in many cases parts of third world countries can have a sense of community that doesn't exist here. people have to go out and about walking to get food at a market, etc, and you often see the same people each day. i have been in it, i was amazed at the sense of community. here when i go out and about i never see the same people twice. it's a mass of humanity and no one knows each other. i believe in the town system, it doesn't exist in the denver area. i believe the gov't allowed building companies to design life here, and while designing for convenience and efficiency, and max profits, they unwittingly created a disaster. colorado is beautiful, and has nice dry air, good sunny weather and beautiful sunsets. that's the tradeoff.