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I lived in a rural area in Germany. My experience was that grocery shopping and just getting around using public transport is much less convenient than in a big
by f6v 5y ago
I lived in a rural area in Germany. My experience was that grocery shopping and just getting around using public transport is much less convenient than in a big city. I almost felt handicapped without a car, and the majority of people around me drived one. Having children completely tips the scale.
And yes, there’s biking, but doing that while it’s raining is a complete different story.
- SECProto 5y agoAnd if you want to compare that to the North American standard: I lived in a small town in Canada. Grocery store was 2km away - walk or drive or bike, they were all fine (though no infrastructure existed for the pedestrian or cyclist). But public transport was non-existent. A single intercity bus line had a stop ~25km away, and it came once per day.
- davidhbolton 5y agoIn the UK about 9 million (roughly 1 in 15) people live in the countryside. My nearest supermarket is 7 miles away. There is no public transport to speak of. The nearest railway station is 6 miles away.