He says, as if strip malls are a purely american thing rather than a cheap ass suburb thing.
I mean, they’re not “purely” an American thing, but they are substantially due to the influence of American city planning, which is why they’re most prevalent in places like Britain/Canada/Australia/New Zealand (because English-speaking places share ideas more easily with each other) and Okinawa (because of post-WWII American occupation).
He says, as if strip malls are a purely american thing rather than a cheap ass suburb thing.
A lot of these places are retrofitted stores, with what used to be display windows. This is a particularly egregious example though.
I mean, they’re not “purely” an American thing, but they are substantially due to the influence of American city planning, which is why they’re most prevalent in places like Britain/Canada/Australia/New Zealand (because English-speaking places share ideas more easily with each other) and Okinawa (because of post-WWII American occupation).