• De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Pretty much every country except for the USA seems to be a bull shit magic fantasy land. At least when living in any kind of larger city.

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      6 hours ago

      The US is doing very badly. Growing up it was a 3 mile walk to the nearest gas station let alone anywhere that served food.

      Usually was unsafe to walk that since there were no sidewalks and I’d be charged by at least 3 dogs in the way.

      One time I tried to start exercising and decided to walk down my road. I had a cop circle me for 20 minutes, and 3 people offered me a ride which was nice but they were so confused that I was just walking

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      5 hours ago

      Canada is the same as USA in that regard. The only restaurant in 10 minutes walking distance to my place is Wendy’s. Anything good is 30 to 60 minutes walk or 5-10 minutes drive.

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      I can walk to a spot, but it’s 15 Minutes there and then again back, plus getting dressed, plus waiting for my order. I could order pick-up of course, but at that point I would have to use the same app I can use to get it delivered. Can I spare an hour for dinner? When I’m meeting someone, of course. Several even. But when I just need to eat something, I’m not going to.

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        3 hours ago

        This may not necessarily apply to you, but those 30 minutes of walking would do wonders for the overall health of your average American.

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        5 hours ago

        Can I spare an hour for dinner?

        If it’s more affordable for you to order someone else to drive through the city to bring you food that someone cooked for you then there’s something nefarious going on.