地ち方ほう民みん

noun

person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas

Colloquial term contrasting with 都会人 (とかいじん, city person). Often carries a slightly self-deprecating or rural connotation.

See also: 都会人 (とかいじん)

• 地ち方ほう民みんの私わたしには、東とう京きょうの人ひとの多おおさに驚おどろいた。

  As someone from the provinces, I was surprised by the crowds in Tokyo.

• 彼かれは地ち方ほう民みんだが、都と会かいの生せい活かつにもすぐ慣なれた。

  He's from a rural area, but he quickly got used to city life.