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The other big difference between the USA (and Canada) and other places in the world is the built environment. NA does have a scattered few walkable cities, but
by Tiktaalik 4y ago
The other big difference between the USA (and Canada) and other places in the world is the built environment. NA does have a scattered few walkable cities, but there's a great many places where it's effectively impossible by design to go about the tasks of ones day fueled only by person power and not by getting in a car. This has implications on the amount of calories people are burning every day.
- insane_dreamer 4y agoExcellent point. I didn't even own a car before moving to the US 5 years ago (even after having kids). I commuted to work by a combination of bike / subway, walked kids to school, and walked or biked to local errands. Denser layouts meant most things we needed were within walking distance or a few subway or bus stops away. And if we wanted to get out of the city on the weekend we'd rent a car.