We (as people from several European countries) just went to a business trip to a conference in a small town in NH. The amount of Americans looking at us as if we were crazy was quite serious. Because we were walking to get groceries, walking here, walking there, and they all were driving past us (because this is how you move around, duh!)
But I can confirm, the place wasn’t best suited for doing that, as the roads were winding with no direct trails to cut corners, sidewalks appeared and disappeared, and there was a “no trespassing” sign on every tiniest patch of forest.
It’s civilized in terms of “where to live” and “where to buy stuff”, but it feels like every place is detached from another, so you need to teleport to other locations. There is life behind the loading screens!
We (as people from several European countries) just went to a business trip to a conference in a small town in NH. The amount of Americans looking at us as if we were crazy was quite serious. Because we were walking to get groceries, walking here, walking there, and they all were driving past us (because this is how you move around, duh!)
But I can confirm, the place wasn’t best suited for doing that, as the roads were winding with no direct trails to cut corners, sidewalks appeared and disappeared, and there was a “no trespassing” sign on every tiniest patch of forest.
This is why I live in a city. I wish our small towns were walkable because at this point in my life I’d prefer one, but not an American style one.
It truly is an uncivilized backwater over there, ain’t it?
It’s civilized in terms of “where to live” and “where to buy stuff”, but it feels like every place is detached from another, so you need to teleport to other locations. There is life behind the loading screens!