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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

And also, the big population in China would never allow for a “car culture” in the firsr place, since there just isn’t room for that many cars, public transit is a must for a densely populated country.

I've been to China as part of a company visit. They took us everywhere by car. Even what I would consider walking distance.

I did not see mass transit once. It's entirely possible that it was there, but they just didn't let us use it for some reason. Were scared that we'd kill ourselves there or something.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's because you were visiting. When I was in China (as a citizen), I always had to take public transit if I want to go anywhere. My mom had to take public transit to work. Parking costs wete high, because there's no street parking like in the US. (This was in Guangzhou btw) Now in the US, they just drive, because free street-parking is everywhere.

As a visitor, you'd of couse visit places by car.

part of a company visit.

Well that's why... they don't want ya'll getting lost and your group split up.

I did not see mass transit once.

Lol where did you go? Some rural area?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Shenzen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Okay, so I've never been to Shenzhen (or at least I don't remember ever going there), but I just looked it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Metro

If you went there like... before 2010 or something, pehaps you wouldn't see much of that, because they were kinda still building it.

The subways are all underground, so you probably didn't notice them unless you went looking for them, it's not like the US where some parts of the subway are above-ground, and others are underground. I have no idea how you didn't see any of the busses tho... perhaps you didn't pay attention to your surroundings... 😅

TLDR: Public transit exists, you either went there like a long time ago before they got built, or just didn't pay enough attention.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah, I don't doubt it exists and probably is well used by the people living there. Just wanted to address the part of the comment saying "China would never allow for a “car culture” in the firsr place" because there sure was a car culture. It felt like an American city.

I'm also aware that Shenzen is different from the rest of China, and, well, that the rest of China is different from the other rest of China.