Im still surprised by the US car culture … im 26 and dont drive at all . I do live in a european city with middle of the road public transit at best , but i never had the need for a car , its a luxury i dont want nor need.
Middle of the road public transit in the European context is likely better than the best available in the American context, which would be from NYC. Then there’s the matter of sub-urban sprawl in the USA; it’s illegal to make walkable, reasonable to live in, places in this dystopian pit. The few that still exist are dramatically better places to live than just about anywhere else in the country but our corporate masters simply do not care.
Key is that you think of it as a luxury, where Americans think of it as a luxury item and a necessity at the same time. They can’t fathom real public transit because they’ve never had it. It’s describing color to a blind person. Many have never left their few state radius, and few have even left the country, so anything different is terrifying and unknown to them. It’s what they know, and they have no idea what they’re missing.
Im still surprised by the US car culture … im 26 and dont drive at all . I do live in a european city with middle of the road public transit at best , but i never had the need for a car , its a luxury i dont want nor need.
Middle of the road public transit in the European context is likely better than the best available in the American context, which would be from NYC. Then there’s the matter of sub-urban sprawl in the USA; it’s illegal to make walkable, reasonable to live in, places in this dystopian pit. The few that still exist are dramatically better places to live than just about anywhere else in the country but our corporate masters simply do not care.
Key is that you think of it as a luxury, where Americans think of it as a luxury item and a necessity at the same time. They can’t fathom real public transit because they’ve never had it. It’s describing color to a blind person. Many have never left their few state radius, and few have even left the country, so anything different is terrifying and unknown to them. It’s what they know, and they have no idea what they’re missing.
Yeah , i tend to forget its a necesity over there
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