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IMO urbanism plays a key role. Spanish cities are very dense, and until recently provided cheap housing with a mix of public-private developments. This isn't t
by spaniard89277 3y ago
IMO urbanism plays a key role. Spanish cities are very dense, and until recently provided cheap housing with a mix of public-private developments.
This isn't the case anymore (price wisw, still dense) and it's having effects on the social fabric.
- agumonkey 3y agoAnd how does it manifest in dense cities ? I mean was it a very old tradition of spending time with others, that people kept along centuries ? Is it just sitting at a cafe ? or are there different ideas/rituals (sharing problem fixing, organizing cooking, etc) ?
- spaniard89277 3y agoIt's easier to make friends and keep contact. What I've always been told by americans is that keeping in touch becomes difficult because everything is hoping in a car and spend a lot of time driving back and forth. In my city it's 20 min walking max. In Madrid it's not that easy, but still. And it's walking. Improvising plans with people is also easy because you don't have to plan ahead too much.
- agumonkey 3y agoI see, that's for personal relationships it seems. What about larger groups and larger tasks.. do people also find it natural to gather to renovate a house, or maybe a road, fix a pipe etc etc