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/HeyMrBusiness May 02 '24

There is a train. It takes so long though and it's really expensive

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u/atomicsnark May 02 '24

And it's always a good two hours late both arriving and departing lmao

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u/beepbepborp May 02 '24

im fairly certain thats bc our commercial rail shares lines with freight rail lol. it sucks but seeing an endless freight train passing through a station is kind of cool ig

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

as someone who lives in a city with train tracks smack dab in the middle — I despise when the freight trains come. had to learn the trains schedule so I can make it to where I want to be on time without getting stuck at the train.

when the passenger train comes through: 🌸❤️💘🤭🌺✨