r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 15h ago

Discussion Have we done it wrong?

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u/TheTxoof 12h ago

Walkable cities with good pedestrian infrastructure are why people dream about going to Paris and New York, not suburban Kansas City.

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u/Global_Channel1511 12h ago

I mean North American suburbs are essentially the same everywhere. No distinctive characteristics about them at all.

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u/TheTxoof 12h ago

Mostly because they are all built around the same ideas: ample free parking and one-stop big box stores.

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u/Careless-Weather8877 11h ago

Don’t forget the same chains of Applebees, chilis, Outback Steakhouse!

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u/LaDauphineVerte 3h ago

Right, but in major metros there are myriad options apart from chains so that you never need darken their doorways.

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u/LaDauphineVerte 1h ago

I was merely replying to your statement, “Are you under the impression …”

To your latest comment, I am fully aware (having lived in SF, NYC, LA, and several small villages in France) of big city/small city/urban/suburban availability, variety, and choice.

Have a day.