Europeans thinking a 2h trip is a long ass trip. Then they come visit North America thinking they can visit from coast to coast by car in two weeks.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
I grew up in Texas and moved to England. I remember my first weekend there looking at a map thinking of going to visit Cambridge. It was a couple of inches away on the map and I thought, should be an hour maybe an hour and half drive. Imagine my surprise when I arrived in Cambridge in 20 minutes. I forgot to take into consideration scale.
Texas is utterly barren compared to the center of european population density that's depicted here (ever heard of the blue banana?). I'd say that's roughly 150 million people.
54 Comments
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world · 163 pts · 2y
It's true!
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 39 pts · 2y
This is mind blowing
SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Big if true
FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 2y
It's all Texases, all the way down.
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 84 pts · 2y
Who knew, Texas is bigger than Luxembourg
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 2y
That's probably just a perspective trick, there's no way
can@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 2y
I see you're joking but for anyone curious
Luxemburg: Total Area 2,586.4 km^2^
Texas: Total Area 695,662 km^2^
bushvin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Not really curious, no
can@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
Your loss
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 2y
Which is crazy since Luxemburg has its own language while Texas is speaking the same as Ireland which is already bigger than Luxemburg
Addition@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y
Crazy how nature do that
hidden_splendor@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 2y
nxdefiant@startrek.website · 17 pts · 2y
"Hey, has that state no one cares about seen this joke?"
"I don't know, I'll ask 'er.
s_s@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Dont mess with lexas.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 2y
What would happen if you divide Alaska in two equally-sized states? Texas becomes the third largest state.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 55 pts · 2y
Europeans thinking a 2h trip is a long ass trip. Then they come visit North America thinking they can visit from coast to coast by car in two weeks.
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.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 73 pts · 2y
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.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 2y
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.
thedevisinthedetails@programming.dev · 36 pts · 2y
2h is a long ass trip we've just been gaslit
cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 2y
If only we had a high speed rail system like in Japan...
018118055@sopuli.xyz · 35 pts · 2y
Am European. I drove from sfo to nyc in 4.5 days. Would I do that again? No.
nick@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
Same, took 5. Still brutal as hell
BluesF@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
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
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y
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@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 2y
No we don't think 2 hours is a long ass trip. We think 2 hours is a long ass commute.
candybrie@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I've done LA to DC in a week. You just don't pass through many cool places along the way.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
But man, can you look at some fucking corn.
018118055@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
The Plains go on, and on, and on, and on...
Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 54 pts · 2y
"Texas needs to shut up before we split in half and make Texas the 3rd biggest state"
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 29 pts · 2y
"That's an impressively well-typed threat for a moose."
HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 2y
"Come up here and fight us then, last time you had show you got your ass handed to you."
Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Alaska could be split into four equal states & Texas would be the fifth biggest.
Maco1969@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 2y
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 2y
Maco1969@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
The Mercator scale on maps makes everything equatorial look tiny compared to northern and southern latitudes.
clearedtoland@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 2y
So you’re saying they should secede from the Union and be an independent world superpower because they don’t need the rest of us, right? Right?
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 19 pts · 2y
No, that's ludicrous.
Give them back to Mexico.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
They’re welcome to attempt again. Though we were a bit too gentle last time
hactar42@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
I grew up in Texas and moved to England. I remember my first weekend there looking at a map thinking of going to visit Cambridge. It was a couple of inches away on the map and I thought, should be an hour maybe an hour and half drive. Imagine my surprise when I arrived in Cambridge in 20 minutes. I forgot to take into consideration scale.
Yes it was a paper map, I know I'm old.
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
ares35@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y
"that's not where paris is."
--any texan.
BigWumbo@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
That’s not where Paris, TX is….
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
This is just a piece of the land we stole from a country that spain stole once
ivanafterall@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
Overcompensate much?
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
France and Texas are around the same size, yous insecure cunts 😂
trk@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y
I expected Texas to be a lot bigger, given the memes.
Fun fact: the largest cattle station in Australia is 8x larger than the largest cattle station in the US (which is in Texas).
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
Now do Indonesia.
JackNapier@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
thmnwlf@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
yeah thats totally correct, love that
onion@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
Except the population size
ichmagrum@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah, bigass country yet despite its supposed awesomeness barely anyone wants to live there.
onion@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
I wouldn't call 30 million barely anyone
ichmagrum@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
Texas is utterly barren compared to the center of european population density that's depicted here (ever heard of the blue banana?). I'd say that's roughly 150 million people.
Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Texas is less than a quarter of the size of Alaska.
EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
for the curious
https://s3.amazonaws.com/thetruesize.com/mockup.html#?borders=1~!MTUyMDkxMDE.MTAzOTgyMDEMjQ2ODk4MDE(MTIxODI5NjU~!US-TXODYwMTU3MA.MjIyNjgwNzA)Mw