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Originally Posted by Two Bills
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The don't shop like we do. They have smaller kitchens and refrigerators. They shop for a day or two at a time. They don't come home with "12 bags of groceries"...
And no, they are not "convenience shops"... They are full service specialty shops. You go to this shop to get your bread, that shop to get your cheese, another to buy meat, vegetables, etc...
Yes, they have grocery stores, but they are nothing like the ones we have here.
When I traveled in Europe and Scandinavia, I made it a point to go into some of the grocery stores. It was an eye opening experience...
Yes, US cities have buses and taxis, but we don't have the rail systems they have in Europe. People bike/walk everywhere. Most here live too far from their jobs to do that. Many their ride scooters. That is just starting here, with short term rentals of bikes and scooters, but very few bike lanes....
In Amsterdam, there are more bikes than people. Everyone owns two. One cheap one to commute or shop with (that will eventually get stolen), and another nice one for bike trips out in the country...
There are bike lots with thousands of bikes. I don't know how you can even find yours. Most people just grab one, figuring someone else will grab theirs...
In Rome, Vespas are parked everywhere. Tiny, 2 passenger cars are parked like we park our golf carts, 90° to the sidewalk. Very few big sedans, unless you're wealthy...
And thank you for proving my point regarding charging stations. Yes, you're supposed to charge your EV at home, over night... But that is currently impossible for millions and millions of apartment/condo dwellers...