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The definition of a suburb is a town/village etc where most of the inhabitants
work in a city, socialize in it and shop in it. That town etc then becomes a suburb of (whatever city.) Isn't that the case?
At what point would you say "OK most of the people in my town etc work etc in that city, but my town is X miles from (whatever) city, so it's too far away to be considered a suburb."
I want to know two things: Is distance anything to do with whether or not somewhere can be can be regarded as a suburb? And what do people in other countries regard as being too far out to be a suburb?
My limit might be about 16 miles.
work in a city, socialize in it and shop in it. That town etc then becomes a suburb of (whatever city.) Isn't that the case?
At what point would you say "OK most of the people in my town etc work etc in that city, but my town is X miles from (whatever) city, so it's too far away to be considered a suburb."
I want to know two things: Is distance anything to do with whether or not somewhere can be can be regarded as a suburb? And what do people in other countries regard as being too far out to be a suburb?
My limit might be about 16 miles.