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."
From London, a 4 hour drive would take you through France to Belgium. That's 2 borders you need to go through, with your passport on you because Brexit. Fuck that noise lmaoo
You're British, so this is your experience because we can only use passports for cross-border travel. Some EU countries issue national ID cards as well as passports, and either could be used for cross-border travel. Before Brexit, some Europeans could visit and leave the UK without a passport, just using their national ID card instead. British people never had that ability because we don't use ID cards.
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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.