I'm not sure this is a cultural divide so much as a political city planning one, at least today. Mixed-use zoning is a debated topic in my city. That being said

I'm not sure this is a cultural divide so much as a political city planning one, at least today. Mixed-use zoning is a debated topic in my city. That being said, I absolutely despise the separate residential/commercial zoning and how spread out things are here (mostly because of individual car-culture).