Reply #52: oh, but I've travelled extensively in the west,, dear

[cali]

Lived outside of Durango, CO for 4 months. I know rural. It's not about my town being small. It's about what people do here. Within a mile of my house, are several small dairy farms. There are more cows than people in my village. Lots of people who work in the woods. Just because you know Essex and Colchester- 2 hours from where I live- doesn't mean you have a clue. Rural life is not relegated to Wyoming. Some of the poorest rural areas in the country are still in Appalachia. But according to the all knowing you, they aren't really rural because they may be 40 miles or *gasp* closer to the highway. What a crock of shit.