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At least in Asia, many people live in apartment blocks which are built directly on top of a mall. So those malls usually local amenities, but then also serve as
by corimaith 3y ago
At least in Asia, many people live in apartment blocks which are built directly on top of a mall. So those malls usually local amenities, but then also serve as metro stations and bus hubs to outlying areas. It's the way that the lifestyle is structured that creates this system, and it's hard to see how one might apply the american style suburbs and single homes to this system.
Also modern asian malls are generally much more luxurious than western malls, very clean, air conditioned, with 3 or more floors, ice rinks, pop up events, clean toilets, etc. Many of your local malls of a city would be comparable to the best of an American city, let alone the best of that respective city.
- nobaelazum 3y agoExactly right. The malls in Asia fit the lifestyle very well, being well integrated into the daily commute and easily accessible to so many within the community. These malls are some of the nicest places you can go and offer tons of restaurants options, boutiques etc that make each one feel unique. It's incredible how much better it is than what we have in the states IMO.
- julian_t 3y agoWhen working in Shanghai I had to go to an office in an outlying district, where the subway station was below a mall, and the way in and out of the subway was through a MacDonalds, walking past the queues waiting to order. The first time I went I was sure that couldn't be right, but it was.