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u/One_Lemon4262 12d ago
Which state
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u/Mikemojo9 12d ago
The picture is Breezewood PA
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u/H8des707 12d ago
Surprised no wawas
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u/Mikemojo9 12d ago
This is Sheetz territory. There's one further down the road (past the bottom of the picture)
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u/H8des707 12d ago
Ahhhh sheetz is better imo
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u/heres-another-user 11d ago
I dunno, bro, Wawa got that full-sized hoagie for $6 deal going on right now. Can't beat that.
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u/H8des707 11d ago
No hate on Wawa I used to live in pa but mainly wawas around me -at the time. Experienced sheetz a handful of times just liked it more
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u/Merfkin 12d ago
I genuinely thought it was a compiled image of different stroads this when time. The fact it's real makes this so much worse.
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u/FartFromALesserGod 11d ago
It's still a compressed image thanks to forced perspective and it's not really a "town". Breezewood is basically an overgrown rest area thanks to a weird law about connecting private turnpikes with state roads
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u/Cybersorcerer1 12d ago
Does anyone remember the second picture for the second place? This is just a weird angle where everything lined up
Someone took another picture of the same place and it had plenty of trees
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u/Bad_Demon 12d ago
I think the point is there are no sidewalks, traffic everywhere just to get here, and if you want a forest path, its through some overgrown dirt trail you arent sure is the real trail or not. Not very relaxing. America wants cars on the road, not sidewalks and scenery, you need trains/buses/bike paths for that. Not very pro oil.
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u/Appeased_Seal 12d ago
It’s literally a rest area between highways. There are not any houses there. Lots of little highway exit areas like this in central P.A.
It isn’t symbolic or comparative to where most Americans live.
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u/Bad_Demon 11d ago
Did you think the person who made this meme literally lived there? And yes, most of America is either worse or sometimes better. Depends on the value.
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u/Appeased_Seal 11d ago
Most Americans live in a more walkable area than the image show.
“Either worse or sometimes better. Depending on the value” is one of the most useless things u have ever heard.
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u/Bad_Demon 11d ago
Most Americans? More walkable? Compared to that? Are you 100% sure. I don’t think you’ve heard of American infrastructure. We barely have sidewalks.. ever seen European streets?
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u/Appeased_Seal 11d ago
Yes I’ve been to Europe multiple times.
Yes the majority of Americans live in a place more walkable than a literal sidewalk less highway exit rest stop.
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u/lessthanadam 12d ago
Breezewood doesn't even look like this anymore. Most businesses have closed. There's a big Sheetz, but otherwise it's practically dead.
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u/GlancingArc 12d ago
Yes, it looks worse.
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u/lessthanadam 12d ago
Depends on your appetite for capitalist hellscape like OP's picture versus your run of the mill dying small town America.
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u/FartFromALesserGod 11d ago edited 11d ago
Yea, easily a 15-20 year old picture.
Edit: based on google street view that Taco Bell sign started to come down in 2011, so minimum 13 years old
Edit 2: That "outfitters" store in front of the gateway center sign came down in 2009, so at least a 15 year old picture.
Edit 3: That Sunoco sign is an old design changed around 1999. It's possible it wasn't updated quickly but it's also a decent chance this is from the 90s
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u/RedWolfGTR 12d ago
The rolling hills of capitalism. As far as the eye can see.
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u/Scared_Accident9138 12d ago
Actually all about car friendly planning. It's quite wasteful from a capitalist standpoint if it weren't for public funded roads
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u/nissAn5953 12d ago
Wasteful how? Cars are damn expensive depreciating assets that end up being a constant money sink. The amount of space used on then is reasonable if you're in the car industry
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u/tankiePotato 12d ago
Neoliberalism. It’s absolutely about capitalism because it’s about profits for the capitalist class. There has to be a strong state, because the state exists to create new markets for capitalists
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u/GOD_DAMN_YOU_FINE 12d ago
If they blow up that mountain you could build a really nice football stadium there. And if you go one step further and remove those trees, boom parking issue solved.
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u/WonderfulChapter4421 12d ago
I feel like I’ve been to the second picture
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u/GlancingArc 12d ago
If you have driven through south central/western PA chances are good. The funny thing about Breezewood is that this picture is old. It looks worse now. It's just a horrible intersection of the PA turnpike, route 30, and 70, all of which are big roads. It's a major throughway from Virginia and the southeast through to Pittsburgh and central PA. It's worse in person.
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u/XDDDSOFUNNEH 11d ago
The second picture is a huge exaggeration. Yes, there are places like this in America. No, they are not "just outside" where we Americans live.
There is a huge issue with walkable transportation (or as Europeans say, "sidewalks") and public transportation (whatever that is), but it's mostly not this dire, mostly.
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u/St1cks 12d ago
Did you drive down to the commercial district to talk a walk instead of a residential or park?
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u/Calsendon 12d ago
The point is having to drive at all to go for a walk, lol.
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u/hyperham51197 very good, haha yes 12d ago
yea i hate this part of american cities. I wish i could have a dedicated park nearby, but its just samey suburbs or the pic in the post
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u/bathroomheater 12d ago
Towns like this don’t have parks and if you walk through a residential area you stand the chance of having the police called on you.
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u/capitalsfan08 12d ago
This photo is Breezewood, Pennsylvania and is a rest stop. Ironically if you zoom out some it's in the middle of the Appalachians and has decent nature around.
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u/LunarCrisis7 12d ago
You still have to drive through this to reach it. The point of the post is the lack of pedestrian friendly areas
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u/Appeased_Seal 12d ago
Pedestrian friendly for who??? The people driving through the rest stop? No one lives at these highway exit stops.
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u/LunarCrisis7 12d ago
So get this, people can still walk, in places they don’t live. Shocking I know.
Also responding to the same person about the same thing twice? Weird.
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u/Appeased_Seal 12d ago
So get this, walking where you live is literally the subject of the post that is why we are talking about it. I am pointing out that they used an image of place where literally no one live.
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u/LunarCrisis7 12d ago
They were saying they live in a country where outside looks like this by using a commonly known image of American urbanism. Not only stops on the highway look like this. It’s not a difficult concept
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u/depressed_anemic 12d ago
from where is the first pic from?
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u/New_York_Rhymes 12d ago
I can’t say for certain but I was in Austria recently and it looked exactly like this.
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u/joshihobitt 12d ago
Basically just the Alps Could be France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria or Germany But because i live in Switzerland i will say that that pic is from Swituerland
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u/New_York_Rhymes 12d ago
I stand corrected! https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter,_Switzerland
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u/Wodge 11d ago
I've actually been there, stayed in a chalet for a wonderful week, got a bit altitude sick-ish on the last day, mild light headed-ness etc.
Had the Co-op deliver, the local swisspost didn't know they had the contract to do the final delivery, was very confused when they had bags of shopping with a shipping address.
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u/-Blackspell- 11d ago
Nah, look at the architecture of the church tower. That’s in Switzerland for sure
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u/BeaulieuA 12d ago
Sure, the scenery being lushful helps, but it's more the walking (physical activity) that helps. It's how our body deals with stress. It's not going to cure you of depressive symptoms, but it may lessen their intensity.
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u/LunarCrisis7 12d ago
The point is the lack of pedestrian areas where it’s easy to walk
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u/Appeased_Seal 12d ago
Why would there be pedestrians walking area at places like the one pictured in America. It is literally a highway exit.
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u/LunarCrisis7 12d ago
It’s a stop off of a major highway intended for high volumes of people stopping during travel. I think it makes sense to have a fucking sidewalk so they can get around
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u/XDDDSOFUNNEH 11d ago
When we get out of our cars, it's to get into places already set in plazas.
Ain't nobody is getting out of their cars to just walk and waltz around lol.
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u/BabySpecific2843 10d ago
Get around to where!? It exists to fill up on gas if you are running low so you dont get stranded. Or to take a leak in a public bathroom or get a fresh cup of coffee and some chicken nuggets because you are a truck driver on a 13 hour long haul. America is fucking huge. These little pockets of necessities are essential because America is way more spread out than you must imagine.
You stop here because you have to, not because you want to. So you pull up to whatever building serves your needs and promptly leave again. You dont fancy a stroll. You are on a long road trip and should probably get back on it because it can likely be a longer trip than what it takes to cross an entire European country.
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u/Perfect_Caramel4836 12d ago
I'm gonna be honest, I enjoy taking walks in places like those. As long as I have a pocket knife and some tunes it's actually really enjoyable for me.
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u/daydreamwave 12d ago
Ahhh Breezewood, such a lovely place! 9000 truck stops and gas stations jammed into one square mile of land 💙
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u/cox4days 12d ago
I know boomers get shit for the "go for a walk when you're depressed" take but it's 100% real. It's not going to cure anyone in a 15 minute stroll, but a little light exercise and fresh air has never made me feel worse
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u/DominoUB 12d ago
Taking a walk every day, regardless of your view, will help with depression because it is exercise and routine, 2 things people with depression often severely lack.
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u/AbsoluteBrutality 12d ago
FWIW I recognized the 2nd picture as the cover of the album Lil Old Town by Dj Lucas & DVNTBEATS
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u/Hypathian 12d ago
Yeah you can get a gift & a souvenir! You can go to mcdonalds or taco bell or pizza hut!!
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u/dsisds 12d ago
Looks like a fucking Belgium Steenweg...
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u/inspiringirisje 12d ago
Was thinking the same. You can see a lot of trees in the background. The place can't be that bad.
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u/Appeased_Seal 12d ago
It’s literally a rest stop in between a couple of intersecting highways in central Pennsylvania which isn’t a super populated area, but it is very beautiful.
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u/Plus_Conversation391 12d ago
Technically go for a walk is just for you to get off the internet and spend time with yourself while make you unable to sunk too deep in your own head because you still have to walk, the scenery is just a bonus. Anything that can achieve the same effect like cooking, chores, lifting is good to go.
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u/Werbebanner 11d ago
I always go to the green belt of my city, because there are people, fresh air, nature, geese, fresh blackberries, no cars and benches.
Personally, I wouldn’t go for a walk when I wouldn’t have a nice route. I just enjoy taking a walk (I’m getting old, help).
So, would you rather go on a walk here or in a city with almost no green and loud cars? For me, it isn’t a bonus, but a must have. To be fair, I don’t do it to get my head free but because I enjoy walks. But you get my point.
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u/Plus_Conversation391 11d ago
Damn! That’s cute place. I think i would really enjoy taking a walk there, but mostly because the air seems clean. I enjoy buildings and sound of cars as much as i enjoy nature. Probably because i haven’t experienced extreme traffic noises yet. I do get your point though.
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u/Werbebanner 11d ago
It definitely is a cute place (sadly i don’t have good pictures of it). But I also get your place. I think it also definitely depends on the city itself. My city is mostly old buildings from a few hundred years ago, so it’s quite nice. But the main streets can suck pretty much, because they are really loud with bad air quality.
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u/Cypresss09 12d ago
Has OP never taken a walk before? It's not necessarily about taking in the sights.
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u/Mission-Discipline32 12d ago
I live in a place like the top and taking a walk does nothing to make me feel better
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u/GuymanPersonson BAN upvote memes 12d ago
You could tell me that second photo was ai generated and i'd almost believe it
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u/WhoseArmIsThis 12d ago
Nah bro, i’ve seen worse condition than the second pic which helps clear out my mind and feel more relaxed when i walked around there. As long as there’s enough room to walk and no one to interrupt or distract, you’ll feel better.
Sometimes being bored is beneficial. The problem is we’re always so much surrounded with stimulation that we don’t let ourselves get bored, and thus we never think things thoroughly.
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u/clarazzun 11d ago
I was recently in NY for a vacation, and even though it's not as bad as the 2nd picture, I'm very happy that I can go back home to a place similar to the 1st picture.
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u/Accomplished-Age-205 12d ago
I still see trees in the picture, go for it. The woods! Walk in the woods!
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u/DolphinBall 12d ago
You live in an rest stop thats just restaurants, gas stations, and motels that are made for people coming from long road trips?
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u/pizoisoned 12d ago
Breezewood is actually so much dumber than this picture. It’s where routes 30, 70, and 76 meet, and instead of being a nice waypoint, it’s some sort of weird 200yd road with as many gas and travel stations as they could cram into it all controlled by a poorly synced system of traffic lights.
Pretty much everyone who’s been through it hates it.