"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>>"Miche" > wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> And most likely she will be driving.
>>>
>>> Does she ever walk anywhere? Wow.
>>
>>No. Why would she? Her school is far away and so is her dance studio.
>>No
>>stores that she could walk to around here and she doesn't have any friends
>>that live near here. Not unless you consider 3 or 4 miles away to be
>>walking distance, which I don't. She does actually have one friend who
>>lives in an apartment near here but she is in Uganda for the summer and
>>outside of school they can rarely get together because my daughter is
>>always
>>at the dance studio during the week and busy with other things over the
>>weekend.
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>>>> The last time I remember crossing a
>>>> street was like...back in May when we went to another city for a dance
>>>> show.
>>>> It is just not something we have to do much of here. Most places have
>>>> parking lots. That one did too but it was across the street.
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>>> Incredible.
>
>>Why do you say that?
>
> Suburbs where nobody ever walks, and where all destinations are
> surrounded by large parking lots such that you never even cross
> a street on foot, are not entirely unique to parts of North America; but
> they are not the norm world-wide. What you're describing is in fact
> surprising to many people.

I suppose it could be. The only other country I've been to is Canada and
it's pretty much like here. At least the few parts I've been to.