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Not to mention, in the US, a large amount of people "moving to the countryside", usually results in that countryside turning into polluted auto-dependent sprawl
by dashundchen 6y ago
Not to mention, in the US, a large amount of people "moving to the countryside", usually results in that countryside turning into polluted auto-dependent sprawl with 6 lane roads and a ton of traffic.
At least in the city you have constraints on how much traffic can fit and alternatives to driving.
- frabbit 6y agoIt's not just the US. It's everywhere. I have seen quiet country roads perfect for relaxed cycling and walking turned into dangerous, loud irritations by people who claim to 'love the countryside' as they drive their mountain bikes and backpacking poles to ever dwindling quiet places.
- dan-robertson 6y agoOh my god the poles. I think if you go to just about any moderately popular walking spot in the uk with steep stony parts, you will see just about every rocky step is covered in the scratch marks from the feet of the poles. One wonders if they are really effective if they can’t get a good grip on the more difficult terrain people presumably get them for help with.
- frabbit 6y agowhoah! I didn't mean this to turn into a Brexit, get rid of the immigrants thing!