Old perceptions that linger

[Kulerage]

Cities = BAD, suburbs = GOOD?

Not according to House Hunters. They're always paying more for a smaller house in the city because it's close to shops, restaurants and bars.

whether cities or suburbs are better really depends on your life stage and your lifestyle choices.

Not so much the former.

I mean young people generally like to party more which is better in cities. I guess that's also kinda lifestyle choices as well.

Cities = bad
Suburbs = bad
Parties = bad
People in general = bad

Weird Al = Even Worse

Weird Al = Definitely not worse than masses of normals people.  He does have a couple catchy parodies.
Weird AI = Depends on what the normals are doing on any given day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_Worse

[Max Rockatansky]

Cities = BAD, suburbs = GOOD?

Not according to House Hunters. They're always paying more for a smaller house in the city because it's close to shops, restaurants and bars.

whether cities or suburbs are better really depends on your life stage and your lifestyle choices.

Not so much the former.

I mean young people generally like to party more which is better in cities. I guess that's also kinda lifestyle choices as well.

Cities = bad
Suburbs = bad
Parties = bad
People in general = bad

Weird Al = Even Worse

Weird Al = Definitely not worse than masses of normals people.  He does have a couple catchy parodies.
Weird AI = Depends on what the normals are doing on any given day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_Worse

Ah...I had forgotten about that one.

[Rothman]

Cities = BAD, suburbs = GOOD?

Not according to House Hunters. They're always paying more for a smaller house in the city because it's close to shops, restaurants and bars.

whether cities or suburbs are better really depends on your life stage and your lifestyle choices.

Not so much the former.

I mean young people generally like to party more which is better in cities. I guess that's also kinda lifestyle choices as well.

There are older people that moved from 'burbs to cities that like being close to food and services...myself included. ;D

[pderocco]

Cities = BAD, suburbs = GOOD?

Not according to House Hunters. They're always paying more for a smaller house in the city because it's close to shops, restaurants and bars.

whether cities or suburbs are better really depends on your life stage and your lifestyle choices.

Not so much the former.

I mean young people generally like to party more which is better in cities. I guess that's also kinda lifestyle choices as well.

Cities = bad
Suburbs = bad
Parties = bad
People in general = bad

Weird Al = Even Worse

Weird Al = Definitely not worse than masses of normals people.  He does have a couple catchy parodies.
Weird AI = Depends on what the normals are doing on any given day.

Given all the talk about it, I thought that was Weird Artificial Intelligence.

[Scott5114]

Weird Al = Definitely not worse than masses of normals people.  He does have a couple catchy parodies.
Weird AI = Depends on what the normals are doing on any given day.

I am definitely going to make Button Copy 2.0 use a font with a serif I...

[GaryV]

Weird Artificial Intelligence

Which is probably no worse than Normal Artificial Intellegence.

[mgk920]

'Hard Core' gangsta (c)rap = REALLY REALLY BAD

Mike

[webny99]

In my head: if a trip takes between 5 and 10 minutes, it takes exactly 10 minutes. If it takes between 10 and 15 minutes, it takes exactly 15 minutes. If it takes between 15 and 30 minutes, it takes exactly 30 minutes.

When I started my current job it took me at least a month to break the internalization that the morning commute was 30 minutes. In reality it was between 21 and 24 minutes every day barring bad weather.

I have the opposite problem. Perhaps due to being spoiled by lack of traffic in upstate NY (and amplified by my last-minute nature), I tend to always round down, so trips that could actually be 15-30 minutes are usually 10-25 in my mind.

Example: From here in the northeast corner of the metro, I would broad-brush a trip to ROC airport as "20 minutes". Google Maps currently estimates 27 minutes, but I know from experience that I could get there in 22-23 outside of rush hour.

[mgk920]

Street traffic is worse in cities than it is in suburbs.

Mike

[formulanone]

'Hard Core' gangsta (c)rap = REALLY REALLY BAD

Mike

Again, great fodder for Weird Al. All About the Pentiums for the win.

Keep it to General Highway Talk before the mods control + alt + delete (u)

[Roadgeekteen]

'Hard Core' gangsta (c)rap = REALLY REALLY BAD

Mike

Again, great fodder for Weird Al. All About the Pentiums for the win.

Keep it to General Highway Talk before the mods control + alt + delete (u)

If the worst answer thread can survive in hear this one can too.

[Scott5114]

If the worst answer thread can survive in year this one can too.

It's only been around since July, so it'll have to be around for about eight more months to survive a year.

[kkt]

Cities = BAD, suburbs = GOOD?

Mike

Strictly from a travel time point of view, Cities=BAD, Suburbs=BAD, rural areas=GOOD.

[webny99]

One that I can think of is getting between two destinations on Ridge Rd in Webster, NY.

Traffic on Ridge Rd is so ridiculous that in many cases it's faster to go up to the NY 104 freeway/service road and back down, especially during peak travel/shopping periods. However, those not using GPS and just doing things the way they've always done them are prone to wasting time stuck in traffic on Ridge Rd.

[kphoger]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

[Max Rockatansky]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

[SSOWorld]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

Kia Souls   

[Max Rockatansky]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

Kia Souls   

I struggle with two things regarding the Soul:

-  All three generations are hard to tell apart from the exterior.
-  I don't get how it is classified as a CUV given the ground clearance is car-like.  They strike me more as a hatchback akin to the PT Cruiser and HHR.  The Soul never had an AWD option also.

[formulanone]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

Kia Souls   

I struggle with two things regarding the Soul:

-  All three generations are hard to tell apart from the exterior.
-  I don't get how it is classified as a CUV given the ground clearance is car-like.  They strike me more as a hatchback akin to the PT Cruiser and HHR.  The Soul never had an AWD option also.

I recall the PT and HHR were both classified as small trucks by the ERA since they had a certain volume / dimensions of required rear cargo capacity and a solid rear axle.

The Soul always appears like it should be the next iteration of the CR-X mashed with a Scion xB but forgot the assignment on the way home. They literally never stay in their damn lane when I get them as rentals, the most annoying thing a vehicle can do.

[pderocco]

I struggle with two things regarding the Soul

I thought for a moment the discussion was going to turn religious.

[Henry]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

I truly miss the days when you could tell what the make and model of a car was just by its own distinct design. Now all crossovers look the same to me, with the only difference being what badge they wear.

[Dirt Roads]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

Perhaps 24 years old. rather?  Cars built after 2001 are specifically designed to imbibe ETOH.

[bing101]

Los Angeles is all sprawl even though we mentioned here that LA is the densest Urban area in the country. Also LA for some time has been in the process of improving their mass transit system. 

https://laist.com/news/kpcc-archive/census-l-nations-densest-area-passing-nyc

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-50.html

[Rothman]

Los Angeles is all sprawl even though we mentioned here that LA is the densest Urban area in the country. Also LA for some time has been in the process of improving their mass transit system.

https://laist.com/news/kpcc-archive/census-l-nations-densest-area-passing-nyc

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb12-50.html

Hmmmm.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-15/america-s-truly-densest-metro-areas

[Quillz]

15-year-old cars still look fairly new to me.  Nothing newer than 25 years old looks old to me.

To be fair, some if not most of those cars were replaced by blobby CUVs.

I truly miss the days when you could tell what the make and model of a car was just by its own distinct design. Now all crossovers look the same to me, with the only difference being what badge they wear.

I'm not sure "those days" ever existed. I think it's more when you grew up. I couldn't tell any cars from the 1950s apart, because they all look the same to me, with those tailfins and what not. But I can easily tell apart any car from the 80s and 90s and 00s. But yes, some of the newer models look the same to me. (And oddly enough, the 80s is usually seen as the era when rebadging was at its worst, to the point GM was basically using identical engines in all their makes, which was one of the many issues that led to their decline).

Put a 1927 Model T, a 1928 Model A, and the 1932 Ford in front of me, I would almost certainly not get them right.