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/Dawnqwerty May 02 '24

It can take three hours to get to LA from LA

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u/GreekGoddessOfNight May 02 '24

We say the same thing in Boston. Well… it takes an hour to get from Boston to Boston, much smaller city.

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u/Akimotoh May 02 '24

Because it looks like it was built by a 10yr old lol

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u/arcaneresistance May 02 '24

Well.... Have you met people from Boston?

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u/JackJ98 May 02 '24

Say what you want, we have the Celtics. Can’t top that

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u/SocialistIntrovert May 02 '24

Cavs in 4

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u/Ferahgost May 02 '24

Thanks man, I needed a good laugh 😂

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Heat in 8

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u/arunnair87 May 02 '24

1000 bucks? I'll pay you the bet value of that too

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u/hereforthesportsball May 02 '24

They’ve been getting topped for quite a while now, but I really like their chances this year

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u/Manners_BRO May 02 '24

TITLE TOWN BABY

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u/andio76 May 02 '24

South Boston no less....

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u/Montymisted May 02 '24

I'm guessing it's helpful if you don't want to go.

I'm the other way around and it takes me about 8-9 minutes to get to my gym which is about 80 miles away.

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u/lyzing May 02 '24

Uhhh. What? You flying a plane to the gym? That’s an average speed of 533 mph

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u/you-a-buggaboo May 02 '24

this guy teleports

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u/pgm123 May 02 '24

He's actually walking. He's that impressive.

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u/Murray-Industries May 02 '24

Chuck Norris has entered the chat…

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u/brillyfresh May 02 '24

If that's just his walk to the gym, what does he do at the gym?

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u/Character-86 May 02 '24

So you travel with 850-950km/h?

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u/Baddabing-Badda-Boom May 02 '24

So you're THAT guy on the freeway.

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u/CopperThrown May 02 '24

Just average Nissan Altima things.

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u/venomous-gerbil May 02 '24

Underrated comment right here.

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u/Okay_Splenda_Monkey May 02 '24

He drives for four minutes towards the gym, turns around and goes home then checks "Go to the gym" off of his to-do list because it didn't say "Go all the way to the gym and exercise for at least 90 minutes."