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Originally Posted by manny_santos
After I spent that month in Latin America two years ago, where the streets were vibrant with kids playing, adults out shopping, and people selling food on the street, the first thing that struck me coming into my parents' neighbourhood was how DEAD everything was. I thought I was in a cemetery. Everyone was hiding inside. From what? Their neighbours? And where were the kids? Not outside kicking a ball around, but likely inside playing Xbox for hours on end.
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You don't even need to go to Latin America for that. Townhouse complexes, by virtue of their higher density, often encourage people to interact more with each other. In my London complex, backyards have no rear fence, and so people often mingle together, talk and have outdoor BBQs. I rarely saw this happen in my old Toronto suburb. Speaking of the Imperial Capital, The Danforth area in Toronto, and even certain sections of Scarberia, are alive and teeming with people.
Then again, increasing density is not always the answer. In particular, I was surprised with how antisocial everyone was in my ex's tower block on Richmond. Nobody even responded to a friendly "hi" on the way in the door
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