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I've heard this is because homes in the UK are comparatively smaller than in the US, so UKers go to pubs and other Third Places while Americans meet at their ho
by cercatrova 4y ago
I've heard this is because homes in the UK are comparatively smaller than in the US, so UKers go to pubs and other Third Places while Americans meet at their houses.
- nicoburns 4y agoThat and pubs and 3rd spaces are closer. I have a pub 30 second walk from my house. Probably 10 within a 20 minute radius (walking).
- cercatrova 4y agoIndeed. In the US, unless you live in a city or a suburb with shopping complexes within walking distance, you have to drive to a pub.
- vinay427 4y agoI’m sure it’s one factor but probably not a defining characteristic. There are several countries with more similar home sizes to the UK in continental Europe that at least anecdotally seem to prefer meeting in homes, sometimes even more than in the US.