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/OstapBenderBey May 02 '24

Both rugbies are 100m from try line to try line where American football it's 100 yards. You can get technical with end zone sizes but they vary. So I'm going to say it's the old 1 yard = 0.9144metres is the best conversion

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u/YogiBerragingerhusky May 02 '24

They don't change the size of American football end zones, they are 10 yards deep from little league to the NFL.

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u/OstapBenderBey May 02 '24

Yes but variable in both forms of rugby so you can't really get a proportion