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[–] [email protected] 68 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Europeans thinking a 2h trip is a long ass trip. Then they come visit North America thinking they can visit from coast to coast by car in two weeks.

North Americans going to Europe thinking it'll take 4 hours to go from one city to the next when they can actually cross three whole countries in that time frame.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The most culture shock I've ever experienced was being in southern France, craving some Italian, and realizing I can literally just go to Italy for dinner.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Hahahahaha right??? Ain't that crazy?

Edit:

Same happened to me. Was in South West of France. Saw a board on the highway that said Barcelona was 3h away. Like what????

So we went to Barcelona for a weekend because why the fuck not.

[–] thedevisinthedetails 40 points 8 months ago (1 children)

2h is a long ass trip we've just been gaslit

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

If only we had a high speed rail system like in Japan...

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Am European. I drove from sfo to nyc in 4.5 days. Would I do that again? No.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Same, took 5. Still brutal as hell

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

Honestly I blame American TV for this. Especially anything involving the FBI! In Hannibal they zip between states non stop like it's nothing. I assume it's all supposed to be happening over many days, but it just seems like they're going to and from work in Minnesota and home in Virginia lol

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

No we don't think 2 hours is a long ass trip. We think 2 hours is a long ass commute.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've done LA to DC in a week. You just don't pass through many cool places along the way.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But man, can you look at some fucking corn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The Plains go on, and on, and on, and on...