Eh you, redneck! Village psychology

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

Fuck I take off my English suit.

Well, give a scythe, I'll show you -

Am I not yours, am I not close to you, Do I not cherish the memory of the village?

The village in Russia is disappearing. Year after year, fewer and fewer people live in the villages. This process is quite natural - the same thing happens in many many countries. But nevertheless - a lot of people in the cities are first or second generation immigrants from the countryside. And - the reverse process is gaining momentum. Creation of ecovillages, different townhouses. So it makes sense to talk about how the village lives - and how it lives.

Agriculture has historically been the backbone of the village. And most of the inhabitants were in one way or another engaged in agriculture, or otherwise associated with it. Today, domestic agriculture is not in demand as much as it used to be. Less in demand. As a result, there is no or very little work in many villages. And this is a kind of watershed. Between people and villages who have jobs and those who do not. Where there is, people are somehow arranged there, everything is relatively good there. Where not - everything is terrible. People live on the pension of elderly relatives and subsistence farming. Young people, and middle-aged people, try to leave by any means possible. To gain a foothold in the city somehow. Or - to work on a rotational basis in the city. for example, by guards two weeks after two. And those who remain in the village are those who really just can't get out - or who don't care at all. And as a result - the extreme wretchedness of life, alcoholism (there seems to be no money - but somehow there is a paradox for alcohol?) And practically - degeneration.

But these are signs of recent times. What else can you say about the psychology of the villager? First of all, the village is small in size. And that means - everything is close. Infrastructure facilities, work, place of residence - everything is nearby. Even if you go to the other end of the village, it's still not far. This means that you can be in time everywhere. This means that there is no need to rush. And therefore (and not only because) - the rhythm of life in the village is unhurried. Nobody is in a hurry to go anywhere. This is very noticeable when you are driving from the city. And especially from the metropolis. The foot speed of movement of the surrounding humanity drops literally before our eyes. Hence - a certain dimension, thoroughness. Many people even perceive it as lethargy. This rhythm of life is comfortable enough for the psyche. This is the rhythm in which our ancestors lived. It is no coincidence that some part of the townspeople are eager to return to the village even in the form of a summer residence. Even in the form of a summer vacation. Whether mowing lawns in the hacienda or growing tomatoes in the window. This rhythm relaxes the psyche of a city dweller, cocked to the limit, the psyche of a person who is ready to run somewhere every second. By the way, people often go to the distant seas for such relaxation - to Goa or to the Himalayas - where the peasant way of life has not completely disappeared.

In addition, the village is not only small in size, but also small in population. Simply put - everyone knows each other. This is a fundamental difference, and leaves a distinct imprint on the behavior and mentality of the villager. If people in the city do not know their neighbors, if people in the city learn news from TV, then in the village everyone knows everything about everyone. Your neighbor died in the city, got married or joined the army - you don't know about it most of the time. And in the village - people discuss it among themselves, discuss it for weeks. The density of social connections is higher. With the majority of residents, if you have lived here for a long time - either you studied at school, or worked, or you are distant relatives, or your parents / spouses / children worked / studied / became related together. In the city, you can push a person in transport, insult, simply ignore - and you will never meet again. And in the village everyone will know about the attitude you have shown, therefore the communication style is different, often more good-neighborly. Conversely, in the city you can afford to be eccentric, different, weird or just a freak. Others do not care. And in the village you are not. Don't give a damn. Social pressure is higher.

Well, social integration has its positive aspects. You are yours. This means that in a very large number of cases you will be helped. Because you are yours. If in a city you can lie on the street with a heart attack, and ten thousand people pass by you a minute and no one will help. Then in the village the chance that the first or second person will help you is great. Because - and people are not in such a hurry, and they know you, they see that not a drunken drunk is lying - which means you need to help. There is also a downside to such close social integration. It is not customary to give out to strangers even for a serious offense. The police, the court, the prosecutor's office are all strangers and not familiar. They came and left. And you are yours. It is possible that you killed someone, or even committed an equally serious offense. But you're yours. It’s somehow not good to hit a visiting cop on you, we studied together (fished, baptized children).

Also, on average, the infrastructure in the village is significantly worse. And very often - and frankly degraded. Therefore, even some simple actions cause a lot of effort. Until now, many people use wood to heat the stove. Many villages have no hospitals or schools (or nothing at all). One shop in the village with an extremely poor assortment. There are no firefighters. And from the police - one precinct. Who is also someone's relative, and can fulfill his duties in an extremely strange way. Many things that are simple for a city dweller turn into quests. Take a relative to a hospital or hospitalization. Get a passport - when the passport office is in a nearby town. Buy a TV set and take it home. Simple things - and so complex with an undeveloped infrastructure. Naturally, it forms a certain special way of thinking. “The law is the taiga and the prosecutor is the bear,” after all, this is a proverb about such bear corners cut off from civilization. A person gets used to getting along without the state - with all its positive and negative aspects. A person understands better that the state is something artificial, even hostile.

Well, and a measure of labor. If there is stove heating in the village. And imported water. And we have to think about how to store firewood for the winter. How to remove snow in a huge peasant yard. How to harvest. How to maintain a house in a residential state. All this is work. A huge work, which the city dweller does not even know about. Therefore - the interests of the peasant very often seem to be more mundane. There is no time for beautiful abstractions because.

Once in the city, the villager is lost. High pace of life, bustle, everything and everything is unfamiliar. He seems narrow-minded and funny, annoying and dull-witted to advanced townspeople. This is a wrong impression. This is only for a short period. In a very short time, he will get used to it - and will give odds to the city ones. Because in many issues his independence, the habit of relying on his own strength, everyday ingenuity are more adequate to reality than the behavior of a city dweller. Which is too dependent on many services and people. And he unconsciously believes that this is how the world works. When thousands of people must provide him with living conditions. And such an approach to life is not always advantageous.