So is the US really just suburbs and strip malls after all?

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Take Houston for example it’s just a gigantic suburb with barely nothing. The downtown is small af and it’s even empty despite the city itself being massive. It’s just a sprawl of new builds and strip malls which cope by having fancy stones to make it “look good.”

I’m gonna agree with Americans who say it’s boring as a Eurocel I view it that way too

Same applies with Phoenix, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City etc

The opposite? Probably New York City, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago etc all which give off a European vibe

Thoughts?

@Jason Voorhees @grav @Jgns @asdvek
 
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Take Houston for example it’s just a gigantic suburb with barely nothing. The downtown is small af and it’s even empty despite the city itself being massive. It’s just a sprawl of new builds and strip malls which cope by having fancy stones to make it “look good.”

I’m gonna agree with Americans who say it’s boring as a Eurocel I view it that way too

Same applies with Phoenix, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City etc

The opposite? Probably New York City, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago etc all which give off a European vibe

Thoughts?

@Jason Voorhees @grav @Jgns @asdvek
I mean I live in a big city in canada thats akin to New york but I have been to places kinda like what you're talking about and holy shit its so boring I couldn't stand it
 
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Have you seen perth? Like 4 buildings in the downtown and the rest of the city, which is very large btw, is just malls and suburbs

Fml:feelswhy:
 
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It all depends on the individual states. US states hold a lot of autonomy, they essentially function like mini countries with completely different approaches.

Houston feel so empty because of parking lots. In many of those "newer" cities, strict zoning laws required so much land to be dedicated to cars that it effectively killed off street life and density but it's not like that everywhere. New York City or Chicago are denser and have transits.
 
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It all depends on the individual states. US states hold a lot of autonomy, they essentially function like mini countries with completely different approaches.

Houston feel so empty because of parking lots. In many of those "newer" cities, strict zoning laws required so much land to be dedicated to cars that it effectively killed off street life and density but it's not like that everywhere. New York City or Chicago are denser and have transits.
Where would you consider “perfect?”
For me it’s either Dallas or Raleigh
 
Go to san francisco to se something different
 
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Have you seen perth? Like 4 buildings in the downtown and the rest of the city, which is very large btw, is just malls and suburbs

Fml:feelswhy:
Perth in Aus?
 
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Go to appalachian mountains
Is it just me or is it genuinely cozy and scary at the same time?

I would rather live here than civilisation like fucking New York City:

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I mean the uni I wanna go (Penn State) is located there
 
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Is it just me or is it genuinely cozy and scary at the same time?
Yeah because theres lots of scary stories about that place combined with the amazing views
 

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