Comment on The American mind cannot comprehend this

altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dragontamer@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Europe has working public transit, so parking garages aren’t needed to the same level as American cities.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There are lots of American cities with large open-air commercial areas which are car-free.

    For example, the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade.

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    Which has a farmer’s market.

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    • dragontamer@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh I’ve been to New York and the Wash DC Smithsonian, likely the two best public transit systems in the USA. BART in San Fran also is fine.

      But I’ve also gone to Madrid, Tokyo and some other cities around the world. There’s no comparison. Best in the USA is closer to average of Europe, while average of USA is pretty bad public transit wise.

      Ex: I’ve also gone to big cities like Nashville, Manilla Philippines, Los Angeles where things are closer to bus-only.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And yet plenty of American cities still have large, car-free areas.

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    • yiliu@informis.land ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      “Lots” of American cities seems like an exaggeration.

      Some American cities have certain areas which are car-free.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How many European cities are 100% car-free?

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  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Even though this image is the above ground view of a giant ass parking garage. You all eat this shit up hook line and sinker.

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    • cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a joke that’s circled round like an Ouroboros. Americans say “The European mind can not comprehend this” under images of racing trucks with US flags on. Then Europeans do this in response.

      So many have been made with varying degrees of irony to the point it’s meaningless.

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      • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        👌👍

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• db2@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It appears to be 'hurr durr ‘mericans’.

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