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> When I’m in Japan it’s common to see parents carting around a kid or two on an appropriately kitted out bike for example. Yes, and now look at their fertilit
by cyberax 1y ago
> When I’m in Japan it’s common to see parents carting around a kid or two on an appropriately kitted out bike for example.
Yes, and now look at their fertility rates.
- cosmic_cheese 1y agoI’m not saying that Japan has it all figured out, just that cities can be built to allow many families to thrive without a car. Japan has their own set of issues w.r.t birthrate, but it’s partially a different set than those seen in the US.
- cyberax 1y agoOK. Can you get a double stroller into busy Tokyo subway during the rush hour?
- cosmic_cheese 1y agoProbably not, but I barely see strollers over there anyway, and it’s also rare to take kids on the train/subway during rush hour. Kids are usually carried or toted in one of those front-body-kid-carriers (sorry don’t know the name) until they can walk, after which they walk (or for longer rides, get taken on a bike). If I see little kids on the train it’s most often before or after rush hour during the slower times. A lot of American norms don’t carry over.
- cyberax 1y agoThank you for illustrating exactly why dense cities are inimical to having more than one child.