Never been to the states but two examples of their mentality..
1) A friend from The Lake District in Cumbria had to work in Washington DC for 6 months with a Computer firm. During this time he was based in a hotel about 20minutes walk from the office & given expenses for taxi's to & from his work.
Of course he walk the 20minutes twice a day, got their quicker, stayed fit & saved the travel cash for a holiday on the west coast after his contract .... EVERYONE in the office thought he was very strange, very different & possibly dangerous ...
2) Christmas 2001 in Germany, we finally met up with my wife's old friend's husband (Yank)...great chap really clued with politics 'n' history ..but one of the first things he said after hello, etc..was " Why do ya'll walk so much ?" & he said that after Sept 11 TV in the US was full of advertisement's such as.." How can YOU support yer Country in these difficult times...BUY A NEW CAR TODAY!"
How long has non use of cars been looked down on in da USA?
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