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Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
I can imagine what it's like.
I can imagine what it's like.
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No you can't. You just have Euro-kid-on-the-internet thinking you know what stuff is like when you haven't seen it ness. -
The 30 minutes walk is a range, not a minimum distance. I barely need to turn a corner to get to 20 bars and restos.Originally posted by TCO
But I had 20 restaurants and bars in 4 blocks of me. And 6 within 2. No 30 minute walks. And it still felt loose and relaxed. Not confined.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Oh puh-lease, you think I've never been to an impressive site that had me all cuddly and warm inside? They're always great to spend several hours in, but to work in it? To live in it? NO.Originally posted by TCO
No you can't. You just have Euro-kid-on-the-internet thinking you know what stuff is like when you haven't seen it ness.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Colon, the pictures you post will be familiar to any North American who lives in a reasonably prosperous city. There are buildings that look like that in St. John's, for Christ's sake.
And ditto for your 30 minute walk remark.Comment
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And you get the bonus of the view on a neo-classicist museum of fine arts on top of that. Should make the fuzzy traditionalist inside of you feel happy.Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
I barely need to turn a corner to get to 20 bars and restos.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Pay attention man. We're trolling about traditionalism vs modernism and suburbanism vs urbanism now.Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
Colon, the pictures you post will be familiar to any North American who lives in a reasonably prosperous city. There are buildings that look like that in St. John's, for Christ's sake.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Oh, I see.
Carry on.Comment
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They're a suburb, and therefore in my estimation, by definition inferior to any form of decent urban living. Not to mention the hideous expense of actually living there.Originally posted by TCO
The Highlands rawk, Yellowjacket...
I have an entire mall within 4 blocks of me, and in another direction I have almost all my classes also within 4 blocks.But I had 20 restaurants and bars in 4 blocks of me. And 6 within 2. No 30 minute walks. And it still felt loose and relaxed. Not confined."The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan RobinsonComment
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The main problem with north American cities, building on a grid.Originally posted by TCO
But I had 20 restaurants and bars in 4 blocks of me. And 6 within 2. No 30 minute walks. And it still felt loose and relaxed. Not confined.Comment
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Problem?Comment
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Yes, its kinda boring seeing block after block all the same sized.Comment
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When I'm trying to find my way somewhere, I don't want the streets to be laid out "interestingly".Comment
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What if they're not all same sized? What if some of the streets are crooked, mainly due to geographical features, such as... oh... A MOUNTAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. Interesting enough for you?Originally posted by atawa
Yes, its kinda boring seeing block after block all the same sized.
"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan RobinsonComment
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Me neither and I like how they are mixed in. Now I live in the Fan area of Richmond. Google that. Lots of bars on corners but in the same neighborhood of houses.Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
The 30 minutes walk is a range, not a minimum distance. I barely need to turn a corner to get to 20 bars and restos.Comment
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Lots of students and stuff in there. It was not pricey for an apartment. Plus you have some trees but still bars a block away. Plus I had money.Originally posted by Victor Galis
They're a suburb, and therefore in my estimation, by definition inferior to any form of decent urban living. Not to mention the hideous expense of actually living there.
I have an entire mall within 4 blocks of me, and in another direction I have almost all my classes also within 4 blocks.Comment
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