boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSingapore: Right to own a car starts at $76,000. And that doesn’t include the caredition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down16
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minus-squareBlackrook7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down41·1 year agoThere’s lots of things you don’t need. Like freedom, space to move, privacy, the ability to travel outside your city.
minus-squarespongebue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoI am far from being the fuckcars type. With that said, you do know that you can have those things without a car, right?
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt is the American car mentality. Cars are so ingrained in their society, they can’t even fathom anything else. I know plenty who do not even have a driver license in Belgium. They get around by bike and public transport just fine. Hell I have a car and I get around most of the time without it.
minus-squareBlackrook7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWell, considering my work area is like seven times larger than all of Belgium, no, i cannot fathom life without a car.
minus-squareStumblinbear@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYou know you can do those things without a car right…? Right…!?
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoRent a car then? It’s not brain rocketry
minus-squarelustyargonian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoYou do realize Singapore is basically a city country? There’s no country side or neighbouring town/city/village.
There’s lots of things you don’t need. Like freedom, space to move, privacy, the ability to travel outside your city.
I am far from being the fuckcars type. With that said, you do know that you can have those things without a car, right?
It is the American car mentality.
Cars are so ingrained in their society, they can’t even fathom anything else.
I know plenty who do not even have a driver license in Belgium. They get around by bike and public transport just fine.
Hell I have a car and I get around most of the time without it.
Well, considering my work area is like seven times larger than all of Belgium, no, i cannot fathom life without a car.
You know you can do those things without a car right…? Right…!?
Rent a car then? It’s not brain rocketry
You do realize Singapore is basically a city country? There’s no country side or neighbouring town/city/village.