During the countdown, what is the difference between how the people in the Capital act vs. the people in District 12?

The Hunger Games.

Answer: District 12 is the smallest and poorest of the thirteen districts of Panem. Located in Appalachia, it had a population of around 8,000 people before the district was firebombed by the Capitol. District 12's main industry is coal mining, but after the Second Rebellion, the mines were closed and their main industry became the production of medicines. District 12 is also the original home to the victors Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mallark and Haymitch Abernathy.