Slovakian Asks Good Questions About American Suburbs
Having lived in various suburbs in the US and Canada, these are car-oriented places.  Living space is as large alone can afford and every activity occurs at the other end of a car ride.  Or a bus ride if one is a pre-uni student.  In more-affluent, newer suburbs, there can easily be more cars than people and so there&#x27;s been a tradeoff between useful yard-size (where kids can play) to pads of asphalt and concrete (where cars can be parked).  Also, as ground is expensive, the inter-house distance and the yard size has dropped over the decades.<p>If one wants to interact as the original poster is used to, one lives in the city.   And there are parts of the country where such city-based living is possible (usually larger, older cities).  Biking has tried to break down the car-dominated nature but that&#x27;s more work than many people are willing (or able) to put in.  Which makes for a bad situation for the elderly.<p>And in the US at least, association with one&#x27;s neighbours has declined.