Rural kid meets NYC energy and it broke their brain
Grew up nowhere near anything. Met a guy from NYC who complained Rochester had nothing to do. I was genuinely confused.
Then it hit me: people in New York don't buy TVs because there's too much happening outside to sit and watch one.
That's the actual difference. Not money, not options on paper. Just the baseline expectation that you exist in the world instead of at home.
Texans literally can’t understand that life is supposed to be lived outside of the house. I try explaining the lifestyle of Paris and NYC to people and they are incapable of comprehending
Urban vs rural life isn't about activities available, it's about whether you expect to leave your house.
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