Dogberry2;422565 Wrote: > I'm not sure what you mean. Other than people locked up in prison or > children too young to leave home, can you give an example of someone who > wouldn't have a choice? >
I'm not sure if I'm being baited, but I'll try to give it a straight reply, Many choose to live in dense urban settings. Many don't. In the US, many dense urban neighborhoods are those of people of blue collar, lower income or socio-economic groups. People living in public housing. Students with limited means. Young people just starting out with limited budgets and/or entry level jobs. People without a car who need to live near where they work or study. Higher density is often less desirable, and so often cheaper. People who live in such places often have no choice. My experience is that housing units in Europe and Asia are smaller than in the US, and with more apartment buildings and fewer detached houses (in general). Therefore closer together. And sometimes with many of the reasons in the preceding paragraph also applying. Not all cities have lower income neighborhoods. In some places, urban dwellings are expensive and lower income housing and public housing are a bit out of town (the banlieues outside Paris, high rise apartments). When I read your comment, I thought I would point out that there are many people who, for a variety of reasons, have less flexibility and fewer options than others do. Sorry for the wordy reply. -- Goodsounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63263 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
