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Originally Posted by kool maudit
That was really interesting. I can see how France might be like that. I also get your point about nature -- Stockholm is much, much better for the outdoors than Montreal or Toronto, and it's largely due to things like nature reserves, trail networks and things like this.
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Most European countries also have a much more rural countryside than the more populated parts of Canada. Our countryside is full of scattered development like random subdivisions and estate lots all over the place. That contributes to the feeling that true countryside is hard to get to. And most of our small towns and villages are kind of depressing. Instead of compact, walkable villages we have hundreds of tiny Mississaugas. There are exceptions of course, but even our best small town centres tend to be surrounded by sprawl.