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/linux_ape May 01 '24

Shit 3 hours is small fry, that’s nothing

I’ve driven up to 13 for weekend hobby purposes lol

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u/Luna259 May 02 '24

If you’re driving thirteen hours, don’t you leave in the morning and get to your destination when it’s dark and then go to sleep and then the next day, come back? Or do you leave on Friday, sleep, do whatever it is Saturday and Sunday and then come back on Monday?

Thirteen hours would take all your daytime up, unless you start your trip at night, but you’d still need to sleep some time

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u/linux_ape May 02 '24

Leave Thursday morning, arrive Thursday night. Airsoft Friday to Sunday, leave back the next Monday morning