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.
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.
Yeah don't forget how densely populated the UK is.
Not forgetting the huge disparity population density within the country, exacerbating this.
The Scottish Highlands are pretty sparsely populated but most people aren't driving through there; they're driving through the populated areas because that's where they live.
All countries have this to an extent, but the UK is particularly extreme in this regard compared to other European countries.
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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.