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Which ones are you thinking about?

by Chris2048 9y ago

galfarragem 9y ago
According to my point of view, in Western Europe urban areas only the poor kids wander around and just because their parents don't afford to control them. However in Eastern Europe, nowadays not correlated with leftist policies, kids wander around..
- icebraining 9y ago
  Do or did you live in Western Europe? My experience may not extend to most countries, so I'm curious to know where you've seen that.
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- lawl 9y ago
  > in Western Europe cityscapes only the poor kids wander around and just because their parents don't afford to control them wat? Well, since I can only speak for the country I grew up in. Switzerland: Definitely not the case. Letting kids wander around alone is the norm here, and no, that's not because everyone is poor.
icebraining 9y ago
I know mostly in Portugal and Spain, but I've lived in Brussels for a few months and saw plenty of kids walking to school as well. I seem to remember the same in Budapest, but it was a short stay.
- apexalpha 9y ago
  I always bike to school on my own since I'm 8 or 9 years old, I think. Back home during lunch if my parents are home and back again. It's only 1 or 2 km but still. Every kid just biked to school.
gambiting 9y ago
Even in the UK, which is rapidly approaching US is many cultural aspects, there is absolutely no issue with kids walking themselves to school or playing outside without supervision. I'm not saying there aren't cases where someone overzealous gets authorities involved because they think kids are in danger, but in general you see loads of kids walking to school and taking the bus/metro on their own.
- galfarragem 9y ago
  A small percentage of what used to be 30 years ago though..
  - gambiting 9y ago
    I guess that's mostly due to the fact that more people have cars nowadays so it's just easier to drop your kids off than it was 30 years ago. Especially if you drive to work anyway, you might as well drop them off and pick them up after. It doesn't feel to me like it's because people feel less safe for kids to walk to school, it's just that driving them there is a lot more viable than it was few decades ago.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  > rapidly approaching US is many cultural aspects I think environmental difference are more important than cultural.

Which ones are you thinking about?

According to my point of view, in Western Europe urban areas only the poor kids wander around and just because their parents don't afford to control them. However in Eastern Europe, nowadays not correlated with leftist policies, kids wander around..

icebraining 9y ago
Do or did you live in Western Europe? My experience may not extend to most countries, so I'm curious to know where you've seen that.
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lawl 9y ago
> in Western Europe cityscapes only the poor kids wander around and just because their parents don't afford to control them wat? Well, since I can only speak for the country I grew up in. Switzerland: Definitely not the case. Letting kids wander around alone is the norm here, and no, that's not because everyone is poor.

icebraining 9y ago

I know mostly in Portugal and Spain, but I've lived in Brussels for a few months and saw plenty of kids walking to school as well. I seem to remember the same in Budapest, but it was a short stay.

apexalpha 9y ago
I always bike to school on my own since I'm 8 or 9 years old, I think. Back home during lunch if my parents are home and back again. It's only 1 or 2 km but still. Every kid just biked to school.

gambiting 9y ago

Even in the UK, which is rapidly approaching US is many cultural aspects, there is absolutely no issue with kids walking themselves to school or playing outside without supervision. I'm not saying there aren't cases where someone overzealous gets authorities involved because they think kids are in danger, but in general you see loads of kids walking to school and taking the bus/metro on their own.

galfarragem 9y ago
A small percentage of what used to be 30 years ago though..
- gambiting 9y ago
  I guess that's mostly due to the fact that more people have cars nowadays so it's just easier to drop your kids off than it was 30 years ago. Especially if you drive to work anyway, you might as well drop them off and pick them up after. It doesn't feel to me like it's because people feel less safe for kids to walk to school, it's just that driving them there is a lot more viable than it was few decades ago.
Chris2048 9y ago
> rapidly approaching US is many cultural aspects I think environmental difference are more important than cultural.