North Americans going to Europe thinking it'll take 4 hours to go from one city to the next when they can actually cross three whole countries in that time frame.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The most culture shock I've ever experienced was being in southern France, craving some Italian, and realizing I can literally just go to Italy for dinner.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hahahahaha right??? Ain't that crazy?

Edit:

Same happened to me. Was in South West of France. Saw a board on the highway that said Barcelona was 3h away. Like what????

So we went to Barcelona for a weekend because why the fuck not.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

2h is a long ass trip we've just been gaslit

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

If only we had a high speed rail system like in Japan...

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Am European. I drove from sfo to nyc in 4.5 days. Would I do that again? No.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Same, took 5. Still brutal as hell

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

No we don't think 2 hours is a long ass trip. We think 2 hours is a long ass commute.

[–] BluesF 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I blame American TV for this. Especially anything involving the FBI! In Hannibal they zip between states non stop like it's nothing. I assume it's all supposed to be happening over many days, but it just seems like they're going to and from work in Minnesota and home in Virginia lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The thing about TV is they have a tendency to broadcast a lot of "fiction."

Also you can do that, especially if you have the FBI paying for your flights, and rental cars, and TSA Clear (if FBI agents even need that). It's only 2 1/2 hr by plane from VA-MN, though without TSA Clear or the "I'm a goddamn FBI agent on duty" equivalent the airport will be a bitch, and hopefully it's a direct flight.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It’s also much easier to do on the east coast, where you’re always within farting distance of at least two other states. The northeast is so tiny that you can absolutely just “pop over” to another state. This is especially true in the DC area, where lots of political/FBI dramas tend to be focused.

[–] candybrie 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've done LA to DC in a week. You just don't pass through many cool places along the way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But man, can you look at some fucking corn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The Plains go on, and on, and on, and on...