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People who grew up in Manhattan (or other heavily urbanised area), how did your childhood look like? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Where did you play with your friends? Where did you hang out? How did your day look like? I grew up in a small town in a small country and that's something that I always found mysterious and fascinating.

When I grew up we played soccer, hide and seek, hanging out next to a river. I was always wondering how a childhood in places like Manhattan looks like

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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dallas. We pretty much only went to houses and did everything indoors. There are essentially no sidewalks there, so leaving a neighborhood without a car was impossible.

I can’t think of a single time that I was in a public place totally alone before I could drive. The first time I walked to a convenience store with a friend, I felt like I was going to get in trouble. I later realized how much my upbringing delayed my ability to mature as a young teen.