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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Hah. the biggest inaccuracy here is too many roundabouts.

Honestly, the part that shocks me landing in the US is typically the repeat buildings. The same mall, the same school, the same baseball... eh... court? pitch? gamey space? All of it repeated at regular intervals, surprisingly close to each other.

Because you can't all get to the same one, so they need to copy paste the facilities within driving distance for coverage area like it's Sim City.

Also, holy crap, that's why Sim City works like that.

EDIT: Also why even in moder city builders you can't have housing over commercial areas and why people freak out by cranking up their taxes by 0.1%, but I had noticed those already.

[–] Danatronic 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's called a baseball diamond.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what you call the actual field, not just the actual square part with the bases? I wasn't being facetious, I genuinely didn't know what word to use there.

[–] Danatronic 1 points 1 year ago

It's named after the bases but I believe it includes the outfield too.

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