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One of my friends moved from New York to West Virginia, and got a lot of funny looks from her New York friends. She ended up meeting more interesting people the
by 80386 8y ago
One of my friends moved from New York to West Virginia, and got a lot of funny looks from her New York friends. She ended up meeting more interesting people there than she'd met in New York. I went to visit, and also ran across more interesting people there than I have in New York.
Urbanites can be pretty provincial in their own ways.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoI always thought the term 'provincial' was backward - urbanites have been embedded in their support infrastructure - their city - all their lives. They are inordinately proud of how they are integrated into it seamlessly. I call it 'dependent'. I've been to the city; I've also lived significant amounts of time (decades) outside it. Without all that infrastructure. Who is more 'provincial'? Who less capable of moving confidently through challenging environments?