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Re:Americans need a six-figure salary to afford a new home i... by lukevp on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:17AM (#38228233)
It’s just hyperbole. Suburbs have grocery stores too. I’ve lived in many small towns, cities, and suburbs on several states and was never more than 10 mins from a grocery store. I live on the outskirts of the suburbs in an unincorporated part of the county ( not even in a city) and I have multiple grocery stores within 10 minutes.
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Re:Americans need a six-figure salary to afford a new home i... by opportune on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:22AM (#38228249)
It really depends on the structure of the suburb. If you are in a large planned suburb in some areas, it’s actually possible that driving out of your suburb takes 5-10m and you may need to get on the highway to get to the nearest supermarket. 40minutes is probably a rare one way scenario even with traffic but 25-30m is not out of the question. Haven’t you been in one of those kinds of suburbs? They were common in the Tier 2-3 city I grew up in in the South although I guess in the Northeast and West I haven’t seen it as often
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Re:Americans need a six-figure salary to afford a new home i... by t-writescode on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:21AM (#38228243)
10 minutes, by car going 30-50 mph
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Re:Americans need a six-figure salary to afford a new home i... by bronsonkhmai on Saturday November 11, 2023 @09:01AM (#38230341)
That comment has so little to do with reality I have to assume their mom still does the grocery shopping.
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