I’ve heard the legends of having to drive to literally everywhere (e.g. drive thru banks), but I have no clue how far apart things are.
I live in suburban London where you can get to a big supermarket in 10 minutes of walking, a train station in 20 minutes and convenience stores are everywhere. You can get anywhere with bus and train in a few hours.
Can someone help a clueless British lemmyposter know how far things are in the US?
EDIT
Here are my walking distances:
- To the nearest convenience store: 250m
- To the nearest chain supermarket: 350m
- To the bus stop: 310m
- To the nearest park: 400m
- To the nearest big supermarket: 1.3km
- To the nearest library: 1.2km
- To the nearest train station: 1km
Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 16km
I live in a small shithole town in Pennsylvania about an hour drive outside a major city and 15 minutes outside of a smaller city.
The liquor store a dollar store and a few tiny shops are within ~4k Big Macs(top to bottom length) away, but everywhere else needs a car. There is nothing in town other than a few small shops, everything else was closed long before my time.
It’s about a 15 minute drive to get to the next town over since all the stores are there. There is no other non car transportation infrastructure near by other than county buses that you shouldn’t use unarmed.
The nearest landmark of any cultural significance (outside of going into the city) is the empty field in Somerset county a few hours away.
Basically if I want something other than whiskey or bread, it’s a 15 minute drive. Still better than when I was still living with my parents because they were even further out from civilization.
Getting to the next closest state is about a 3 hours trip and I’m close to the border.