When I was about 5 I used to think that the UK was the same size as the USA. I also thought that London was a country (in turn the same size as either the USA or the UK). Eventually I discovered that actually the UK was rather small.
Now I have discovered that London is rather small. I was thinking that if you started at one end and drove to the other you'd cover enough distance to get from Wellington to Palmerston North (say 150 kms?).
But now I discover that Moa Point to Waikanae is the same as the distance across London. This means that Wellington covers a comprable area (so long as you measure from top to bottom and don't count the rather large uninhabited areas). How on earth do they fit an international city into something that small!?! They have something like 20 times the people!
Well, okay, actually I *can* imagine us fitting anther 19 people in for every Wellingtonian. But it ain't pretty. Which sums up London I suppose.
Posted by carla at August 24, 2003 11:46 PMI often wonder how they fit everybody into large international cities. My vague understanding is the fact that they start to go upwards, and they go upwards in all areas of the city, not just the CBD.
I find the bigness of population intimidating. Coming from Wellington, I find it hard to imagine there being that many people in the area that I don't know. I am so used to the half a degree of separation thing. OK so there's more people in Auckland, but they are still really spread out. And it looks like I am bucking the trend of a lifetime and staying put or longer than 5 years, i.e. not moving back up there…
Posted by: Eleanor at August 25, 2003 10:40 AMHey you've got the flag up! Cool. When I go back to Rotovegas tomorrow I'm going to rummage through my old graphics assignments and see if I can find the one I did...
Posted by: Fi at August 25, 2003 11:25 AMWhat flag?
Posted by: Eleanor at August 25, 2003 03:26 PM