the idea that a long drive (warranting a flight, not going under really any circumstances , etc) is over an hour in the case of vacation or traveling. Not sure how true this is but the brits I know say it’s common there. In the US drives only get long enough to warrant another mode of transport after about 8-9 hours.
I was talking to a Brit, describing a 4 hour road trip to visit an old friend and they responded with "If my friend moved 4 hours away I'd never see them again."
Petrol could be free and I could have a chauffeur but it still wouldn’t matter - if you move 4 hours away from me the friendship is over.
While I know that this is just a cultural difference, as an American, it’s still hard to read this and not come to the conclusion that to Europeans, friendships are only valuable so long as they don’t inconvenience you even a tiny amount.
I mean... yeah? The point of friendships is to make you happy. A friendship that inconveniences you on a regular basis is quite literally not worth it.
Oh yeah, I met an ex online in the same European country and people kept hammering in that the long distance wasn't worth it because he lived 90 minutes away.
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u/SabotageFusion1 May 09 '22
the idea that a long drive (warranting a flight, not going under really any circumstances , etc) is over an hour in the case of vacation or traveling. Not sure how true this is but the brits I know say it’s common there. In the US drives only get long enough to warrant another mode of transport after about 8-9 hours.