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Housing in Europe is very different from what it is in the US. A lot of it will look something like this [1]. In England, it's actually somewhat unusual to ha
by cogman10 2y ago
Housing in Europe is very different from what it is in the US.
A lot of it will look something like this [1].
In England, it's actually somewhat unusual to have any space between two homes. Semi and fully detached homes command a fairly high price.
Roads were also not built for cars, so they tend to be much narrower than what you'd find in the US. All that means you'll find a much higher population density. You can even find a bunch of cobblestone roads without much effort.
I'd also say that cities are FAR more walkable than they are in the US. It's almost the reverse of what it is here, it can be easier to walk to the store than drive simply because there's a billion little pathways that lead everywhere.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraced_houses_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraced_houses_in_the_United_...
- jamesblonde 2y agoIronically, i rode a rented electric scooter over hundreds of year old cobbles yesterday - needed to make a meeting on time. New meets old.
- jamesblonde 2y agoTypical (nice) appartment housing in Stockholm https://whitearkitekter.com/news/kvarter-7-the-starting-point-for-the-unique-stockholm-wood-city/ https://whitearkitekter.com/news/kvarter-7-the-starting-poin...
- devilbunny 2y agoI've traveled enough in Europe, and not just major cities, to understand this about housing. However, what is the average size of a graduating class from secondary education? My high school class was quite small, just under 100, but it was an oddity and classes before and since were more like 120-150. Even in elementary school we had around 75 in each year. It is not unusual in larger metro areas in the US to have over 1000 students in each graduating class.
- EricLeer 2y agoThis will probably wildly diver from country to country, but typically in elementary school where 50 kids, and for high school around 100-120.
- robertlagrant 2y agoI was brought up in the UK and not all of it is a city centre. My schools were miles away. We lived in the suburbs.