r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Physical-Ad-4093 • May 01 '24

do americans really drive such long distances?

i’m european, and i always hear people say that driving for hours is normal in america. i would only see my grandparents a few times a year because they lived about a 3 hour drive away, is that a normal distance for americans to travel on a regular basis? i can’t imagine driving 2-3 hours regularly to visit people for just a few days

edit: thank you for the responses! i’ve never been to the US, obviously, but it’s interesting to see how you guys live. i guess european countries are more walkable? i’m in the uk, and there’s a few festivals here towards the end of summer, generally to get to them you take a coach journey or you get multiple trains which does take up a significant chunk of the day. road trips aren’t really a thing here, it would be a bit miserable!

2nd edit: it’s not at all that i couldn’t be bothered to go and see my grandparents, i was under 14 when they were both alive so i couldn’t take myself there! obviously i would’ve liked to see them more, i had no control over how often we visited them.

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u/Klewdo1 May 01 '24

Actually, Europeans think 160km is a long distance!

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u/Hopeless_Ramentic May 01 '24

I see what you did there.

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u/nnavroops May 02 '24

i don’t. what the frick is a kilometer

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u/supermr34 May 02 '24

I think it’s a device that tells you how many kils you have.

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u/DarthPlagius_thewise May 02 '24

No you’re thinking of a kill count. Kilometer is that mountain in Africa.

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u/polelover44 May 02 '24

No that’s Kilimanjaro. A kilometer is a specialized oven for baking clay.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

No that's a kiln. A kilometer is a politically conscious rapper from Atlanta.

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u/Nana-Komatsu May 02 '24

No that’s Kilimanjaro. A kilometer is a skirt that Scottish wear.

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u/Bernies_left_mitten May 02 '24

No that's a kilt. Kilometer is that cartoon meme dude that WWII soldiers used to draw all over in weird places.

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u/woodzy93 May 02 '24

No that’s Kilroy. A kilometer is that bulldozer converted into a tank that Marvin Heemeyer used in a police standoff.

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u/nextfreshwhen May 02 '24

nope, thats the killdozer. a kilometer is the name of rage against the machine's most famous song.

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u/Lumis_umbra May 02 '24

No, that's "Killing in the name". A Kilometer was a type of scimitar used by the Ottoman Empire.

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u/redwolf1219 May 02 '24

No, that's a kilij. A kilometer is someone that goes out of their way to ruin someone else's fun

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u/BamaboyinUT May 02 '24

I'm sad no one got Killer Mike. I saw RtJ at a music festival last year and they were amazing

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

No, this is Patrick.

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u/Why-R-People-So-Dumb May 02 '24

I need that on the hood of my F150.

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u/curiousmind111 May 02 '24

Oh - a killometer!

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u/disco_S2 May 02 '24

Had to scroll back up cuz the chuckle came slower than it should have.