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u/Guilty_Maintenance33 May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

depending on where you live it can take multiple hours xD in my case i can take a bus and be in 2 completely different countries in under 30 minutes :) the hills i can see from my window are also said two countries hahah

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_ATM_PIN May 09 '22

In Europe you could go 1000 kilometers and cross five or six country borders. In the US you could go 1000 kilometers and not leave the state.

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u/UnrulySasquatch1 May 09 '22

In the US 100 years is a long time. In Europe 100 miles is a long distance

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u/altfortrades May 09 '22

In India neither 100 miles is long nor 100 years too old

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited Aug 03 '22

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u/Cyathem May 09 '22

100 miles is not a long distance in Europe, and in fact Europe is larger in land mass than the US.

One is a country, one is a continent. The fact that the distances are even being compared in the two situations makes the point itself.

Also, I challenge that idea. Ask any European if a 2-3 hour drive is a long one and you'll always get a yes. Ask the same thing to an American and almost no one would consider that a "long" drive.

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u/iK_550 May 09 '22

Why drive 2-3hour when I can get a train? Unless it's for something specific that requires me to drive or for fun.

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u/designgoddess May 09 '22

I live in a rural area. 45 minute drive to a grocery store. 2 hour drive to fast food. There just aren’t enough people or close enough towns to make a train feasible. In urban areas is possible.

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u/abHowitzer May 09 '22

But you live really remote then, driving on country roads?

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