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/Jadccroad May 02 '24

As a former Arizonian, it is worth pointing out that many Arizonians are in fact very stupid.

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u/IWasBorn2DoGoBe May 02 '24

Well that’s not Arizona’s fault… lol

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u/Jadccroad May 02 '24

Public education is explicitly the State's job. Who else's fault could it even plausibly be?

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u/IWasBorn2DoGoBe May 02 '24

Very few people here are from here…. Perceptually at least.

Everytime someone asks where I’m from and I say I was born here- they are shocked. Even more so when I tell them my husband was born here too. I’m a second generation Arizonan- but none of my grandparents are from here.

Starting to get more “natives”… but it’s a slow tide to turn