>>6493834No, they don't. This is a result of how American towns are planned.
In Europe for example, there's numerous small shops and pubs within walking distance. Houses are built closer together so it's easy to walk around, there are large bike paths. Many people don't even need a car.
In America you have multiple large grid-pattern suburbs feeding into one giant mega-mart shopping district dominated by a few big-box stores. Streets are wide, and houses spread out so it's impossible to walk anywhere. Americans spend their time driving in a soundproof bubble instead of brushing shoulders with real people on their daily commute.
There is also no ethnic community, which means neighbors are estranged. People are constantly moving in and out, so nobody really has close friendships with each other. Most Americans huddle up inside, pouring themselves into entertainment media to nurse their lonliness
