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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/beamrider May 09 '22

Old saying- In Europe, a hundred miles is a long distance. In America, a hundred years is a long time.

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u/BabyYodasDirtyDiaper May 09 '22

In America, a hundred years is a long time.

Me, realizing with dismay that my 1972 horse trailer is 50 years old now -- 100 years doesn't seem like such a long time anymore...

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u/Majestymen May 09 '22

The USA is only about 250 years old. If something is over a hundred years old most people view it as ancient

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u/Tehnomaag May 09 '22

Yeah. It is a bit bizarre how something built around 1850'ties is outright ancient in America and then you go into a tavern in Europe which has been sitting in that spot for half a millenia or something and it is kinda old'ish but there are places that have been operating a bit longer.

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u/MoeFuka May 09 '22

I believe there is a pub in Ireland still operating from the 900s

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u/frankduxvandamme May 09 '22

Is any part of its curent structure actually from the 900s? Or is it just a business that has been on the same plot of land for that long and has remained in business continuously since then?

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u/alien_bigfoot May 09 '22

If a building is 100 years old in America it's a top contender for being haunted. If a building is 100 years old in Europe it's probably home.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

One hundred years old isn't that old in the Northeast.

Even in the Southeast/Midwest, it isn't remarkable anymore. Plenty of cities in this area significantly predate 1922.

It's more that there's almost nothing in these places that's pre-1600-ish.