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only 4.5% of the world's population lives in the USA
by droopyEyelids 3y ago
only 4.5% of the world's population lives in the USA
- namaria 3y agoI don't see how that points to a global average of walking distance that would make 10 miles a trivial amount.
- JohnFen 3y agoI never said 10 was a trivial amount. Only that it didn't seem remarkably high. The US is unusual in that we drive a lot more than most of the world, which eliminates a lot of walking. So I'm making the inference that Americans walk a lot less than most of the world. I just checked my own records, and on average I walk about 6 miles/day. EDIT: I tried to find what the global average is, but (understandably) there is only good data on modern industrialized nations. Amongst modern industrialized nations, the average appears to be around 5 miles/day. So I still think that 10 is not a remarkably high amount. I'm guessing the global average is around 8 or so (but that's 100% a guess).
- namaria 3y ago>I never said 10 was a trivial amount. Only that it didn't seem remarkably high. You're just copping out now
- JohnFen 3y agoNot even remotely. My other comments in this thread demonstrate this, I think. But clearly you're more interested in misrepresenting or misunderstanding my position in order to have someone to demonize.