I've known ladies like that, yes, but I can't say that we're close friends. Nothing really in common: they're girly-girls and I'm more of a tomboy who'd rather be mucking around in the woods, fishing, or playing in the garden dirt. :~)
We had neighbors who aren't here anymore. He grew up here, owned a log cabin down the road and a hundred acres or more of timberland. She grew up in urban Phoenix and was his 2nd wife. She HATED it here. They compromised by living half the year (winter) in Arizona, and summers (April - Oct.) here. The pandemic apparently ended that; they sold the property and live FT in Arizona now. Felt sorry for her a couple years ago when another neighbor had a bonfire and cookout and invited everyone. Mrs. Urban came with her husband and her elderly mom, who was visiting them. Both ladies were dressed beautifully in attractive dressy clothing, jewelry, lovely nails, makeup, stylish hair. The rest of us wore plaid and jeans.
Hmm, I do agree that there is a type of culture war but not on its form. There is definitely a city vs rural divide but I don't think it's that because when more conservative rural ppl think of the city, they think of urban blacks, poverty, crime. I'm not conservative myself but that is kind of the mental picture I have of the only city I've really known -- St. Louis. I have little in common with city dwellers except that I tend to share their POV as a lefty. They, in turn, have little in common with me, or with rural farmers, retirees, blue collar folks, etc. Is that what you mean?
What puzzled me about Guille's wife is her status symbol desires, not the fact that she would prefer city living over his desire to live in the Ozarks. He said she wants beachfront property for the status, not so much for the nightlife.
