• half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    One of the things that legit blew my mind moving from Northern California to Texas is how many freaking drive thrus there are here. It’s wild. They are just attached to everything. I guess it’s a byproduct of land being at less of a premium.

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      1 year ago

      I think it’s cultural, too. You might also notice that people drive up and down the parking lot at Walmart looking for a space just ten feet closer to the entrance. Getting out of the car and walking somewhere is anathema in places like Tx.

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        1 year ago

        Yup. Although to be fair, the urban/suburban sprawl here is pretty wild. I’m in DFW suburbs and there is nothing walkable around me. Closest grocery store is a 6mile round trip with missing sidewalks and I’d probably consider anything within like 20-25 mins by car to be “close.” When you have to rely on your car so heavily, it’s no wonder that it doesn’t even occur to people there’s any other way.