Well, after a few weeks where the comments weren't working, I sat down to give you a better description of the problem, and they work! Having just returned from a month in Torino, I can vouch for everything you've written. I was in a toy store that looked small from the outside, but had dozens of small-to-medium sized rooms connected by corridors and even an escalator. One street had thick glass embedded in the sidewalk - these were skylights for the street below. (I think it would be strange to see the soles of people's shoes overhead as you sat at your desk). My host at my homestay didn't own a car, but had three bikes - one for short errands that she didn't care if someone stole, one for longer errands in town, and a quality one for long rides in the countryside on weekends. Even from a city of over 1 million people, you can reach the countryside by bike in ten or fifteen minutes. Amongst her network of friends she has two cars she can borrow in a pinch. Her son is a dentist and his surgery is on the second (Italian first) floor, facing the street. When it starts getting dark, it's possible to watch people get root canals from down on the street. Torino also has miles of portici (ornate covered sidewalks) so it's possible to cover long distances with only the least bit of exposure to rain.
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Well, after a few weeks where the comments weren't working, I sat down to give you a better description of the problem, and they work! Having just returned from a month in Torino, I can vouch for everything you've written. I was in a toy store that looked small from the outside, but had dozens of small-to-medium sized rooms connected by corridors and even an escalator. One street had thick glass embedded in the sidewalk - these were skylights for the street below. (I think it would be strange to see the soles of people's shoes overhead as you sat at your desk). My host at my homestay didn't own a car, but had three bikes - one for short errands that she didn't care if someone stole, one for longer errands in town, and a quality one for long rides in the countryside on weekends. Even from a city of over 1 million people, you can reach the countryside by bike in ten or fifteen minutes. Amongst her network of friends she has two cars she can borrow in a pinch. Her son is a dentist and his surgery is on the second (Italian first) floor, facing the street. When it starts getting dark, it's possible to watch people get root canals from down on the street. Torino also has miles of portici (ornate covered sidewalks) so it's possible to cover long distances with only the least bit of exposure to rain.