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The suburbs are often sold to us as the perfect place to live. Neatly arranged cookie-cutter houses, bright green freshly cut lawns, quiet streets. On paper, it sounds like a great and safe option. But when that sameness stretches out for miles in every direction, it stops looking charming and starts looking bleak.
We’ve rounded up some posts from the Suburban Hell subreddit that show just how depressing these places can get. Scroll down to see them and share what you think in the comments.
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#1
Paranoid Neighbors And Prehistoric Rituals
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#2
Sad But True
#3
We’ll Have Suburbia 🤡
#4
Sadly Not Wrong Here
Earthquake903 4 hours ago
That's one thing among millions of things wrong with America. I f'ing hate it here.
#5
POV: You Head Into Town To Go Out To A Restaurant
#6
Dystopian Playtime
#7
An American Ram Truck Designed For Suburbs Trying To Fit Into A Typical European Parking Space, Showing Just How Ridiculously Large They Are
UpupaEpops 3 hours ago
This is a hill, I'm ready to d*e on. American cars of this size should be banned in Europe.
#8
One Of The Most Depressing Suburbs I've Ever Seen. Texas, USA. This Is Real
#10
Americans Sure Do Love Their Strip Malls And Suburban Sprawl
Roman Arendt 4 hours ago
Because in the first pic are too much places where people could hide. And that wouldn't be fair to active shooters, would it?
#11
Did It Reach The Bottom?
UpupaEpops 3 hours ago
We had this for a while in my town. So many people ignored it (including K9 officers), they had no choice but to change it. We're still fighting to be allowed to use public transportation though.
#12
Both Of These Places Are The Same Size. One Is Scaled For Cars While The Other Is Scaled For Humans
#13
You Will Live In The Pod
#15
Suburbia: Expectation vs. Reality
Cat Palmer 51 minutes ago
Bibury in the Cotswolds, UK, apparently. Beautiful area but very expensive.
#16
I'm A Traffic Engineer And I Just Finished Installing Our Town's First Bike Lane 🥰 What Do Y'all Think?
#17
No Greenery Is Affecting My Mental Health Very Badly
#18
10 Points To Whoever Can Guess What State This Is
#20
Dine With A View Of A Giant Parking Lot!
#21
This Used To Be A Forest
#22
We Could Have Healthy, Sustainable Cities, But Instead We Choose To Have This
#23
Suburbanites/Car Brains “We Don’t Want To Be Packed In Like Sardines”
Also their daily lives.
#24
Las Vegas
#25
North American "Town Squares" vs. Town Squares In Walkable Communities
David Paterson 37 minutes ago
Can I pull you up on this? In the top image the cars are placed randomly. This never happens. Not really, not in a million years. Car parks are always either full, or most of the cars are huddled into a single corner.
#27
Maga Suburbanites Be Like: We Love Living In The Pod
#28
Part Of My Ongoing Efforts To Rebrand Urbanist Ideas As Patriotic And Pro-Freedom (Which They Unironically Are)
#29
A Large Astroid Impact Sounds Better And Better . .
#30
Always The Same
#31
Found This Weird Arrangement Of Cul-De-Sacs In North Fort Myers, FL. Imagine Living In One Of The Middle Houses 👀👀👀👀
#34
Because Of The Layout Of This Subdivision, The Two Marked Houses On This Map Are An 8 Minute Drive Apart Or 51 Minute Walk (Eureka, MO)
#36
Let’s Be Real, Suburban Downtowns Are Pretty Depressing, Aren’t They?
#38
Oh My God, Just Build Apartments…
#39
Building A Picturesque Traditional City Like This Is Illegal Today Due To Modern Zoning Laws
David Paterson 28 minutes ago (edited)
Exactly. We frown on horse sh*t in the streets these days. Did they throw chamber pots out the windows? And see all the air pollution from the coal burning. PS. I notice that this is a planet with two suns in the sky. /s
#41
Really?! Can’t Even Connect A Sidewalk
Yeah, you heard 55 minutes ago
If having to take two footsteps on some grass is your biggest concern in life, you've got a pretty sweet life.
#43
He Is Literally Crying Over A Few Trees
Norm Gilmore 4 hours ago
Soooo.. What you get without a HOA is something that's a lot more pleasant to live in? And no sanctimonious busy bodies? And somewhere where bugs and birds can live?
#45
No Balls Allowed
#46
Nobody Does Suburban Hell Like North Texas
#47
Why Do Developers Use Awful Road Layouts?
#49
New Housing Development Outside Of San Antonio
Most homes under 700 square feet. Anything to not build apartments.
#50
Unfortunate Reality Of Running In The Suburbs
#53
Nothing Says ‘Vibrant Urban Core’ Like A Half-Empty Parking Lot The Size Of A Football Field
#60
Suburb Life Requires More Driving But Also More Walking
#61
Can’t Imagine A Worse Place To Live. A Cul-De-Sac Inside Of A Golf Course
#62
Look, Northern Virginia, If You’re Going To Build These Big Box Stores And Suburban Hell Sprawl Then Fine… Have At It. But Why No Access For Nearby Residents? Why Is Every Single Neighborhood Disjointed? Why No Trails Or Walking Paths? Why??? Answer Me!
#63
And They Call It Town Center
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 hour ago
I know I keep saying it, but I just cannot get over how much space is dedicated to car parks in the US. It's utterly mad.
#65
Average Suburban Fear…
#66
No Thanks
#67
Is Houston Even Considered A City. Just A Big Suburb With To Many Freeways To Count
David Paterson 13 minutes ago
OMG, it's got a good road layout. I'm so Jealous. Compare it with any European city, I dare you.
#68
Salem, Oregon
Bartlet for world domination 1 hour ago
Paint it colorful and it could be Houten, Netherlands.
#70
Walkablity? Density? The Horror!
#72
Malls Are A Waste Of Space And Are Depressing Places
#73
Truman Sports Complex, Suburban Kansas City, Mo
lightlywhispereddestruction 4 hours ago
For those of you unfamiliar, this is where an NFL team (the Chiefs) and an MLB team (the Royals) play. They are soon relocating these stadiums.
#78
"Why Don't Kids Walk To School Anymore?"
1 preschool, 5 elementaries, 3 intermediate schools, 1 highschool in almost one square mile of land.
South Cedar Rapids, IA.
Gingersnap In Iowa 4 hours ago
I'm not defending this but... this area of Cedar Rapids has been developed in the past 10-15 years. It was mostly farmland before that. The area I live in has an elementary and middle school within walking distance and buses are available.
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Asri 5 hours ago
Recently a neighbor came by to ask if his son could walk through some of my property to get to, I kid you not, his grandmother's house on the other side of the woods. I of course said yes. I appreciate being asked but I couldn't help a surreptitious wink at the kid who had already been doing that.
David Paterson 5 minutes ago (edited)
I don't get it. I really don't get it. Parking is heck in European cities. All European cities. Renting a garage in London costs half as much as renting a house. And the places you can walk to from your London home are not worth walking to. In Paris you will find 13 cars double parked in a place that can only legally fit 4.
Asri 5 hours ago
Recently a neighbor came by to ask if his son could walk through some of my property to get to, I kid you not, his grandmother's house on the other side of the woods. I of course said yes. I appreciate being asked but I couldn't help a surreptitious wink at the kid who had already been doing that.
David Paterson 5 minutes ago (edited)
I don't get it. I really don't get it. Parking is heck in European cities. All European cities. Renting a garage in London costs half as much as renting a house. And the places you can walk to from your London home are not worth walking to. In Paris you will find 13 cars double parked in a place that can only legally fit 4.
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