http://nateliston.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/gas-prices-keep-going-up/ life through my eyes Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://nateliston.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/gas-prices-keep-going-up/#comment-189 Adam G. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:16:35 +0000 http://nateliston.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-189 You are right about shrinking. I was a missionary in Brazil for nearly three years and also made several trips there before that, and was always impressed by how compact the cities were compared to the U.S. You are either in the city or in the country, with not much in between. Not a lot of "urban sprawl." The reason? I really think it's primarily gas prices. It's always be A LOT higher in Brazil that in the U.S., even though Brazil does refine its own oil. People take buses and drive minimally. There have to be parks and stores in a neighborhood for it to be really livable. I never owned a car in Brazil. You are right about shrinking. I was a missionary in Brazil for nearly three years and also made several trips there before that, and was always impressed by how compact the cities were compared to the U.S. You are either in the city or in the country, with not much in between. Not a lot of “urban sprawl.” The reason? I really think it’s primarily gas prices. It’s always be A LOT higher in Brazil that in the U.S., even though Brazil does refine its own oil. People take buses and drive minimally. There have to be parks and stores in a neighborhood for it to be really livable. I never owned a car in Brazil.

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