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You are kind of missing the point. You can have a small rural town where the people in the town generally all live in/around the town but between that town and

You are kind of missing the point. You can have a small rural town where the people in the town generally all live in/around the town but between that town and the next town over might be 1-2 hours. In that type of small town you still have quick access to your necessities and you can walk to your neighbors' houses but once you get out of the bounds of your small town it might be 30 minutes before you see the next building, an hour to the next small town, and 4-6 hours to the nearest city or large town.

vel0city 2y ago
You are kind of missing the point. You can live in a small town that might be 1-2 hours separated by the next town and still not be "rural". You're still living an urban life, not a rural life. It's not like you need your town to be >1M people for it to be "urban". There's small town urban, there's a big city urban, and there's rural. Do you actually live in a place statistically considered urban or rural? If you have multiple chain restaurants in your town, you're almost assuredly not "rural". If you can see your neighbor's front door, you're probably not rural. If you feel the need to erect a privacy fence so your neighbors can't see you, you're probably not rural.
- User23 2y ago
  > If you have multiple chain restaurants in your town, you're almost assuredly not "rural". By this standard, there are no rural communities east of the Mississippi. Is that congruent with what you intend to say?
  - vel0city 2y ago
    I've definitely visited places which are rural which are East of the Mississippi. I have family who actually live in forests and on large farms who don't live anywhere near chain restaurants. Places where you can't even see the neighbor's fence line from your front porch. But the vast majority of places I know and have visited are urban. If there's multiple chain hotels, once again probably not rural. Over 80% of the US population lives in an urban area. And yet so many think they live "rural" because their town isn't NYC or SF. https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2019/11/22/evaluating-what-makes-a-us-community-urban-suburban-or-rural/ https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2019/11/22/evaluating-wh... 31% of people who live in NCHS defined suburban areas think they live in rural areas. They LARP as cowboys living in urban areas. I'm surrounded by them. https://youtu.be/6q_BE5KPp18 https://youtu.be/6q_BE5KPp18
  - marsovo 2y ago
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- lolinder 2y ago
  You're being needlessly pedantic. The top-level comment is saying that they could only live in a big city for {reasons}—it's very very clear that a small town of 5000 doesn't count for them. In that context, the commenter that started this subthread is clearly using "rural" to describe everything that isn't in a big city—places where there are hour-sized gaps between small towns count as rural when it's used to distinguish from "big city". Trying to insist on a different dividing line between categories is not useful in this context where OP was already clear that they believe a small town doesn't work for them.
  - vel0city 2y ago
    > In that context, the commenter that started this subthread is clearly using "rural" to describe everything that isn't in a big city That's not the term for rural though. That's small towns and villages, not "rural". These are real words with real meanings. If I started saying the furry 30lb animal in my house that goes "bark" is an elephant it's not the right term to use and I'd welcome you calling out my improper usage. Most Americans have never really experienced "rural" living. But I guess you'd prefer for people to just continue to ignorantly use improper terms. Better get off the computer tonight and fly my elephant around the galaxy. Or walk my dog around the block. Words have no meanings anymore, it's all pedantic.
    - rascul 2y ago
      Which definition of "rural" are you referring to?
      - vel0city 2y ago
        NCHS codes, RUCC codes, census designated places, ZIP code designations, take your pick. All of those are generally OK by me. Something other than just "small towns and villages exist", as both easily get classified as urban or suburban. I've got loads of data backing up my assertion tons people think they live in a rural area don't live in a statistically classified rural area. People overly misuse the term rural and don't really understand a truly rural area.

vel0city 2y ago

You are kind of missing the point. You can live in a small town that might be 1-2 hours separated by the next town and still not be "rural". You're still living an urban life, not a rural life. It's not like you need your town to be >1M people for it to be "urban". There's small town urban, there's a big city urban, and there's rural. Do you actually live in a place statistically considered urban or rural? If you have multiple chain restaurants in your town, you're almost assuredly not "rural". If you can see your neighbor's front door, you're probably not rural. If you feel the need to erect a privacy fence so your neighbors can't see you, you're probably not rural.

User23 2y ago
> If you have multiple chain restaurants in your town, you're almost assuredly not "rural". By this standard, there are no rural communities east of the Mississippi. Is that congruent with what you intend to say?
- vel0city 2y ago
  I've definitely visited places which are rural which are East of the Mississippi. I have family who actually live in forests and on large farms who don't live anywhere near chain restaurants. Places where you can't even see the neighbor's fence line from your front porch. But the vast majority of places I know and have visited are urban. If there's multiple chain hotels, once again probably not rural. Over 80% of the US population lives in an urban area. And yet so many think they live "rural" because their town isn't NYC or SF. https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2019/11/22/evaluating-what-makes-a-us-community-urban-suburban-or-rural/ https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2019/11/22/evaluating-wh... 31% of people who live in NCHS defined suburban areas think they live in rural areas. They LARP as cowboys living in urban areas. I'm surrounded by them. https://youtu.be/6q_BE5KPp18 https://youtu.be/6q_BE5KPp18
- marsovo 2y ago
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lolinder 2y ago
You're being needlessly pedantic. The top-level comment is saying that they could only live in a big city for {reasons}—it's very very clear that a small town of 5000 doesn't count for them. In that context, the commenter that started this subthread is clearly using "rural" to describe everything that isn't in a big city—places where there are hour-sized gaps between small towns count as rural when it's used to distinguish from "big city". Trying to insist on a different dividing line between categories is not useful in this context where OP was already clear that they believe a small town doesn't work for them.
- vel0city 2y ago
  > In that context, the commenter that started this subthread is clearly using "rural" to describe everything that isn't in a big city That's not the term for rural though. That's small towns and villages, not "rural". These are real words with real meanings. If I started saying the furry 30lb animal in my house that goes "bark" is an elephant it's not the right term to use and I'd welcome you calling out my improper usage. Most Americans have never really experienced "rural" living. But I guess you'd prefer for people to just continue to ignorantly use improper terms. Better get off the computer tonight and fly my elephant around the galaxy. Or walk my dog around the block. Words have no meanings anymore, it's all pedantic.
  - rascul 2y ago
    Which definition of "rural" are you referring to?
    - vel0city 2y ago
      NCHS codes, RUCC codes, census designated places, ZIP code designations, take your pick. All of those are generally OK by me. Something other than just "small towns and villages exist", as both easily get classified as urban or suburban. I've got loads of data backing up my assertion tons people think they live in a rural area don't live in a statistically classified rural area. People overly misuse the term rural and don't really understand a truly rural area.