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[–] 116 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In Europe, 200km is a long distance

In the US, 200 years is a long time

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  • [–] 138 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

    i constantly hear stories of Europeans who won't visit family because the drive is too long. i ask how long and they're like "20-30 minutes" lmao. it has taken me that long to get to the store in some places I have lived in the US lol

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  • [–] 77 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Europeans were so insistant on getting freedom of movement in the EU just to not fucking use it.

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  • [–] 82 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I've been driving for years and I'm still in Spain.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    The question is, how many states will you visit during that drive through Germany?

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the creators of the meme kind of bungled the punchline by choosing another federation as the European example. Because you literally will drive through several German states as well.

    They should have chosen France or Poland, or Sweden, I think most people underestimates how big Sweden is in an European perspective.

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  • [–] 29 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

    And then the Aussies show up.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    It's not America's fault that Australia has no frickin idea how to properly size its states

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Nah, these are the right sizes. The middle of the country is mostly unpopulated desert (and then Alice Springs). If you mark deserts off as their own states, the snakes and dingos refuse to pay for road maintenance and that's how you get Mad Max.

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  • [–] 54 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    It's also possible to drive through about ten countries in 8 hours in Central Europe.

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  • [–] 63 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

    And I would rather be in Germany than any of those states.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Idk I'd rather be in Chicago than certain parts of Germany. Like Berlin or Munich of course are better than anywhere in the US, but small town east Germany? Yeah, I'll take the good pizza (Chicago bar style) and freshwater sea even if it comes with the drunkest drivers you ever did see

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  • [+] -12 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    I'd rather eat Detroit pizza than anything served in Germany.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Clearly never had good schnitzel.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    At least you have a road that reaches diagonally across WA. If Alaska did it would take a lot longer than that

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Many of the roads across the interior are probably gravel. At least they were when I last journeyed there. The ones along the West Australian coast are paved though. They form what's called Highway 1 (or at least it used to be).

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Alaska w/ an area of 1.7m sq/km or 663k sq/Freedom Units compared to Western Australia 2.5m sq/km or 975k sq/Freedom Units I'm not sure about that... But I suppose it's possible.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    That's a beautiful resort name

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah? Well where I live I can drive for a solid 24 hours and never leave my county.

    Because I live on O’ahu and I’d be driving in circles (or sitting in rush hour traffic coming from Westside into town, yeah)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Finally! I was going to comment that this thread was just a dick-swinging competition. Glad you brought the pics to prove it!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    It's the mythical Double Dick of Norway and Sweden with the mighty Finland Ballsack at the ready. Double Dick is more than twice as good as just sad Single Dick.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Well we're talking about real countries here, not empty wilderness!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    You mean like Dubuque, pop. 60k?

    The path I drew for Sweden takes you via about 7 million people, with 100k+ littered cities along the way. If I were to guess the route likely has a similar population density along it as the Germany route, while being longer.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    You should check out Western Australia. Texas is tiny in comparison.

    Edit to add:

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    I think you can also drive in California in a straight line for 16 hours. I mapped it once during a slow work day lol

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I5 will take you from Mexico to Canada. And that drive across CA is long as shit when you’re going north to South.

    And CA has some world-famous high-traffic spots around places like LA, which makes it even worse during commute hours.

    San Diego to Oregon is, IMHO, better done as a 2 day drive. And both of those days are still going to suck.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    If you're on the road, it's wise to hit peak outside of urban centers.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    It’s kind of hard to avoid getting screwed around places like LA, the Bay Area, or Sacramento. You kind of have to go through them, and unfortunately, most of the side road shortcuts are no longer secrets. GPS has been offering up those shortcuts to drivers for a while now, and even the workarounds are slow.

    Your best weapon is to avoid those areas during commute hours and to plan ahead.

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