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Everyone I know, even more "progressive" people, treat me like a damn alien for not prioritizing getting a new car since mine died over covid.

Why does nobody blink an eye at this habit people have of just..... Sitting in their car in the driveway? Its not on, there's no music, they aren't leaving - they're just sitting there for an hour or more. I see it fairly often, but if I mention it being odd people look at me like I'm dumb. Are we really THAT car centric now that it's this normalized to be like "fuck my living room, fuck my TV, fuck my couch, I just wanna sit in my car all day?"

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I live in a small maritime town and ya people do that. They bring their car to the parking lot and line up and just sit there. Sometimes they talk to the people next to them or a friend.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Okay yanno I see that at the park and by the lake. Folks park, go for a walk, then hang out in the car and chat or nap.

I'm guessing they're doing that since it's a free place to be and the car offers some privacy. That makes a bit more sense to me than sitting in your own driveway for an hour.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was reading, thinking "this is definitely New Brunswick" before recognizing your username :P

I'm originally from Bathurst, hotboxing a Honda Civic in the McDonald's parking lot was essentially a rite of passage.

Sidenote: the culture of driving stoned and/or drunk is so crazy prevalent around here. I was pretty reckless as a teenager, thankfully I now know better but a lot of people I knew back then never grew out of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Ayyy recognize ya too! Haha it’s wild the culture here for that. I’m originally from Ontario so this whole thing was new to me