There are kids who grew up in the country, and then there are country kids. If you know, you know.

And beyond a shadow of a doubt, there’s a big difference between kids who had easy access to town and those who wouldn’t think twice about flagging down a stranger’s truck just to hop in the back for a ride into town.

How Country Kids Experience the World

Country-kid memories come in every form: the sounds, the tastes, and the smells. Especially the smells. Farm Kid on Tractor FACT: Farm kids are born knowing how to drive. (Getty Images) loading...

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There’s also a sense of freedom you can’t take for granted, and plenty of things out there that can hurt you. (If you’ve ever been up close and personal with a combine, y

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