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Small nitpicky correction, but in China, city tiers are designated by policy and generally correlate to the quality of life for the middle class there. The US d

Small nitpicky correction, but in China, city tiers are designated by policy and generally correlate to the quality of life for the middle class there. The US doesn't have a tier system. If it did, it wouldn't make much sense because the quality of life in American suburbs and exurbs is generally better than the most developed cities (unless you're rich, of course). Free, clean toilets are everywhere in America, just not in the dense city centers (walkable, transit-oriented, mid-rise or higher) that people tend to visit on vacation. I'd estimate only 10-15% of Americans live in these city centers, whereas in China it's probably closer to 50%. With the raw numbers, this difference shouldn't be underestimated.

qurren 2mo ago
> not in the dense city centers aka exactly the place people need them regardless of which country In the boonies it's much more acceptable to go in the bush in either country as well
- ajmurmann 2mo ago
  As much as a dislike the suburbs, they aren't "the boonies" and it won't be acceptable at all to go in the bush there.
  - throw-the-towel 2mo ago
    Unfun fact: in Bogotá, it seems to be quite acceptable to piss in the bush everywhere, even in the centro histórico.
Aethelwulf 2mo ago
> in China, city tiers are designated by policy and generally correlate to the quality of life for the middle class there What are you basing this on? China does not have a "tier" system for its cities, and certainly not one based on "the quality of life for the middle class there".