Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you?
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My experience is from Canada, but Canada is in America so it should count:
Corner shops used to exist in small towns, but they were killed by malls, big box stores, and online shopping.
And car-centric infrastructure. It's dumb to drive somewhere for a single shop, so people wanted an excuse to drive their expensive cars. Hence the one stop mega mall, where you can find everything you could want to load your car up with.
Canada is huge . and their cities are mainly built on flat ground hence the spaciousness. Add to that the dependency on cars. And you get huge swaths of unwalkable cities.
When it comes to the absence of corner shops. Its mainly due to strict urban zoning. Where they don't mix commercial and residential activities