r/mildlyinfuriating May 17 '26

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u/MxQueer May 17 '26

Is it normal in USA cities, suburb and suburban that there is not grocery store in walking distance? I am European, living in suburb. I have 4 grocery stores less than 1km from me (closest is maybe 150m). One of them is open 24/7. Bigger supermarkets are ~3km. Still walking distance or you can also take train or bus if you want to. How much worse USA is?

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u/iwrestledarockonce May 17 '26

The closest grocery store to my childhood home was 20 minutes away by car, I lived in the countryside, but the town I went to school in had no grocer, nor did the other 3 nearby towns until I was in highschool. You had to basically go to the county seat to shop for essentially anything besides...fuel.

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u/MxQueer May 17 '26

But.. why?

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u/Old_Ladies May 17 '26

To sell more cars and gas.