stressful to only have to worry about protecting yourself! :)