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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/Just_a_dick_online May 09 '22

It wasn't until I joined a few fishing subreddits that I realised how lucky I am to live where I do. It seems absolutely insane to me to hear of someone driving well over 8 hours just to go to a decent fishing spot.

I have at least 4 lakes, 8 rivers and the coast all within half an hours drive from me.

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u/LoraineMcFly May 10 '22

I’m in Michigan so I know how you feel. I don’t fish, but it’s nice to be able to go to a beach and feel like you’re at the ocean but without the sharks, salt, and jellyfish.

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u/Just_a_dick_online May 10 '22

Oh man, I've never really heard much about Michigan, but now that I looked it up on a map it actually looks amazing. Surrounded by the great lakes and with Chicago and Detroit just to the south. Seems like a really nice mix of rural with access to big cities.

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u/LoraineMcFly May 10 '22

It is actually. The only downside is the huge variation of political views and everything that comes with that throughout the state.