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Luc_Whiskywalker ,

My european mind doesn’t give a shit about the us , it doesn’t even think of it .

Lifter ,

How about Sweden?

https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/69d8c89f-c5de-4438-a5a9-42c42541a36b.png

bstix ,

Some people in Daytona Beach can drive 500 miles without even leaving the stadium.

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Russia: am I a joke to you?

ICastFist ,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

laughing cries in Brazilian

TCB13 ,
@TCB13@lemmy.world avatar

The American mind can’t just comprehend that there’s world besides the USA. Australia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland as many pointed out all have longer routes. Don’t let me get started on Russia or we might end up with a new race between the US and Russia trying to come with the longest road.

Another thing the American mind can’t just comprehend (about Europe) is how someone can drive across multiple countries without ever stopping on checkpoints/border controls/customs and most of time without even exiting/changing highways.

The American mind can’t just comprehend what it is to send money to a friend in another EU country with just a single number. No 3rd party services, no routing and account numbers, no fees, no banking shenanigans. Simply login into your European bank, type the value and the IBAN and the transfer is done. :)

TexMexBazooka ,

To your point about driving through countries, we have free travel in between states, and there are a lot of states. So sorta? We only hit border checks going up north to Canada or south to Mexico

Soulcreator ,

Plus the vast majority of the people from the states generally don’t drive to other countries, as the US is so large. It’s not that we can’t imagine it, it’s that it’s not relevant to our lives in general.

Hadriscus ,

Wait…? surely you can send money to somebody through your bank in the US ? that seems very basic ?

TCB13 ,
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You can but it’s not as straightforward as it is in Europe. It varies much from bank to bank.

Hadriscus ,

alright

Yerbouti ,

I’m Canadian, I drive 17 hours to get to work everyday.

Sprawlie ,

You know what they say, you drive 2 hour from Toronto and you’re still in Toronto.

Sylvartas ,

Yeah, well, I can drive 1 hour and cross 3 borders. And I won’t have to go through an immigration/customs checkpoint at any of these borders.

maynarkh ,

Okay, but who wants to be in Texas?

possiblylinux127 ,

Its hot, humid and flat. No thanks

mint_tamas ,

People need to learn what ragebait means

Ilflish ,

https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/7c755b9b-061c-4771-a9af-8ec2da7236a4.webp

janet_catcus ,

oh look, an international dick measuring contest… except without dicks!

Waltzy ,

Plenty of dicks here!

janet_catcus ,

you took to many, put them back!

z00s ,

1000000109

MacNCheezus ,
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today avatar

I bet it would take half as long without all that construction…

z00s ,

The Bruce highway is kinda like an endless loop; as soon as they’ve fixed the last bit they have to tear up the first bit to fix it again

MacNCheezus ,
@MacNCheezus@lemmy.today avatar

If that ain’t a metaphor for life then IDK what is.

BobbyNevada ,

Is it at least scenic? Driving to El paso is so boring! If you don’t have satellite radio, or music downloaded on your phone, the radio takes a shit half way through.

z00s ,

The coast road is very scenic, heaps of little beach towns to stop in at :)

z00s ,

The coast road is very scenic, heaps of little beach towns to stop in at :)

xrtxn ,

Not europe

z00s ,

Correct! That’s very good for an American :)

JasonDJ ,

I took the family on vacation to Texas a couple weeks ago. Flew into Houston, stayed there a few nights, then Austin for a few, then Dallas, for a couple then back to Houston for a few more and flew back.

Just mapping out the loop between the three cities is 9.5 hours and 623 miles. Add in slowdowns for poor visibility due to weather, stops to charge and use the restroom (with small kids), it was easily 12 hours, at least, of total road time.

RampantParanoia2365 ,

And this was fun? Did you at least have a camper?

JasonDJ ,

The driving part wasn’t much fun but wasn’t that bad either. We’d get the kids good and tired doing fun stuff on City A before driving to City B. Then they had their tablets/switches (and headphones), wife had her audiobooks on headphones, and I’m rocking out with the stereo.

Come to think of it, they put their headphones on after I started rocking out…

Got to see a whole bunch of stuff. Space Museum, Houston Zoo, exploring Downtown Austin, saw the eclipse at the Perot Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Science…plus countless breweries and unique local eateries and shops.

We rented an EV (Mustang Mach-E). Didn’t pay for flight, hotels, or car (all points).

ciapatri ,

Meanwhile in Canada it takes nearly a full day to drive from one side of Ontario to the other. I have more faith in the European mind comprehending this than the USA’ean mind.

cranakis ,

Ok, I will bite. Why do you have faith in a European mind to comprehend distance over an American?

JargonWagon ,

“AmUriKa dUmB” -likely OP

possiblylinux127 ,

That’s not to bad

pseudo ,
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If I make sure to leave at peak commute time I’m pretty I can do that just for Paris-Marseille.

jyte ,

If I make sure to leave at peak commute time I’m pretty I can do that just for Paris-Marseille.

Wait just about 100 days and you can make it Paris - Paris.

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