It's absolutely a hereditary thing. At least Nova had the entrée of a mother educated by nuns. My parents were Catholic educated boomers, who watched S01 SNL in their 20s and got basic cable in the 90s. Spiritually we were always 106 miles from Chicago.
Kids today will never know the joy of asking for directions and finding our your friend navigates by trees:
"Turn right after the big oak tree, and keep going until you see the house with the cypresses and the take the next left."