Oh, I don't think she's talking about suburbs. Where I live is definitely NOT suburban, just maybe not "country" as real country people define it. But without a car, I guess it would be the same difference.

I'm the same way. Where I live now, I can drive 45 minutes to an hour to get a good restaurant meal, hear a concert or see an art-house movie or live show. That's close enough to do every couple-three weeks, and it's enough for me to feel like I'm engaged with the outside world. In the past, I lived where it was a 2-1/2 hour drive to the nearest small city, and I found that tremendously stifling. I didn't have a car at the time, but it wouldn't have made that much of a difference if I had, it's still too far to go regularly.