Why do city folks always put themselves on a pedestal above country folks? (homes, construction)

[Metro Matt]

Some of the best, most down to Earth people in the World I've met are from the country. People in the city think their **** don't stink for some reason. Why is that?

I'd like to see a city person do some of the things a country person does like plow a field or slop the hogs.

Watch the movie Son in Law with Pauly Shore if you ever want some good laughs.

[Innotech]

I was fishing at Larto Lake in Central Louisiana with my family this weekend. Ive always enjoyed the south in general but particularly the really laid back absolutely content lifestyles. You saw all these simple camps and homes along the lake and in nearby small towns, but you could feel the contentment and satisfaction that people had living there. They obviously dont care about the Joneses or the crazy rat race. I love the aura that these simple homes give. I think country folks just allow city folk to say what they want, because in the end, it doesnt actually matter one bit.

[Surftown831]

Country folks tend to be very close minded, segregated, uneducated, unworldly, gullible, with very little true knowledge about political science but yet hold big opinions about *certain* politicians. Of course, these are gross generalizations and stereotypes, but they do bare some truth. My wife and inlaws are from the country. They are wonderful people but its hard to talk to my father-in-law about anything serious other than construction or guns. We are just from two different worlds.

[Lamplight]

Granted this is just my personal experience, but I've found that more often than not, it's the country folk putting down the city folk, much like this thread. Again, just my personal experience in "real life", not the internet, so take that for what it's worth.

[GunnerTHB]

Originally Posted by UNLV09

Country folks tend to be very close minded, segregated, uneducated, unworldly, gullible, with very little true knowledge about political science but yet hold big opinions about *certain* politicians. Of course, these are gross generalizations and stereotypes, but they do bare some truth. My wife and inlaws are from the country. They are wonderful people but its hard to talk to my father-in-law about anything serious other than construction or guns. We are just from two different worlds.

You paint with a wide brush, my friend.

I have a friend or two from a big city, but I also grew up over 120 miles away from the nearest city. So it's actually more of a fact of isolation than being "closed minded".

I'd say there are some city people that do put themselves on a pedestal above country people, but in the end I think it honestly works both ways.

[ghett61]

Originally Posted by UNLV09

very close minded, segregated, uneducated, unworldly, gullible, with very little true knowledge about political science but yet hold big opinions about *certain* politicians.

That statement can be said about both sides. And to an extent, true about both sides.

[garmin239]

Originally Posted by UNLV09

Country folks tend to be very close minded, segregated, uneducated, unworldly, gullible, with very little true knowledge about political science but yet hold big opinions about *certain* politicians. Of course, these are gross generalizations and stereotypes, but they do bare some truth. My wife and inlaws are from the country. They are wonderful people but its hard to talk to my father-in-law about anything serious other than construction or guns. We are just from two different worlds.

this describes the majority of city, suburban and country folks I have met. Singling out country people is not fair.

[GunnerTHB]

Some of the smartest people I've ever met were old timers with an 8th grade education. What they lack in book smarts they damn well made up for with common sense. And they weren't from a big city either.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Lamplight

Granted this is just my personal experience, but I've found that more often than not, it's the country folk putting down the city folk, much like this thread. Again, just my personal experience in "real life", not the internet, so take that for what it's worth.

Who's putting who down, Tennessee?

[uptown_urbanist]

I don't think that they do. My "country" relatives spend a lot of time complaining about "city" people, for that matter. In general, though, there seems to be a lot of cross-over. Almost all of our "country" relatives have spent time living in a bigger city, and/or have children who do. They might prefer to live in a small town or in a rural area, but that doesn't mean that they aren't familiar with cities or haven't visited them. Same thing for people living in a city. Besides, plenty of people living in cities actually come from small towns. I enjoy visiting the country, but prefer living in the city. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate that others feel the opposite.

I think it is condescending to romanticize people living in smaller communities or on farms as simple folk. I think that attitude glosses over the very real problems facing many in rural communities these days; there are a lot of people out there, for example, who lead "simple" lives, but some of that simplicity is due to rural poverty. My own small-town relatives are doing well and don't fall into the poor category (and live in a relatively prosperous rural area, at least compared to other parts of the country), but they still have to string together multiple jobs to get by. It's tough for many of the younger adults to find the jobs to raise a family, so the population is aging as the kids move elsewhere in search of work. I love visiting, but their lives aren't really all that simple.