City People vs. Rural People (home, living, law)

[krudmonk]

Rural individuals don't hold their way of life over other people.

[fy10fyr]

Originally Posted by miamiman

You must be referring to the sterotypical, square-glassed, designer clothes-wearing hipster/yuppie. There are PLENTY of people in the most cosmopolitan cities in this country who are NOT cosmopolitan, AT ALL. People who really couldn't care less about remaining in old habits, staying in the same neighborhoods, eating at the same restaurants, and staying in the same crowd of people as they always have.

There are many people in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, etc. who have NEVER left city limits.

Cities and rural areas are WAY too complex to come up with generalizations about differences.

You will find people in the most backwoods parts of Wyoming and Alabama who have been to more countries and had more eclectic dining experiences than someone living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Perfect post miamiman! Reps for you

Rural areas are often inhabited by people that actually (gasp) chose to live there after living in a larger city. They aren't all straw hat-wearing, close minded, conservative bumpkins. Just as urbanites aren't all highly educated, open-minded, liberal pantywaists.

[Vivian309]

^^ I have to say that in my small rural town, the majority of people here were born here and their parents were born here and their grandparents were born here and so forth. But then it could just be my town. And the majority also fit the close minded, conservative bumpkins too (but then again I am only talking about MY town and not all rural areas since I haven't visited all rural areas in the US). I wasn't born here and my family wasn't born here... I stick out in many, many ways LOL. The list could go on forever.

[Ben Around]

...Then there are suburban people. Many of them are rural wannabes who don't want to give up the perks that city life have provided in the US for the past 100 years, but really don't want to be in the city, or have anything else to do with it!

But seriously, as these posts show, it's pretty difficult to put "city" people and "rural" people into 2 separate boxes (lots of unsophistcated city people, lots of well-educated rural people, lots of city people who don't like change, lots of rural people who are inventors and entrepreneurs, lots of rural liberals, lots of city conservatives, etc.)

[danco]

Rural people are more self reliant and tend to be more religious.
City people are more specialized and tend to be more image conscious.

I believe both are capable of eco-consciousness, but with different
takes on what that means. Neither is smarter than the other ( but
both secretly think they are )

Now folks from the burbs.....

[Gil3]

Originally Posted by Gtownoe

People in rural areas seem to be less open to change. They are usually trend followers instead of trend setters. They typically seem to be more conservative than city dwellers. Typically seem more judgemental. They seem friendlier (if you are like them) then city folks. They tend to abide by societal norms moreso than city people.

City people move at a faster pace. They seem much more standoffish and less trusting than rural people. They are generally less patient. They enjoy more of a variety of entertainment, culture, and food than rural people.

Obviously I'm making generalizations but I hope it helps.

Very well said!

[arctichomesteader]

Cities tend to breed dependence and heavy regulations, rural areas independence, simply by virtue of the fact that in a city you are entirely dependent upon others for just the basics of life, and are packed in densely with other people (more people in a given area=more conflicts, hence the support in urban areas for tight regulations) whereas in rural areas it's possible to be more self-sufficient and the population density is lower.

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by miamiman

You will find people in the most backwoods parts of Wyoming and Alabama who have been to more countries and had more eclectic dining experiences than someone living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

That's because people who actually live in cities don't feel the need to go very far. They think they can get everything there in the city,which is not true.

[tande1n5]

Often times, there's a bit of a fear factor too. City people are sometimes just plain annoyed at the inconveniences of rural life (nothing stays open late, sometimes closed Sunday), whereas many rural folks are downright intimidated by the city.

[Vivian309]

^^ I'll never forget the time when someone told me that if I ever went to New York City someone would kill me for the jacket I was wearing within my arriving there. The person told me this with the most grave face too. Never mind the fact that this person had never been NYC or any large city at all. I've been to the NYC and no, I wasn't killed... obviously.