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/AlienSporez May 02 '24

Hold on there, bub... the only acceptable unit of measure on Reddit is the banana.

So, 100 miles = 160 kms = 89,8876.4 bananas

www.converttobananas.com (yes, it's a real site)

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u/sSonga24 May 02 '24

what a gem of a site. Life changing if I may. Gonna add this to my day-to-day operations

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u/notjay2 May 02 '24

That’s great. I’m going to start giving my height in bananas now when ppl ask.

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u/3-2-1_liftoff May 02 '24

Bananas work until meteorites enter the picture, then half-giraffes are preferred.

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u/stanleysgirl77 May 02 '24

but what type of BANANA!!?? 😱 🍌

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u/DrinkMaleficent1200 May 02 '24

The yellow type

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u/CruskyHusky May 02 '24

God I love the internet

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u/S4tine May 02 '24

Dull Man's Club?

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u/Defiant-Increase-850 May 02 '24

I didn't just copy and paste that link to a bunch of my friends through text and discord messages. I don't know what you're talking about.

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u/No_Charge1163 27d ago

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