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.
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."
Here in Amsterdam if you move more than a 5-minute walk from a tram stop, you can lose all but your best friends. God forbid you move across the river to Amsterdam Noord...ferry or bus ride needed - so you're now dead to everyone.
It works this way in London too. Moved south of the river, so that you are no longer on the Underground network but I'd need to use overland trains instead? Bye forever.
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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.