I know the rules. I've been living here longer than you have." He cracks a smile then. He nudges me back. "Hardly.""Born and raised. You're a transplant." I nudge him again, a little harder, and he laughs and tries to catch hold of my arm. I squirm away, giggling, and he stretches out to tickle my stomach. "Country bumpkin! " I squeal, as he grabs out and wrestles me back onto the blanket, laughing." City slicker, " he says, rolling over on top of me, and then kisses me. Everything dissolves: heat, explosions of color, floating.Lauren Oliver
About This Quote
In this quote, the girl is flirting with the guy. She knows the rules and she has been raised in a different environment, a different city. The guy on the other hand is a native to the town and he has lived there longer than she has. He only knows the rules of the town and he is a country bumpkin.
There is a fair difference between them and while her actions may be considered strange, his actions are more normal. In this situation, people from the city would probably refer to him as a country bumpkin while people from the city would refer to her as a city slicker.
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