What would it take for you to give up car ownership for ride sharing?

[shp4man]

That actually might not work in Barcelona. 

Por que?, they no speaky Spanish?

[Raza]

Por que?, they no speaky Spanish?

I'd say the vast majority do, but in Barcelona, I believe the preferred language among a slim majority is Catalan. 

[Laconian]

I'm great man, eating croissants in Barcelona at the moment. Trump can't stop me

Oh man, I loved Barthelona!!

[Laconian]

I'd say the vast majority do, but in Barcelona, I believe the preferred language among a slim majority is Catalan. 

Yeah, they're pretty prickly about Spanish cultural influence.

[12,000 RPM]

Just tell the waitress "Uno mas cervesa, por favor!" 

I don't drink anymore, unless I have to, like the free glass of wine they gave us at the flamenco show last night.

[12,000 RPM]

I'd say the vast majority do, but in Barcelona, I believe the preferred language among a slim majority is Catalan.

I think tonight was the first time I heard someone throw out some "ths". Everyone speaks Spanish and enough English to make money off us tourists.

[shp4man]

I don't drink anymore, unless I have to, like the free glass of wine they gave us at the flamenco show last night.

Well, that's what I would have told the waitress. Plus, would have added "Y un chupito de tequila, tambien!"

[giant_mtb]

Just tell the waitress "Uno mas cervesa, por favor!" 

Whenever somebody says that, I grab Bud Light from the cooler as a joke.  Oh, you wanted Corona?  Fucking say so. 

[shp4man]

Whenever somebody says that, I grab Bud Light from the cooler as a joke.  Oh, you wanted Corona?  Fucking say so. 

"Uno mas cervesa Bohemia, por favor!"

Fixed it. 

[Soup DeVille]

You want one more western Czechoslovakia?

[giant_mtb]

"Uno mas cervesa Bohemia, por favor!"

Fixed it. 

Uh, nope. Don't you live in SoCal? lol

[shp4man]

Es la cervesa Mexicano mas bueno!





Need Hector to back me up on this one. Sorry about Trump, Hector. 

[Raza]

I'm a Negra Modelo guy. Though I don't really drink much beer anymore.

[giant_mtb]

I'm a Negra Modelo guy. Though I don't really drink much beer anymore.

I'm starting to like beer less and less.  It's a good social/party beverage when you're on a long haul, but it's starting to appeal to me less and less as a daily beverage, regardless of brand/kind.  Probably a good thing, really, as long as I don't switch to liquor. 

[Raza]

I'm starting to like beer less and less.  It's a good social/party beverage when you're on a long haul, but it's starting to appeal to me less and less as a daily beverage, regardless of brand/kind.  Probably a good thing, really, as long as I don't switch to liquor.

I only drink once or twice a week, if that, but I am definitely a hard liquor kind of guy.  Summer is the time of gin cocktails!

[giant_mtb]

Nothin' like a good Tom Collins on a summer afternoon.

[TBR]

Eh, I could see us going down to one car as long as I am in the job I am in now. But zero cars seems unlikely... not anywhere that I would want to live on a permanent basis.

[TBR]

Lots of businesses move to the suburbs here.  Why pay more to be in a city, when all your employees live out in the suburbs anyways?

Within 2 miles of my house, there are 2 national HQs, and multiple other big company locations.

Because the suburbs are not a singular place. Yes, 90% of your employees might live in the suburbs. But that doesn't mean they all live in the same suburb. For example, Irving to Rockwall is 37 miles. Those are both suburbs of Dallas. Wouldn't it be better to based in between those two rather than in one or the other? Being in the city center also makes public transportation more viable for more people.

Not to mention being outside of the city can be a serious mark against some companies when recruiting talent. One of our chief competitors was in the suburbs for a long time (convenient for the partners), and it was a definite edge when recruiting against them. If there is a robust urban / residential area, then generally younger, more educated people are going to want to live there. At least until they can settle down. But, even when the do settle down, they would probably stay "within the perimeter" if they can afford to.

[MrH]

In Dayton, all the nice suburbs are south of town.  It's easier to drive between suburbs than through the city, so everyone just opens offices down here.

[TBR]

I imagine the dynamics in a midsize city like Dayton are quite different than those of somewhere like Atlanta or Dallas, where suburban sprawl is a real issue. It's too hard to untangle Dallas from Fort Worth, but the Atlanta metro area has 7x the people and 5x the area compared to the Dayton metro area.