> If you wanted a "walk to fridge, drive everywhere" society, thats
> pretty much where I am in Toyotaville. Most buses stop around 7-8, so
> everyone drives to work, shop etc. Most job and shopping adverts
> mention parking. Even so the local population doesn't seem to be any
> larger around the waist than what I see in Tokyo or Osaka etc. The kids
> seem to be a little more on the chubby side than adults, but no more so
> than elsewhere in Japan.

I could never live in such a place. I have heard that if you get into a 
car accident, it is ALWAYS Mr Gaijin's fault. And the court system is a 
"guilty until proven innocent" system.