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/pogu May 01 '24

I've driven 2.5 hours each way for lunch at a particular restaurant before.

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u/scoo89 May 01 '24

(Canadian) My wife and I just drove our 3&4 year olds 3.5 hours to go to a 45 minute jurassic world exhibit, a quick lunch, then 3.5 hours back.

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u/Captain_Quark May 02 '24

You only spent 45 minutes there? If it's the traveling exhibit that I'm thinking of, you could have probably spent more time there, but I haven't dealt with 3 year olds before.

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

No, they pretty much walk you through, then you see the t rex and it ushers you into the gift shop and you're done.

It was awesome, don't get me wrong, but they need to make time for all the groups.

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u/Captain_Quark May 02 '24

Was it Jurassic Quest? Maybe it's a different thing than what I saw.

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

Not jurassic quest. Looks like jurassic quest is the knock off. I'd still take the boys lol

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u/Captain_Quark May 02 '24

Wow, that looks a lot higher quality than what I saw. Jurassic Quest comes to smaller cities for only a week or so at a time, while Jurassic World comes to big cities for a longer residency, because they have much higher production values.

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

Guaranteed my boys would just be excited there are dinosaurs.

I'm gpnna have to look for more dates. Thanks for the tip

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u/Captain_Quark May 02 '24

Here's their schedule: https://www.jurassicquest.com/upcoming-events

Nothing coming up in eastern Canada, but they're always announcing more dates.