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As a native Bostonian, I can affirm the accusation of long(er) actual time spent working (getting to and from as part of the equation)

(we) Country people ALSO commute, but we get out of bed and enter the vehicle that transports and we transport

City folks get out of bed and walk to one transport to transfer to another transport and walk to work .... reverse at the end of the day>

Consider how much time is saved by home schooling (no bells, put your stuff away, line up at the door, change class, wait 'til everybody settles down ... etc.) ... Home schoolers get out of bed, start school ... end school ... many times by 12 noon

So too city workers