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Without a doubt! I was just thinking about this earlier..
Currently I'm in a pretty small town, and the people around here (especially the older crowd) are very conservative. No gays allowed, interracial relationships are still something to shush about, and on and on. Very conservative group here..
I think in most places in the world they are likely more conservative. Rural areas have less reason for progression, and there aren't as many intellectuals there to stimulate ideas of change.
I feel like the UK might be close to an exception. I feel like Scotland which is more rural than England is seen as more liberal. I have no idea how the small towns in those regions compare though.
As for New York, I think even outside of NYC (the city) people are pretty liberal. Over here, a lot of the conservatives are police and firefighters. Most people I know who lived in small towns in New York went to college there, which naturally has liberal communities, so I don't know what the locals think (from asking my friends, they say that they are very conservative relative to those in the city).
I think it also has a lot to do with which religion dominates the area. At least where I live. The people here are mostly Catholics and they're usually a bit more liberal compared to Protestants or Reformed Church.
My area is like 99% white but I never heard of racism towards the few blacks that live here. A black family owns a shop in town here and they do really good business. Everybody loves their shop and just a few weeks ago they even moved to a bigger building. There's also a lesbian couple living on a horse farm near my house and I also never heard of any negativity towards them. They just blend in and nobody bothers.
But in the dominated Reformed areas its a completely different story. People are not very accepting there, to say the least..... I know a woman that comes from such an area, and she had her house spray painted with words like wh*re and sl*t because of the type of clothes she wears (a bit too sexy in their opinion)
I think it also has a lot to do with which religion dominates the area. At least where I live. The people here are mostly Catholics and they're usually a bit more liberal compared to Protestants or Reformed Church.
My area is like 99% white but I never heard of racism towards the few blacks that live here. A black family owns a shop in town here and they do really good business. Everybody loves their shop and just a few weeks ago they even moved to a bigger building. There's also a lesbian couple living on a horse farm near my house and I also never heard of any negativity towards them. They just blend in and nobody bothers.
But in the dominated Reformed areas its a completely different story. People are not very accepting there, to say the least..... I know a woman that comes from such an area, and she had her house spray painted with words like wh*re and sl*t because of the type of clothes she wears (a bit too sexy in their opinion)
I agree with you that, "contrary to popular belief", Catholic areas are a bit less conservative than Protestant areas... At least in the 21st century things are that way...
No Catholic areas here, so can't say. But, the Ostrobothnia and Lapland Regions are the most religious in Finland, and those are also the most conservative. Then again, Northern Karelia has the reputation of being conservative, but Southern Karelia liberal.
I like small towns probably because they are conservative. Visiting the bakken, I was at a lot of small towns in North Dakota and Montana and loved it to death. Id live there in a minute.
Without a doubt! I was just thinking about this earlier..
Currently I'm in a pretty small town, and the people around here (especially the older crowd) are very conservative. No gays allowed, interracial relationships are still something to shush about, and on and on. Very conservative group here..
I can’t speak on that person’s behalf, but it’s likely that elderly people who grew up in rural areas don’t tend to mingle much with outside folk. There’s also a stigma attached against being gay, as it ultimately cuts down the family tree. Most want to see their children have kids of their own.
Those are just broads strokes though. Ultimately, it depends on the country, region and personal upbringing.
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