This. I grew up in a Huge mega city with sprawling art scene etc and went to college in Rural NY. Initially I(and everyone I knew) was afraid of the people, A.

This. I grew up in a Huge mega city with sprawling art scene etc and went to college in Rural NY. Initially I(and everyone I knew) was afraid of the people, A.K.A. mingling with the Rednecks. Within a few weeks I had learned more than years in big city had taught me. Much like talking to mechanics in Cuba, when you don't have the parts or the people to fix it you figure out fun and funky ways to keep things alive. That and despite being an Immigrant/different/exactly who Rednecks were supposed to hate, all I ever found from everyone(all the way to their grandparents) was kindness.