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> It's also hard to know what you mean by "rural" since the distinction between suburban and rural is hard in the US. > Maybe you're looking for a place like S
by jbullock35 4y ago
> It's also hard to know what you mean by "rural" since the distinction between suburban and rural is hard in the US.
> Maybe you're looking for a place like Saratoga Springs or Ashville, NC or Burlington, VT or Charlottesville, VA.
I can't speak to Asheville, Charlottesville, or Saratoga Springs, but I can say a little about Burlington.
Burlington is a city of 45,000 people with a lot of commercial activity for a U.S. city of that size. It's the home of the state's flagship university. It has a train station (technically just outside the city) that offers service to New York, Philadelphia, and D.C. It's not far from rural areas, but I wouldn't think it rural itself.
- TulliusCicero 4y agoI imagine that a lot of people from bigger metro areas, when they talk about going "rural", are imagining living on the outskirts of a city like Asheville or Burlington, or somewhat close by to the city, not full-on "the nearest major grocery store is 50 miles away".
- bombcar 4y agoIf all the roads to get to your destination are paved, you ain’t rural heh. You’re just exurb.
- TulliusCicero 4y agoThe definitional game of Ruraler Than Thou is definitely an annoying one.
- bombcar 4y agoWaiting for some Aussie to come in and say “look, if you’re not so far out that the only way to get anywhere is by plane, you’re just larping.”