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		mikestew on Dec 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New California law allows liquor companies to pay ... I grew up in a rural area and can confirm. But I haven't lived in a rural area for a long time, so ass-u-me-d that had changed along with the changes I've seen in urban and suburban areas. Guess not. OTOH, the roads can be pretty empty in rural South Dakota.

bsder on Dec 28, 2017 [–]

> OTOH, the roads can be pretty empty in rural South Dakota.

This, I suspect, is the big difference in attitude.

In a suburban area, you have a significant chance of hurting some else when you drive drunk.

In a truly rural area, you are mostly likely to harm only yourself when you drive drunk.

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