• insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Even in the deepest suburbs it’s not that hard to form community and connection with your neighbors.

      I get that it’s less “fun” to go out and make friends if you don’t got a riverwalk and cafes, but the most important ingredient is still there, which is other people you just need to step up and make things happen.

      A man in a suit (John Mulaney) on a stage with a blank/serious expression on his face. The words "Not unless everyone gets real cool about a bunch of stuff really quickly." are displayed.

      There are so many angles to why isolated people don’t “just go out and talk to people”, though I will spare the rant as I live in an area likely much less densely populated than a suburb so I’m not sure how well my experience would map to what you’re saying.

      Well, other than it’s a lot easier for some people than others due to many aspects (like the bit you mention about dogs will work better for someone who also has a dog) but those are already the sort of things that are the difference between someone with some sort of social life vs someone with none.

    • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      Don’t police stop people that are walking? I heard this from multiple people. It’s so unusual to not be in a car they investigate.

      • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
        7·
        9 months ago

        I’ve had people in cars shout at me as they pass by and I’ve had a cop drive up to me and ask me where I’m headed, dependes from location to location, but walking is just seen as an odd activity in this country for some reason lol

        • jenesaisquoi@feddit.orgEnglish
          6·
          9 months ago

          This kind of “societal pressure” for lack of a better term is probably discouraging people. At least for me it would be.

          • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            I have darker skin color so I avoid cops like the plague. I was walking home at 1 am in the rain and a single cop drove up to me and asked me where I was going and I wanted a lift, I picked a random apartment complex and said that’s my home and just pretended to go in there till he drove away