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I am originally from Germany and after 17 years here in the US I am still fascinated by how we live here. Communities don't grow here like they do in Europe. We have what we call "developments". A pasture on the edge of town or even some ways out of town gets "developed". Trees are cut down, bulldozers come in and re-shape the land; sewer lines, electrical lines, etc. are embedded in the ground and three months later there it is! Complete with landscaping, etc., like a mushroom that popped out of the ground overnight. What I find also strange is that there is in most cases only one road leading in and out of the development into the rest of the world, which makes it difficult to get in and out, especially during rush hour. These developments all have fancy names like "Emerald Downs" or "Hawks Glen", etc. None of them have schools, shopping, doctor's offices, or post offices, etc. contained within or even nearby and none of them are really part of the rest of the town. And you never really get out of town because just around the next corner to the left is yet another development. Maybe I'll make a theme out of it because I'm sure I'll take more pictures of places where people live.