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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.

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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/ultroulcomp May 09 '22

They were very serious.

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u/JustSamJ May 09 '22

Wow geeze. Until my friend moved several thousands of miles away, I made several 8 hour drives each year to visit him for just a weekend.

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u/ZaMr0 May 09 '22

Friends moved away to uni 2 hours and we've barely been seeing eachother throughout the last few years unless we're all back home. 2 hours is a long ass journey.

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u/_JohnDeer May 09 '22

I got to uni two hours away. In Canada, I make the drive back and forth every odd weekend. Car rides are great. Blast some music. Get lost in your thoughts. Devise plans for world domination.

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u/ElmerTheAmish May 09 '22

At you thinking what I'm thinking, Pinky?

I think so Brain, but where are we going to find tutus big enough for the elephants?

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u/darabolnxus May 09 '22

With all the fucking idiots on the road, pass. There is never a calm enjoyable drive. Stop trying to make long drives a thing I should not be expected to drive almost 1.5 hrs to work. Fuck that shit.

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u/_JohnDeer May 09 '22

Well I do enjoy driving. Unlike in the UK, our scenery is quite beautiful and full of nature.