>>>"While some of my city dwelling friends in their twenties might find it amusing to shop at Costco"
I live out on the rural outskirts of a central European city, into which I regularly commute for work and life.
I'm often very amused at the city-dweller point of view. These are people who live surrounded, in geographically aligned order, by about 1,000 other people, on average, within a block. They're stacked on top of each other, a literal hive. Public transportation is superlative, but the city was made for horses, something that hasn't changed much.
The effort required to walk down the block to a Billa or Aldi is often far, far too great for these denizens. Actually, as a whole, city-slickers require far too much motivation to escape the zone of their immediate comfort level. It gets so cozy.
Out in the sticks, nothing at all is thought of a 20 minute walk to pick up a jar of honey, a bottle of milk or a bale of apples. Alas, city-slickers take so much prodding to get out of their city these days.
But, in the sticks, we do have a Costco equivalent. I can honestly say that I use it quite a bit to keep the house stocked with necessities. I often see business-owners from the city shopping there, though .. ;)
I live out on the rural outskirts of a central European city, into which I regularly commute for work and life.
I'm often very amused at the city-dweller point of view. These are people who live surrounded, in geographically aligned order, by about 1,000 other people, on average, within a block. They're stacked on top of each other, a literal hive. Public transportation is superlative, but the city was made for horses, something that hasn't changed much.
The effort required to walk down the block to a Billa or Aldi is often far, far too great for these denizens. Actually, as a whole, city-slickers require far too much motivation to escape the zone of their immediate comfort level. It gets so cozy.
Out in the sticks, nothing at all is thought of a 20 minute walk to pick up a jar of honey, a bottle of milk or a bale of apples. Alas, city-slickers take so much prodding to get out of their city these days.
But, in the sticks, we do have a Costco equivalent. I can honestly say that I use it quite a bit to keep the house stocked with necessities. I often see business-owners from the city shopping there, though .. ;)