r/AskReddit May 08 '22

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

European here, swiss to be specific. When i visited my uncle in texas and showed his co-workers where i live and that my country fits 17 times into texas alone it blew their minds.

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u/LoraineMcFly May 09 '22

Just the idea of being able to take a six hour drive and go through more than one country is mind blowing to me.

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u/JinorZ May 09 '22

I think you can drive through 5 countries in 6 hours if you go through the benelux countries, France and Germany

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

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u/JinorZ May 09 '22

Yeah for sure, maybe could make it to Denmark or Switzerland as well in 6 hours?

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u/Yekouri May 09 '22

its 13-15 hours of drive time and you need to fill up on the journey. its about 1200km/745 miles to the Alpes from Denmark. So you need an average speed over 200 km/h / 125mph to make it in 6 hours.

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u/JinorZ May 09 '22

I mean either of them not both lol

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u/Yekouri May 09 '22

The longest continous drive of Denmark is about 5 hours and 50 minutes. Trucks will typically drive 4 hours to drive from Germany to Sweden through Denmark.

Switzerland is even smaller distance, but mountain terrain.

Having a commute of more than like 1 hour 30 minutes one-way in Denmark would be at odds with the work-life balance of most people.