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Most Americans would rather live in a big house in a car-based community than a small house in a walking-based community. (www.pewresearch.org)
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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Most Americans drive to their corner stores, I was so disappointed in my roommates once when I went to the (<5 minute walk) store and they decided to go too and passed me in the car halfway there.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago

    Yeah that's kind of ridiculous.

    But if we're being honest, most Americans don't even have access to a corner store.

    My newest grocery store is a 2 mile bike ride away. It's not awful, but it's also not that great. And my friends in apartments I've visited are even worse. I am at least lucky that the main road I have has a multi-use path that makes it tolerable.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Even when we have a corner store it may be useless. I was excited when my neighborhood got one and I tried to develop a habit of using it. But this “inconvenience “ store was useless. They’re really only interested in selling cigarettes and lottery tickets. Good riddance

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    In the NE, it is very cold, icy and dangerous to try to walk half a mile to a corner store during Winter.

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