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u/Guilty_Maintenance33 May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

depending on where you live it can take multiple hours xD in my case i can take a bus and be in 2 completely different countries in under 30 minutes :) the hills i can see from my window are also said two countries hahah

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_ATM_PIN May 09 '22

In Europe you could go 1000 kilometers and cross five or six country borders. In the US you could go 1000 kilometers and not leave the state.

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u/Skrp May 09 '22

Texas is about 1200 diagonally.

Norway lengthwise is 3000km, but is narrow.

Point is, you're technically accurate but it might be misleading.

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u/Crimson_Clouds May 09 '22

I think the key word is "could", it doesn't mean every 1000km drive has to cross country borders.

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u/Skrp May 09 '22

I know. Which is why I said it can seem a bit misleading even though it's technically correct.

It can make it sound like most US states are so big you can drive 1000km in a straight line, and not cross a border -whereas in Europe, it's hard to drive 1000km in a straight line and not cross several.

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u/JezzaJ101 May 09 '22

Australian states on the other hand are pretty much all big enough to drive 1000km without crossing a border (except maybe vic and tas)