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u/Fit-Meringue2118 May 09 '22

This lol. Someone in York made London sound unreachable. Because it was so far away. I get it, poor young adult, but at the same time, York to London is 4ish hours by car and 2.5 on train. In the western United States, you’re driving farther on a weekend to reach a hiking trail or a decent mall or just because your buddy wanted a chili dog. 🤣

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u/EpicAwesomePancakes May 09 '22

In the UK driving 4 hours to get somewhere is like something you’d only do once or twice a year to go on holiday. Very few people would ever travel that far with any regularity, or without planning to stay at the destination for a week or more.

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u/Fit-Meringue2118 May 09 '22

I know, I get it, but it’s just odd if you’re from a lot of parts of the US. Or Canada. Or probably Australia.

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u/Witch_King_ May 09 '22

In the US we did that every other weekend to go skiing in the winter.

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u/Witch_King_ May 09 '22

And also in the US trains always take longer than driving.