• dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    It’s different in Europe. When they say “rural”, they mean any small town not adjacent to a city or other conurbation.

    The density of small towns that have hundreds of years of history but are only 5-10km apart from the next 3-4 towns surrounding it are in a stark contrast to the 20-50km distances between North American towns. And rural farms are relatively rare. Farmers generally still live in the small town and then drive their tractor out to the fields.