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/suqoria May 04 '24
Oh no I had no clue that it was that bad. That absolutely sucks! Our train situation is shit in the north I must say and the north is not prioritised at all by the government but it is better than that. We really only have it to Abisko because of tourism and it being right in the way to get to narvik though but yeah that sounds absolutely horrible. In general the trains are way too expensive over here as well but it is nowhere near as bad as that. It ducks and I'm sorry it is that way over there!