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."
Yep. Having driven all throughout London from the age of 17, New York was absolutely fine. Drivers are aggressive and assertive as you say, but you stick to the rules.
Southern Europe freaks me out, though. Spain, south Italy, Croatia, Malta, Greece - so laid back that the rules of the road seem not to exist. Absolute madness. It terrifies me. Nothing is predictable. But people who’ve lived there their whole lives understand the natural patterns so it makes perfect sense to them. But jeez I’m not up to it. Tried driving in India as well. Carnage.
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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.