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PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_iw129pm wrote
"densely"
edit: for the folks who need a hint:
dense:
- closely compacted in substance.
- INFORMAL (of a person) stupid. šš»
Eggs351 t1_iw14dgd wrote
Yup, people per sqm
DaveOJ12 t1_iw14gml wrote
What's your point?
rpm319 t1_iw1845z wrote
Iām from Hudson county and Iāve called this area the sardine can for years. Whenever Iām driving back, I come over a hill, I see the NYC skyline (and chemical factories) and I know Iām close to home.
rewardiflost t1_iw189wu wrote
Hey neighbor! Born in JC in the 60s, and never very far from there.
Burninator05 t1_iw18drf wrote
I think they're trying to point out that while Guttenberg, NJ is the post densely populated city in the US it is only 23rd in the world.
JonLongsonLongJonson t1_iw199mc wrote
Well that would be a super dumb point to make, seeing as thereās more than 4,000 places defined as ācitiesā with a population above 150k, so being 23rd is very close to the top
Smart_Ass_Dave t1_iw19nvv wrote
The eastern seaboard of the United States is roughly the same size and density as Japan.
Burninator05 t1_iw1azwa wrote
I didn't say their point wasn't dumb especially since OP states the list is specifically about the US. Also, population only kind of plays into what this threat is about as Guttenberg only has a population of 11.1k vs NYC itself being #6 with a population of almost 8.2 million. The area of a city has just as much play in density.
happydgaf t1_iw1ddn4 wrote
What flavor dessert?
BabiSealClubber t1_iw1hqzl wrote
Americone Dream
HereIAmSendMe68 t1_iw1hs7x wrote
New Jersey is the most densely populated state. I am pretty sure.
Dredly t1_iw1hslv wrote
mostly RedMan and Busch Lite
Seraph062 t1_iw1o4ux wrote
LA isn't anywhere close to being one of the most densely populated cities in the States. Most of what people think of as "LA" isn't part of the city proper. The actual city is about 4 million people in 500 square miles. That gives you 8k people / square mile. New York (27k/sq mile) and San Francisco (17k/sq mile) blow this out of the water, and then there are a bunch of cities in the 11-13k range like Miami, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
The Greater LA Area does have a higher population density (24k/sq mile) but that is still dwarfed by the greater NYC area (56k/sq mile).
Desperate-Peter-Pan t1_iw1oigu wrote
I commute from Bergen to Jersey city for work. 16 miles takes over an hour some days.
Spiritual-Bridge3027 t1_iw1p68y wrote
Thanks for bringing a mini encyclopedia to my mobile šā¦.. actually, we lived in Jersey City,NJ for 2+ years when we had just arrived in the States and I have no doubt about the NYC metro areaās population statistics you mentioned.
Any mention of NJ brings a nostalgic smile š
New2thegame t1_iw1r8nx wrote
It's a lot colder in that part of the country. They have to live closer together to stay warm.
tonyofhousestark_ t1_iw1uc42 wrote
any reason why you think metro pop density is higher than city pop density despite being wrong? by your calculation the population of metro new york is 261m people.
Ginyu-force t1_iw1wk9v wrote
Hmm dessert with extra S is for food... I like extra sweet desserts..that's how I remember it. Someone from reddit told me this years back.
Desert is the word you want here. Extra S left it. Its alone.
cobarbob t1_iw1yzad wrote
Manifest destiny
[deleted] t1_iw21151 wrote
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No_Street7786 t1_iw25tck wrote
If you scroll down, thereās Mobile City, the most densely populated ācityā in Texas with around 150 residents.
LordGrudleBeard t1_iw29gw2 wrote
Sorry we ran out of that flavor. Can I offer you a 'Debt Cream Cone'?
ruralnorthernmisfit t1_iw2cbmu wrote
Dangā¦ where I live, miles and minutes are an interchangeable term.
RetroMetroShow t1_iw2f2j1 wrote
Theyāre not always as dense as in movies and tv tho, sometimes itās just the accents
ash_274 t1_iw2mqus wrote
Density is measured as of number of people per square mile. Since you canāt squeeze too many people/houses into a flat area, you have to build up into taller buildings. The US isnāt uniform in structural need and regulations (ground canāt support the same weight, seismic structural safety gets disproportionately more expensive the higher up or down you go, other expensive features become mandatory over certain heights, etc) so you couldnāt even have the same density in other parts of the country.
TheCasualParry t1_iw2nsyd wrote
"The 8 most densely populated towns in the US (and the number 10) are either in New Jersey or New York"
Wouldn't that be a better way to explain it?
kings-and-generals t1_iw2want wrote
Yeah, and they smell like shit.
j-random t1_iw34g4j wrote
Sigh, I miss driving in the Midwest.
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_iw3fdng wrote
see point number two above
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_iw3fg81 wrote
skywrites8 t1_iw3l40o wrote
I swear some people just live on Reddit to be grammar police. It's the internet. Human error is a thing. It's not that serious.
Though let's be real, saying America is full of desserts isn't wrong either.
skywrites8 t1_iw3l93q wrote
It's America, take your pick. Any dessert you want, they have ;)
Ginyu-force t1_iw3mkcf wrote
Hehe not like that. Its something that was helpful to me- Thanks to someone. That extra S can make difference.
xentropian t1_iw3oqz4 wrote
If only there was some better way to move from point A to point B, by combining multiple cars all into a single unit, with passengers sharing the same cabs. Hmmm. One can only dream.
osi_layer_one t1_iw3qito wrote
went to high school in Bergen county(don bosco) but traffic isn't much better in smaller cities...
living in Milwaukee for the last couple decades, my current commute is 19 miles and takes between an hour and an hour and fifteen minutes each way. if I did the same drive outside of rush hour? ~25 minutes.
for a city of 500k people. christ, a good portion of my commute is eight lanes wide.
Leading-Garage-8749 t1_iw3rde7 wrote
Guess you havenāt heard of NJTransit? New Jersey can have all the trains we want and still have chronic traffic issues because of local traffic.
ProfPepitoz t1_iw3ydsf wrote
Its not a competition, just somebody stating something they learned today
TheStalkerFang t1_iw3znz8 wrote
The other one in the top 10 is in LA County.
marmorset t1_iw4fdwz wrote
But my sub soil is better than your sub soil.
moose098 t1_iw4n1r4 wrote
The only one from outside NJ/NY is Maywood, CA which just looks like a regular suburb.
noejose99 t1_iw52mek wrote
And, yet: Europe
2gig t1_iw54xcu wrote
/r/NotKenM
beanpoppa t1_iw651nx wrote
I used to think traffic was bad in NJ, and then I had a job in Atalanta. Much worse.
CutterJohn t1_iwa2r3h wrote
Except in the midwest minutes are 10-15% lower than miles.
rewardiflost t1_iw11xop wrote
And 5 of those top 10 are all in one NJ county - Hudson County.