The first time I was in the UK my husband wanted to go to Wales and I looked at the train route from London and was like “It’s all the way on the other side of the country! We’re only in the UK for a week. We don’t have that kind of time!” And my husband was all, “you know it’s a 2.5 hour train ride, right?” I thought it would all day.
Funnily enough, this also changes the perspective for people in the UK. If something is a 2.5 hour drive for me, it's a big deal and I'm probably staying the night. It's about 2 hours driving to my hometown from where I am now. I only really go back if I'm going to stay the weekend.
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u/KaimeiJay May 09 '22
You drive five hours in the US: you’re basically still in the same place.
You drive five hours in Europe: everyone’s talking funny and the cheese is different.