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[quote=Anonymous]The smoking, as PPs have said. And the regular movement built into each day. More kids walked or biked to/from school, or at least from the bus stop. They played outside. Or they walked or biked to friends’ houses, the mall, etc. Meanwhile, the adults kept busy at home (housework and lawn care weren’t outsourced in the same way) and at the office (no email, so you had to walk down to a colleague’s office for a quick question). And there just wasn’t the abundance of food. Portion sizes were smaller, adults didn’t eat snacks, and there wasn’t a quick-serve restaurant every block. The modern retail mix is totally different — the little vacuum cleaner repair places, independent drug stores, video rental places, pet stores, and local banks are now more likely to be a Starbucks, Chipotle, or Panera. Think of how many places to eat there were in your town growing up compared to now. [/quote]
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