Barbara Schlichting

Barbara Schlichting asked Jo Baker:

I have had an English penpal for over fifty years, and she lives on the Isle of Wight. Last summer I spent two weeks with her and we traveled about to Baths and Stratford-Upon-Avon. She wouldn't drive. My question has nothing to do with writing. I'm curious, but does the younger generation drive? Chris will drive on the island but not off of it. What are your thoughts?

Jo Baker I drive! But I don't particularly like doing it if I'm heading somewhere different and unfamiliar. I love train travel, and I walk. I think the younger generation in the UK is learning to drive, but because of our geography and the layout of our cities we tend to not be so car-oriented.

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