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[–] clif@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

This is actually pretty similar to what some coworkers visiting from EU wanted to do.

They were here on a two week work trip and I asked them what they were doing for their weekend. It was something like "We rented a car and are going to go to New Orleans, then to Nashville, up to New York City, over to the Grand canyon, and maybe San Francisco if we have time before we head back to the office"

I had to explain that the state we were in was larger than their country and they couldn't cover that much ground in two days even if they only drove and didn't stop once.

We had a good laugh and then just did a hike on Saturday :)

Edit : "in Europe 100km is a long distance and in the US 100 years is a long time". Forget where I heard that but it seems accurate

[–] bier@feddit.nl 19 points 2 days ago

I once saw a post from an American guy visiting family in Germany. They borrowed him a car so he could visit other family about 400KM away.

The family that owned the car spend an entire day getting it checked out by a mechanic, making sure all the fluids where fine, getting the tire pressure just right, etc.

He thought it was pretty funny because he drove double that distance every week just to go to work.

That is a British saying about Americans vs. Brits.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 78 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I sadly see this all the time unironically. Met a German family who arrived in North Carolina with plans to go to Disney Land. Not World. Land

"Isn't California just on the other side of the country?"

Yeah it is

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago (12 children)

How do people not check driving times in this modern age?

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[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

The way I try to communicate it is to ask them to imagine someone taking a vacation to the whole EU, because America is much closer in scale to that

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 166 points 4 days ago (23 children)

Why not just take the High Speed Rail and get there in 45 minutes instead?

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 140 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 81 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hey now, don't knock the Big Boy. He could reach 80mph, that's much faster than most of our rail in the US.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Oh, I'm just kidding. I've only gotten to see 4014 up close once but man is it impressive.

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[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 55 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Conversely, I, as an American who had the opportunity to spend a few months in Germany, was surprised at how close all the countries were.

Great culture in all the places I went (Brussels and Prague were my two standout favorites!) Traveling was hella cheap. The food was fire everywhere I went. The architecture was INCREDIBLE. And the knowledge that you could go to the hospital for less than $100 was nuts. Don't even get me started on how legitimately cool it is to sit in a 1000 year old pub.

I didn't want to come back. I nearly cried when I got the return flight info.

It still shocks me to tell people "Yeah, I lived in Germany for a bit and some weekends we would fuck off to France."

I submitted a job application once to Freiburg. One of the main reasons was that if I'm unhappy with the food selection, both France and Switzerland is something like 20kms away

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The borders of European countries are great because there's all this security infrastructure that they've built but then they don't use any of it. There's always just a bunch of ballads and you have to drive around little security checkpoints but there's never anyone around.

My personal favourite is Geneva which is kind of just an extended bit of Switzerland because the city was already there, but really by any logical sense it should be in France. So they deal with that by basically just ignoring it, and people just pop to and fro all the time.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

There are often crossings where the infrastructure is a road-side sign. Interstate crossings at state borders are often more significant.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

I loved Prague too. Had a local guide that took me to cool places, I drank a lot. 👍

[–] SSETranquility@lemmy.world 96 points 3 days ago (18 children)
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[–] xionzui@sh.itjust.works 114 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A 2 hour drive in Miami will get you to…north Miami

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

And 50$ in tolls lol

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[–] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

Why would you even go there ? Go to Canada

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

Their transportation:

Onion fast bus satire image showcasing buses with noses giving impression of something other than a bus photo

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In America, 100 years is a long time
In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 24 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Tf is a mile, bruv? Don't come in 'ere with these nonsensical made up freedom units

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 58 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Had a friend from SE Asia that wanted to visit me in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She found a flight to Canada alright. To VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. She asked if I could come pick her up if I wasn't too busy.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Lol.

Sure, I'll be there in 3 days, you'll probably want to get some food while you wait.

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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Shout out the 1 hour 45 minute drive from JFK to just over the bridge into Jersey

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 57 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (26 children)

When I was in college at Eastern New Mexico, which is about 45 minutes west of Amarillo Texas, a couple friends, both from New England, had the bright idea of driving down to the gulf over a 4 day weekend.

I cautioned them against the idea, trying to explain Texas was bigger than they could imagine. Three hours into the trip we got a motel room in some hole in the wall town and went back to school the next morning.

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[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

it's actually not as bad as I thought it would be

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Remember that mapping programs only give "travel time", not "total trip time." that 19 hour drive from NY to FL is 19 hours in the car, on the highway. Realistically, that's a 2-3 day trip.

FL to NV is, likewise, 37 hours on the highway. So, same as your office job for a week, but instead of working you're just driving in a car.

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[–] Benaaasaaas@group.lt 13 points 3 days ago

It only assumes 120 km/h average speed for 55h

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 2 days ago

Clearly they've never heard of the cannonball run.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 26 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I had relatives over from wales visiting my grandmother in canberra. "Come, drive up for the day! "

Bitch i live in melbourne. The drive alone is longer than your entire "kingdom"

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 39 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Ah, a meme from a simpler time. Now the first thing I think of is how long the stay in Guantanamo Bay will be.

Out of curiosity, I put the route in Google Maps to see how long each leg would take. 20 hrs., 37 hrs., 5 hrs.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Or just save being put in an ICE facility and go visit Canada and not be put in an ICE facility.

Edit typo

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 40 points 4 days ago (11 children)

could have this if politicians didn't fight high speed rail so much

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 32 points 3 days ago (16 children)

I'm a fan of high speed rail too, but I also wonder if it's ever going to be comparable to flying for long distances like this.

Like, even traveling in a direct line on a plane (which averages 600mph, or 2-3x the average speed of high speed rail), it still takes 6 hours from NYC to LA.

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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (4 children)

My brother went to college in upstate NY in the 80’s and made friends with a girl who was born & raised in Manhattan. One weekend, in all seriousness, she suggested taking the subway to the Grand Canyon.

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[–] ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We had family visit from the UK many years ago. They said after they visited Niagara Falls, they wanted to "pop over" to Prince Edward Island to see Anne of Green Gables. That is an 18h drive if you don't even stop to pee. They finally realized how big Canada really is when somebody showed them a map of England superimposed on a map of Canada.

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[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 days ago

Take the Amtrak at Penn Station at this point

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (18 children)

😂😂😂 They're in for a surprise. I can drive 2 hours and still be in my state.

I can drive 7 hours and still be on the same roundabout.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 9 points 3 days ago

I can drive for two hours and still be in the same roundabout.

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