What exactly is "living in the country" or being a "country" person?

[DinsdalePirahna]

I grew up in the country, on the outskirts of a small town (Hyde Park, NY). My home was between two farms and a large horse stable. We did all the country things: swimming holes, riding horses, shooting, working the farms, et al.

But having attended good schools, having a mom who was a world traveller, being exposed to the cultural richness of the Hudson Valley and being just a short train ride into NYC (along with NYC media Influences) I (and most of my friends) never considered myself as "country"

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by King_X

What exactly does it mean to be a "country" person

It means you watch CMT or GAC instead of MTV.

[Southern Soul Bro]

Originally Posted by aquest1

It may not be so severe. As a term of endearment "country" seems to be more of a "cultural" moniker than one based on where a person actually comes from. For example, even though southwest VA has cities, those cities and the people in them will still be called country by those in coastal, northern, or even central VA. This has to do purely with the perception of the culture of those regions.

I see you're in Richmond. So people in Richmond would refer to someone from a place like Roanoke as "country?"

[Matthew Duck]

I always think of "out in the country" as out of the city limits. Being country can just simply be your mannerisms like wearing cowboy boots everywhere or going mudding on the weekends.

[Kaszilla]

In Minnesota, if you live surrounded by corn fields, you live in the country.