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I think you're both right. Those rugged rural folks may live a few miles apart, but they know their neighbors better than people who live in apartment building
by alphapapa 11y ago
I think you're both right. Those rugged rural folks may live a few miles apart, but they know their neighbors better than people who live in apartment buildings, and when bad things happen, they pull together. In contrast, many people in apartment buildings wouldn't trust their neighbors to pick up their mail.
- Frondo 11y agoDepends on the apartments, depends on the rural community, I'm sure. Most places I've lived, I've made an effort to get to know people, and I'd trust them to pick up my mail, I'd feel like I could pull together with them. But, I've always lived in medium-to-large cities, and mostly in apartments, so from my perspective, this image of cities-as-isolating-rural-as-friendly seems more like a sentimental anti-city caricature than anything matching reality.