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[QUOTE="shantydaze, post: 2034196, member: 666"]
While I agree, this ignores the mind set of those that live in smaller communities.  When I lived in Chicago, my commute on the ele or taking Lakeshore Drive to the Loop in the morning was about 40 to 45 minutes.  I lived about 8 miles away near Wrigley.  This was considered a short commute compared to those that lived in the burbs.

When I moved back to Wisconsin, my commute again was about 45 minutes.  This time, however, I lived a little over 35 miles from work.  People were amazed I would drive this far everyday.

I grew up in a small town (pop. 3,500) on Lake Michigan.  I had friends that other than for school trips or athletic events never went further than Green Bay - 30 miles.  My wife grew up in a small town near Lake Ontario, about an hour from both Syracuse and Rochester.  She had never been to NYC until she came with me while I was a student at SU.  Her 37 year old sister still has never been. When your entire world is no more than 15 minutes away, it is amazingly the sense of provincialism that exists.
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