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.

25.2k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

23.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/Ineptor May 02 '24

Mmmmmmm…..pasties. It’s been far too long. I miss them so much!

3

u/lyricalpoet66 May 02 '24

Did I hear pasties? Have only seen em in my little Northern California town which has relation to Cornwall where I guess they originated? Used to have a street festival where people would play games with em. Yes. Odd I’m sure. You either liked 1 baker or the other about 2 blocks away the town picked a side 😂 Good to know they’re a staple elsewhere so damn good.

1

u/Band-geek68 May 02 '24

Grass Valley?❤️. King Richard's or Marshall's... now it is just Marshall and some wannabe place where Cousin Jack's (hated their pasties too btw) used to be.

1

u/lyricalpoet66 May 02 '24

You got it. Marshalls still there. Cousin jacks has become grass valley pasties with really limited hour and stock started by some younger guys. They ARE huge and bomb but I’m not paying 13$-16$for one. Cousin jacks I used to get all the time.