Europeans and American Geography

[Mirage]

It's not because we think they're close,but because we think you have awesome roads with high speed limits. You know, like the autobahn.

[Shauna]

They think 45 minutes away is too far to travel to visit somebody. Lazy gits

That's because it is! So far away.

[Sephex]

I have traveled across the US with my family a couple of times via car. While it does take a bit, it is not bad as one would think. Plus, depending on where you go, there are always cool sights and interesting places to take a pit stop at.

[Burtsplurt]

I watch Man vs. Food. I feel I now know everything about US culture in every state. In Ohio, they eat a lot of burgers. In Texas, they eat a lot of burgers. It must take a long time to get from place to place, as that guy is so pressed for time. He must spend 23 hours and 40 minutes travelling each day which is why he only has 20 minutes to eat, like, 70 burgers. Life looks hard, like his arteries.

[Jinx]

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.

And New York City is actually five boroughs. What everyone thinks of when they think of NYC is Manhattan.

[Psychotic]

I'm okay with distances. I think the real thing that spun me out is driving. In America you're cool to just drive in a car for stupid amounts of time like it aint no thing. I think driving in America makes a lot more sense, is easier and more straightforward than in the UK. It spun me out that American towns and cities are all need little grids. You look at a road map in the UK, it's like, YEAH LET'S JUST SLAP ROADS ALL OVER THE PLACE WOO WHO GIVES A smurf in a kind of insane chaos. Plus I guess it's easier just to put your foot down and cruise along the highway in the US. We're a lot more densely populated than the US and you can't go a couple of minutes without bumping into some form of settlement, which of course makes driving difficult.

[Mirage]

I had no idea that was what I thought of

[Jinx]

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.

[Chemical]

I just figure all Americans live in trailerparks and HollyWood is their God.

[Jinx]

I just figure all Americans live in trailerparks and HollyWood is their God.

No, that's Ronald McDonald.

[Quindiana Jones]

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!

[qwertysaur]

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.

And New York City is actually five boroughs. What everyone thinks of when they think of NYC is Manhattan.

Upstate NY is pretty much farm, farm, farm, CITY, farm, farm, wandering cows, farm, CITY, farm, farm, abandoned farm, farm, Onondaga nation, CITY. etc. NY state is really big.

One thing that amuses me is people who think of just Manhattan when someone mentions NYC. There are 4 other boroughs too!

[Jinx]

Stop posting in a green text that's hard to read, then!

[Madame Adequate]

I recall hearing of a uni friend's friend who visited California with their family a few years back. They were in LA I believe, and thought it viable to take a day trip to Seattle. Apparently an American friend kindly pointed out just how far that was.

[Psychotic]

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!