>the last people who remember America before it looked like this are dying
>>215949872you realize there are many places that don't look like this like? I live in a coastal city and it is not like this
>>215949891the majority of the country looks exactly like this. im sure 99% of american posters have seen this exact scene countless times in their lives, even if theyve never been to the exact location this photo was taken at.
>>215949891>you realize there are many places that don't look like this like?not enough
>>215949872This country has always looked like this
>>215949872>that indian flag
>>215949872I remember when i went to the usa i was the only onw walking on those sidewalks and people from cars looking at us bad,do you think I risked to get jailed for jaywalking? Do people actually use those sidewwalks?
>>215949872>>215950469also how can you maintain all that grass green and cured in the middle of nowhere?
>>215951418the grass is usually cut by an arborist/landscaper hired by the local councilsource: it's the exact same here
>>215952116first worlders have money to waste like this?
>>215952131yes, it's an enormous money sink and the consequences are quickly catching up with the current reality it won't be possible to maintain in the very near future
>>215949872Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.RIP America and the American dream. Taken from us too soon.
>>215949872NOOOO NOT ADEQUATE ROADS SAVE ME NIGGERMAN, BEING UNABLE TO GO PLACES BECAUSE THE ROAD WASHED OUT IS INTEGRAL TO THE SOUL OF MY CULTURE!!!
>>215952131>>215952178You guys don't have those mower attachments for banks that just go on the side of a work truck or plow truck or street sweeper?
>>215952277>work trucktf is that
>>215952311Loose term for trucks used to transport things, drop traffic cones, etc, for people working on roads or just hauling things that don't need a flatbed or dump truck but are bigger than can fit in a pickup
>>215952311they take out the bed and put a giant metal toolbox on the frame
>>215952277we do
>>215952250what
>>215949872And the same people are responsible for it now looking like this tho
>>215949899this. climate and crime aside, this is what it all looks like outside of Chicago, NY, and SF
>>215952131you think it's a waste but it's proof of our wealth.
>>215952862Nah, it would have been their parents' / grandparents' generations. Robert Moses (one of the popularizers of 'urban renewal') for example was born in 1888.