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Originally Posted by Catlady
"Industry pressure and a certain culture climate"--to me, that translates to giving the intended audience what they want and expect: the happily-ever-after fairy tale with the idyllic small-town, vine-covered cottage ambiance. That's just not the city in the popular imagination.
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That's another way of saying what I meant with "certain culture climate". People who for some reason are unhappy envision the perfection of idyllic small town life, and that's where they want to escape to.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
No, the visiting city dweller falls in love with the country bumpkin, eventually realizes that the city isn't that great, is a source of stress and unhappiness, and embraces country life. Romance isn't my genre, but I could name you dozens like that, not one that's what you asked for.
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I could too. That's why I'm trying to find stories that go in the opposite direction.
