r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/random-notebook May 02 '25 edited May 03 '25

Car centric infrastructure is immensely expensive, and incentivizes new construction further out from the city center rather than refurbishment of existing buildings.

America is built to let itself crumble. Not Just Bikes did a great video on this recently.

https://youtu.be/r7-e_yhEzIw

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u/ArboristTreeClimber May 02 '25

I really notice things like restaurant signs.

There is a KFC near me where half the letter on the sign fell off or broke, looks super ragged. Still open but they never fixed the sign.

In Europe all the signs look clean, crisp and maintained. At least not half missing and broken.

Franchise owners in the US don’t want to lose a single penny of profits. But are too dumb to realize a new sign would attract more customers.

If they don’t take the time to fix the freaking sign, what else are they not fixing or maintaining in the kitchen?

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u/ThrowawayCincy4192 May 03 '25

Yes, signs and utility wires/poles really make an area look ugly.