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Edit: My father is a little disappointed or maybe sad that I don't drive. My mother too

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[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 2 points 4 days ago

I love in a city with decent public transport and have planned to minimize the need for a car as much as possible. So basically i don't even have license, basic services are within a walking distance, public transport is free and rather good and workplace has their own transportat as well.

Maybe my mother is disappointed, mostly because the remnant from society era and a car being a status symbol, but at the same time we're not close enough for me to notice it or care.