Living in a walkable city means my weekly shop is a few hours of walking or biking instead of being stuck in traffic, and I’m only mildly tired afterwards since I use a bike with pretty large pannier bags. Since I have no car related costs I can afford more fresh food, a healthier diet, and I can afford to be more choosy about the ethics of what I buy. There’s a twice weekly farmers market about a ten minute walk away, and quiet walks through parks to get to the shops. Living somewhere with car centric infrastructure, as I used to, this lifestyle was far less feasible.

Have your experiences been different with moving to walkable/bikeable cities? Any questions or points to be made? I’m not very up on the theory side of city planning, but my experiences line up with the whole “fuck cars” thing.

  • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    29·
    5 months ago

    Very little meat and dairy and good stuff, no bacon, no Cumberland sausages, no eggs, no burger patties but lots of veg (and nothing for it to go with).

    You’re gonna grow up small and thin on this stuff, just my 2 cents.

    • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      Yep, it’s fine. I don’t like being the “I’m vegetarian” guy, but there’s nothing wrong with his/her setup.

      I’ve done 200 mile bicycle rides in a single day, relatively tall, very slightly heavier than I like, but doing great sexually, physically, and mentally. No animal products other than dairy and honey.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      There’s milk, chocolate milk, eggs, three kinds of fish, two kilos of chicken, two blocks of butter, two kinds of cheese, single cream, and I’m a grown man 3 stone overweight as it is. Honestly wouldn’t mind if my life of lavish excess could turn me into a scrawny little thing.