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I love how (presumaly) the young Europeans think all of American suburbia is desolate, no amenities, and soul crushing. LOL! They are right about one thing, a lack of meeting places (in winter, anyway) besides each other's houses.
And yet the rates of stay at home moms are nearly identical.
How DO those American mothers do it without all those subsidies?
Simple, their husbands have to work harder
According to the ILO, “Americans work 137 more hours per year than Japanese workers, 260 more hours per year than British workers, and 499 more hours per year than French workers.”
I love how (presumaly) the young Europeans think all of American suburbia is desolate, no amenities, and soul crushing. LOL! They are right about one thing, a lack of meeting places (in winter, anyway) besides each other's houses.
We just invite people we know into our own houses.
Or we meet up at coffee shops or clubs or restaurants in town. No biggie. It's like a five or ten minute drive.
According to the ILO, “Americans work 137 more hours per year than Japanese workers, 260 more hours per year than British workers, and 499 more hours per year than French workers.”
OMG, that's an average of about an hour more per work day.
And I'd bet that most Americans would say that owning a house in the suburbs rather than living in a congested apartment complex or multifamily building is worth that extra hour of work.
Here's the thing - people move to the suburbs because they LIKE the comfortable lifestyle. It's not like we don't have a choice in the matter. We LIKE owning our own single detached homes, having our own yards, our own garages and cars and communities. If people don't like or want that, they don't have to move there - they can live in an urban center if that's their preference.
Not out in the suburbs though, right? I mean in the inner city yes.
{sigh} Yes, we have shops, libraries, community centers, and parks (not sure what you mean by halls) as well as hospitals, markets, drugstores, etc. IN THE SUBURBS. The nearest "inner city" to me is Los Angeles, 50 miles away, and I never go there. Never. Why would I, when I can walk or drive 5 to 10 minutes and have everything I need right here!
Not out in the suburbs though, right? I mean in the inner city yes.
I mean in the suburbs.
I live in what is commonly called a "bedroom community" about 8 miles outside a larger metro area. Within a three minute (maybe even less) drive from my house are ALL the amenities you listed as well as the additional ones I listed, with the exception of the larger hospital, which is about a fifteen minute drive, though we have two large clinics with extended hours (branches of the two main hospitals here) within 90 seconds of my house.
I live in the suburbs, in a neighborhood with probably about 300 homes. I could walk to those amenities I mentioned but I'd rather drive.
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