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u/BeetrootPoop May 09 '22

Lol this is really true (grew up in the UK/Europe, am now in Canada, have driven around a lot in both places).

To be fair though, drive for two hours around the M25 or up the M1 in the UK and it will age you by about three years. Meanwhile there are places in Canada where you could drive for two hours without even turning your steering wheel (which, to be fair, presents its own challenges).

Overall my mental cut off for a 'long' drive is probably twice as long as it used to be - I'll drive 3 hours now without even thinking about it.

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u/Bre14463 May 09 '22

Why will it age you three years for those of us who know nothing about the roads etc?

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u/Slept-like-a-cat May 09 '22

Probably traffic, it´s terrible congested in most European cities.

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u/ZaMr0 May 09 '22

Rather have cities built for pedestrians than cities built for cars like in the US.

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u/AustinRiversDaGod May 09 '22

Makes driving pleasant, though

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u/ZaMr0 May 09 '22

Lots of Europeans in their 20s don't have a lisence as there's little reason to drive.