Don't act as if the cities in Europe look any different. I don't know what a "subscribe n save is" but I can find a Western Union, gambling hall and vape shop on every street corner.

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plastic-enjoyer 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> Don't act as if the cities in Europe look any different

They do look different, claiming otherwise is just American cope

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bigblind an hour ago | parent [-]

I feel like they do and they don't at the same time. The buildings may look different, but city center rents driving out a lot of small local businesses, and leaving the same brands everywhere.

	▲	plastic-enjoyer 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You are right, that the city centers are often heavily commodified to the point where they do not differ from other cities anymore. However, European cities are not just the city center, you have a lot of different districts where the commodification has not progressed to this degree as in the city centers. Case in point, you often do have small grocery stores in those districts, mostly owned by immigrants or they are some kind of organic food store.