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Thoughts? Source: https://lithub.com/which-international-citys-public-libraries-lend-the-most-books-per-capita/

>> No.18695175

>>18695125
>Thoughts?
start with the greeks

>> No.18695179
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18695179

I think you should take a look at this OP

>> No.18695200

My thoughts are they need to add another variable to eliminate all books that are used as toilet paper

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>>18695125
how can a city be international?

>> No.18695236

>>18695200
How can one triplesbo be so based?

>> No.18695240

>>18695210
The answer to that question also explains the trend.

>> No.18695295

>>18695125
Makes me want to visit Finland because I know for a fact that the majority of books borrowed in San Francisco and Toronto are shitty PopSoc/Self Help/PopSci bullshit. I want to know if Fingols are like that too.

>> No.18695303

>>18695125
>Paris in 1920: the quintessential international literary city
>Paris in 2020: ...
What happened?

>> No.18695354

>>18695303
That definitely impressed me, but books probably got so cheap that people don't bother loaning them anymore. I watched a vlog yesterday and girl bought a book for 2 euros or something.

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>>18695125
Americans are at the top because they cannot afford to buy.

>> No.18696473

>>18695354
If you've been to Paris you'd know that the average inhabitant doesn't read