The annual week of vacation at a Midwest beach town, in this case South Haven, Michigan, affords the city dweller that most American of cultural experiences: a trip to Wal-Mart ( WMT).

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The self-proclaimed Cowboy Capital of the World is stocked with guest ranches and real ranches, welcoming dudes (according to Merriam-Webster, "a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range") as well as legitimate ranch hands.

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Even the cheapest PCs can cost an average Chinese city-dweller several months' wages.

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