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“Communal spaces. I lived in Barcelona for over a month earlier this year, and I loved all the plazas/squares. It’s nice to have a place to go that isn’t work or home where you have no expectations to perform or pay for food and drink.”
“Coming back to LA, I went on a walk on my lunch break and wanted a place to sit after walking for about 30 minutes. The one place to sit was a bus stop, and I was honked at/shooed off only a few minutes after sitting there. In Europe, it seems like they actually care about people’s day-to-day lives and the living conditions of the city. In the US, all planning is done with profit/productivity in mind.”
