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> > As for mixed housing, I think few people in Moscow would actively
> > seek out a house next to an apartment building--they want separation
> > from students. Does this turning inward, away from community stem
> > from our built environment, or are our communities a reflection of our
> > private attitudes? Does the desire for "five acres in the country"
> > stem from a need to hold others at bay? Do we really want social
> > interchange with the folks next door anymore?
There is a theory that Americans are affraid to be too close to to
people. Unlike Europeans Americans take up more space when walking down
the sidewalk They also live nearly in each others laps. This need to buy
large peices of property comes from pure selfishness and showing up the
Jones's.
> > > > > > Ron Force
rforce@belle.lib.uidaho.edu
> > Dean of Library Services (208)885-6534
> > University Of Idaho fax: (208) 885-6817
> > Moscow, ID 83844-2371
> >
> > "Every man must die sooner or later, but good books must be conserved"
> > Don Vincente
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