let's be real, I've been living in the US for 10 years now and almost 100% of the US cities are based on a rectangular grid plan. Almost all European cities are

let's be real, I've been living in the US for 10 years now and almost 100% of the US cities are based on a rectangular grid plan. Almost all European cities are too old to have one unless they were rebuilt (ie. Baron Haussmann work in Paris). I don't think he's conflating, I had the same exact impression when hearing "I had to run 5 blocks"... it's just an American thing.