I was talking to a friend and complaining that the nearest grocery store is 3km from me, he says that Europeans consider that a reasonable distance to the store and I’m just being lazy.

I don’t have a car, I don’t have a bike, and the bus only comes by every four hours. Am I being unreasonable for not wanting to carry groceries 3km in 30C weather, or is my friend full of shit? Neither of us have been to Europe.

  • maks@sh.itjust.works
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    People in this thread seems to live near big cities, which isn’t really representative of the whole european population.

    I live in rural france, the closest grocery store since I was born is 20km away (20min drive, no bus), and I moved 3 times - still about 20km.

    Lots of people I know would love a store to be 3km away

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      My girlfriend lives in a rural area. When we go groceries we consider it an outdoor activity. It’s like 4km away from her house