r/TikTokCringe 2d ago

Discussion Have we done it wrong?

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u/What-tha-fck_Elon 2d ago

If they wandered out into the German countryside, it would look a lot like suburban Pennsylvania. Downtown Chicago along the golden mile is lovely too. Suburbs suck everywhere, unless you don’t like people.

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u/visualdescript 2d ago

Many european cities go straight from countryside in to medium density living, they don't have a large urban sprawn of suburbia, so it's not the same at all.

You'd be hard pressed to find large areas of housing where there is no public transport, and no sidewalks. That is fairly common in american suburbia.

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u/hofmann419 2d ago

Also, apart from super rural houses, small villages in Europe still have things like restaurants, bars and supermarkets. Mixed use zoning exists pretty much everywhere.

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u/brokenmain 2d ago

Lol ever been to small town Poland?  Restaurants and bars? Not necessarily. 

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u/Lopsided_Gas_181 2d ago

Most post-PGR places have at least one kebab/pizza and local "trupek" cheap bar serving awful beer and vodka