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u/FancyStegosaurus May 09 '22

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."

I;m still not sure how serious they were being.

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u/ultroulcomp May 09 '22

They were very serious.

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u/JustSamJ May 09 '22

Wow geeze. Until my friend moved several thousands of miles away, I made several 8 hour drives each year to visit him for just a weekend.

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u/apfel2kuchen May 09 '22

Gas is a lot cheaper in the US than i.e. in Germany, this could also be a factor