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What is the equivalent of doing this in a car? Just driving around aimlessly, thinking and observing.

• thethought 4y ago
  >> driving around aimlessly Commuting to work? Couldn’t resist. Sorry.
• drewzero1 4y ago
  Getting just a little bit lost, and enjoying the scenery on the way. It can be very relaxing if you don't panic about needing to be somewhere.
• floren 4y ago
  Cruising. See American Graffiti
  • googlryas 4y ago
    Not quite - cruising, at least AIUI, is more about being seen and seeing people. more of a performance than just letting yourself get lost in the world.
    • ummonk 4y ago
      I've never understood the word to have that connotation of performance.
• wenc 4y ago
  Some cities are too big to cover by foot. So I set my GPS to route to home, and I just drive around a neighborhood randomly and when I get tired I follow the directions to home. I did this in my home city of Chicago, and discovered so many new nooks and crannies and interesting streets that I would never had occasion to traverse. I also learned where major streets ended eg Michigan Ave.
  • junga 4y ago
    20 years ago I enjoyed this too. But today I can't imagine burning fuel as a past time activity. It even makes me angry thinking others still do this.
    • wenc 4y ago
      You might want to temper that with a sense of proportion. Typically downtown locations are quite compact and it doesn’t really take a lot of gas (or electricity as the case may be) to drive around the city once in a while. Also I imagine very few people actually do this.
• drivers99 4y ago
  One time I went on a drive and only took right turns and only when I felt it might be interesting. Ended up in a suburban area I'd never seen before and discovered a restaurant from a chain in my home state that I didn't realize was here.