Things in poor neighborhoods are done differently than in middle- and upper- class neighborhoods. People that grow up in poor neighborhoods develop behaviors, customs, and beliefs that are different from other neighborhoods because they are part of surviving in the struggle. When they move on up, some of those behaviors, customs, and beliefs are no longer necessary and can even be harmful (e.g. strong reactions to perceived attacks). Others may actually provide an advantage (e.g. living through power outages). Regardless, these changes can cause a sense of estrangement from their childhood and original culture, leading to some resistance. Given all that:

What did you change and what did you keep?

  • I'm back on my BS 🤪OPEnglish
    3•2 months ago

    “the sticks” doesn’t mean poor

    Is there an informal term that would describe poor rural neighborhoods similar to ghetto/barrio?

    • @glimse
      9•2 months ago

      My friend grew up in the type of neighborhood you’re describing and he calls them “backwoods communities”

      • @[email protected]
        1•2 months ago

        I’ve never heard this term. We always called them the estate, because usually they were council estates.

        • @glimse
          1•2 months ago

          Local terms will surely vary, he’s from the US east coast

            • @glimse
              1•2 months ago

              …where did OP ask for UK-specific terms? I didn’t say “the estates” was wrong, I answered OP’s question in a comment chain that happened to start with a UK terms for poor neighborhoods…

              • @[email protected]
                1•2 months ago

                The OP asked, in this thread, for the UK term that works. Your reply to that question led them to add another US term thinking that you were providing a UK term.

                • @glimse
                  1•2 months ago

                  Are we reading the same thread? Nowhere in the comments does OP ask for UK-specific terms. OC said “the sticks” doesn’t mean poor (agreed) and mentioned what the UK. OP accepts then asks for a better term and I replied with my anecdote.

                  “Backwoods” is what my friend calls the poor part of “the sticks” so I believe my reply was relevant

                  • @[email protected]
                    1•2 months ago

                    We’re obviously both interpreting the thread differently and only the OP knows whether they were asking the UK resident for the UK term or whether the OP was asking the UK resident for more US terms.