Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
Oh yeah. We didn’t really get to know our neighbors until we adopted a dog and were out walking him regularly.
Also, I have an RV and we spend a lot of time in campgrounds. Same thing there - it’s nothing to chat with some random stranger for 15-20 minutes. Usually the conversations center around where we’re going, where we’ve been, where home is, and so on. Then we never see them again, usually. Occasionally we form longer term friendships.
Oh yeah. We didn’t really get to know our neighbors until we adopted a dog and were out walking him regularly.
Also, I have an RV and we spend a lot of time in campgrounds. Same thing there - it’s nothing to chat with some random stranger for 15-20 minutes. Usually the conversations center around where we’re going, where we’ve been, where home is, and so on. Then we never see them again, usually. Occasionally we form longer term friendships.