My family has taught me all the values that I think that I would need in life. Maybe not directly, but indirectly. Education teaches us about a great many things. No, it does not affect us. But, our friends at school do.
Friends shape the most of our personality out of the family.
Another way that our friends have shaped the way that we are, is the way they treat us. I do not think that would be possible, even if your parent are always calling you nice things, spoiling you rotten, you would still have bad self-esteem. The economy is a very essential part of our daily life, it shapes what shape our town or city will be in. I personally do not think so. I think that it would turn out to be a heavily gang populated city, with many drug deals and prostitution going on.