It's easy to assume that the biggest differences between suburbanites and urbanites are race, and its ensuing evil twin, racism. And you're probably right. Big cities also have more people with sore necks from looking up at skyscrapers and suburbs have more quality grocery stores.
There's no getting past the race issue in this area. In the face of oversimplification, I'd say just go with it -- admit the many  differences between whites and blacks and then decide if differing skin colors, fashion choices and speech patterns add up to things worth hating each other for. And then we can all walk off into the sunset holding hands.
You say that's not realistic? How about suburbanites and urbanites uniting over the one thing we have in common: Rap music. Step aside Dave Bing, Eminem is the next Detroit mayor.
— From Ed Fitzgerald’s blog

It's easy to assume that the biggest differences between suburbanites and urbanites are race, and its ensuing evil twin, racism. And you're probably right. Big cities also have more people with sore necks from looking up at skyscrapers and suburbs have more quality grocery stores.
There's no getting past the race issue in this area. In the face of oversimplification, I'd say just go with it -- admit the many  differences between whites and blacks and then decide if differing skin colors, fashion choices and speech patterns add up to things worth hating each other for. And then we can all walk off into the sunset holding hands.
You say that's not realistic? How about suburbanites and urbanites uniting over the one thing we have in common: Rap music. Step aside Dave Bing, Eminem is the next Detroit mayor.
— From Ed Fitzgerald’s blog