• @aeronmelon
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    527 months ago

    "The British think 100 miles is a long way.

    The Americans think 100 years is a long time."

    • @[email protected]
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      7 months ago

      How is 100 miles long? It’s like an hour and a half.

      100 years is like 20,000 cannonball runs, of course it’s a long way!

        • @[email protected]
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          07 months ago

          You wouldn’t spend an hour and a half to visit me? That seems like you don’t like me very much.

          I have some family I visit for a weekend 2-3 times a year, a bit over 400 miles away. It’s a 5.5 hour trip I can knock out in a morning or after work.

          • @[email protected]
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            67 months ago

            I mean… Yea.

            I ve got (close) family 140 miles away. I saw them 2nd time in my life (21) this year, and not because our families dont like each other, just mostly the distance.

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            27 months ago

            It’s three hours round turn, that means I stay over night and that means it’s something that takes all weekend. There is a very limited number of people that I am willing to spend that much time for

            • Captain Aggravated
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              37 months ago

              hahaha a three hour round trip is an overnight stay hahaha ha that is goddamn adorable.

    • MrPasty
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      -27 months ago

      The Americans also tend to think that the mile is not a silly unit.