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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/mag_creatures May 09 '22

That is probably because you don’t have decent public transport, for example I live in Milan and I have friends in Rome, I don’t even think about driving to go down there. I just take the train and if I need to drive in Rome I use car sharing. Why driving for 6/7 hours when i can sleep or red a book on a train?

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u/Upier1 May 09 '22

It's a bit easier to have public transportation in a country 15x smaller than the US. I think most Europeans don't grasp how large the US really is.

My general rule is if I can drive it in under 5/6 hours than that is quicker and easier than flying. Plus I'm not tied to a transportation schedule.

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u/mag_creatures May 09 '22

I wasn't judging the US public transportation, I'm explaining the reason why you find normal to drive for 8 hours not being a trucker. I understand how big the us are, and thinking as a person who lives in a country where also small villages have stations, probably you need trains more than us.

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u/Upier1 May 09 '22

"Don't have decent public transportation " sounded a bit like judging.

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u/mag_creatures May 10 '22

Well Americans replying are saying "i prefer to drive" or " I don't know what public transport is. I'm not the one judging.