I'd feel somewhat apprehensive of the natives if I were to travel into some backwoods place in, say, the Ozarks. (My apologies to the people in the Ozarks, however, did you ever see the movie "Deliverance?" -- yes I know it was just a movie, but hopefully you get my drift here!) I'd wonder what I'd be getting myself into. I hope I'd be more sensitive than Mr. Darcy, and have better social skills than he, but then I'm considerably older than he was, and have considerably more experience, at my advanced age, in dealing with people. Mr. Darcy was from the country, but with a very sophisticated family and background, so I'd say he's more "big-city" type; he does have a house in town. I'd guess though, that he worked hard at being the "Master" and perhaps didn't bother getting into the social milieu much. His time was normally better spent than in going to hick-town assemblies, but he's humoring his friend, Bingley, by going to this one. I think he wants to help Bingley learn to be a land owner, that's why he's there. His attitude at the Meryton Assembly wasn't much help, though, was it!