Europeans and American Geography

[fire_of_avalon]

As for the discussion at hand about traveling distances--

I live in a really rural part of the country. It's populated enough, but driving 30-60 minutes to get somewhere isn't really a big thing. Most of my drives average 15-20 minutes.

This. I drive about 45 minutes on interstates one way to get to work.

[blackmage_nuke]

Maybe they shouldnt have named thier captial city after their state if they wanted people to know there was more to new york. Hello daisy was more confusing than inception. First they were in new york but they were also in yonkers then they were going to a place called new york? WTF

The capital of New York State is Albany, not NYC.

Well then the name makes even LESS sense then.

One of the teachers here was talking about how he'd love to do an American roadtrip. "Like, take a couple of weeks, and just drive from New York to LA." AHAHAHAHAHAA!

Why is that so hilarious? Google maps says it takes 40 hours, so that's an average of just under 3 hours per day. Plenty of time to see sights and take the scenic route!

6 hours a day if you count the return trip

[XxSephirothxX]

Like how you could get to New York City from Chicago in only a few hours by car.

well if you consider 12 "a few", then sure

there're too many AMERICANS who don't know American geography. let's focus on them first. I know general stuff about European geography, like relative locations of countries, but I don't know or care to know like, how far it is from Spain to Poland. I'll care if I go there but for now, it's kind of unimportant.

I'm gonna pop round to new england for a visit tomorrow. Should only take me a couple hours, right?

[Pike]

One of the teachers here was talking about how he'd love to do an American roadtrip. "Like, take a couple of weeks, and just drive from New York to LA." AHAHAHAHAHAA!

I bet I could do this easily

I once drove from the westernmost part of Washington State to about a third of the way through Montana in a day. 16 hours on the road whoooooo!

[Mirage]

Yeah really, two weeks across the US seems pretty doable. If you're lucky, maybe there are car rental companies that have offices on both sides of the country so that you could just rent it near NY and give it back to them in LA? Do things like that exist?

Even if you didn't do that, 6 hours a day is fine if you're two or more and can take turns driving, and who cares if 2 weeks turned into 3 anyway? He might also just be using "a couple" to mean 2-3, not strictly two. Some people do that. I don't, though. That's just crazy.

[Jinx]

Yeah really, two weeks across the US seems pretty doable. If you're lucky, maybe there are car rental companies that have offices on both sides of the country so that you could just rent it near NY and give it back to them in LA? Does things like that exist?

Yes.

[Mirage]

Cool!

I kinda want to do this some time.

[Iceglow]

Yeah really, two weeks across the US seems pretty doable. If you're lucky, maybe there are car rental companies that have offices on both sides of the country so that you could just rent it near NY and give it back to them in LA? Does things like that exist?

Yes.

Or just do it the Top Gear way and buy a cheap second hand car/bike on arrival and sell/give it away when you get to LA.

[Shorty]

I'm doing a trip from one side to the other later this year. So excited! I've always wanted to take a road trip across the country.

[Mirage]

Yeah really, two weeks across the US seems pretty doable. If you're lucky, maybe there are car rental companies that have offices on both sides of the country so that you could just rent it near NY and give it back to them in LA? Does things like that exist?

Yes.

Or just do it the Top Gear way and buy a cheap second hand car/bike on arrival and sell/give it away when you get to LA.

Well, if I'm going to spend that many hours in a car, I want it to be at least reasonably comfortable to drive.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

A road trip across Europe always sounded fun, or maybe Russia.

[escobert]

I'm doing a trip from one side to the other later this year. So excited! I've always wanted to take a road trip across the country.

are you coming to New England!?

[Calliope]

I'm doing a trip from one side to the other later this year. So excited! I've always wanted to take a road trip across the country.

Take me with you?

[Shorty]

Yes and yes!

oh oh nicky, I was gonna fly out of New York for the wedding!

[Calliope]

That is boss, I wish I could go to the wedding, but nooooooooooooooo, apparently I have to spent $2000 on an MRI instead

/lifechoices