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no way! in america we don't have any of those things!

Within a 10 min walking distance of a US suburb?

Soccer moms was a phrase invented in the US for a reason.

the key difference is that the american can choose to live in the city and enjoy these cutesy activities. in a lot of european countries, owning a home seems extremely difficult without inheriting, so they have no choice but to rent

i think the op framed the argument in a way that will make a lot of people react negatively

Home ownership[0][1] is pretty much on par US vs EU.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_home_owne... [1]https://eyeonhousing.org/2015/06/a-cross-country-comparison-...

A lot of myths in this whole thread.

Not really. We’ve turned most cities into ghettos to store poor people, so you need to either be connected to get into the better public schools, or have the cash to go private.

The countryside is similar.

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