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What's a craving or longing you have that would sound oddly specific to anyone else? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I miss malls. I miss the dynamic nature of them. I miss exploring them. I miss seeing all the things that people could buy. I miss the atmosphere. I miss the fountain you throw your pennies in. I miss meeting so many different people. I miss the escalators. I miss the joy of going into the mall pet shop and seeing the animals warm up to you. I miss sitting at the food courts, eating my weirdly quality pizza and taking in the ambiance. Hell, I miss getting lost in malls.

One of the things that feels like a stab in the heart as an aspiring parent is I will never be able to take my kids to the mall and have them experience the same experience. I look at malls now and want to cry. Look at me, a commie crying over a pillar of capitalism. That's how much of a friend malls were to me, yet nobody I know will say they relate.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Come visit Minneapolis. The Mall of America, the largest single building mall in the US, is still alive, strong, and busy.

Look at pictures online, then come... come to our mall. It'll take you two full days to see it all, anyway.

Then, take a 4 hour drive up to Duluth and see Lake Superior. If you have the time and money, another couple hours north along the coast gets you to Tofte, where there are a bunch of rental condos right on the lake. Magnificent in November, but gorgeous all year round.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I definitely plan to visit it someday; theres an Ikea like, next building over, too, if google maps is to be believed!