Franzl
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« on: April 12, 2012, 03:29:31 AM » |
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A good portion of what makes the US a relatively unappealing place to live (in certain respects, at least) is this constant state of fear towards "strangers". It's especially visible among parents and the way they react, you know - having even 16 year olds "check in" every so often - you rarely see children or even younger teenagers using public transport (where it exists) alone.
There's this constant obsession with "being safe". Yes, of course it's preferable to be safe, and everything I described here is probably reasonable in some (urban) areas, but especially suburbian families are frightened to death often in areas that aren't at all dangerous.
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