I grew up in the NYC and in Jersey area in the 80's-90's. Not everyone is a WASP, elitist, liberal, and Ivy League educated. Since when did being educated and liberal become such negatives? I grew up in very ethnically diverse neighborhoods: Ukranian, Polish, Italian, Haitian, Jamaican, Nigerian, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, Puerto Rican, Domincan Republic, etc. This was the extent I knew differences. I did not see divisions between people based on ideas/lifestyles. I haven't lived outside of major cities (only visited) so I can not compare what it's like to live in a small town, but they seem less diverse culturally than in cities.