[blam]

I was talking (on-line) to a British gent once and he told me with pride how big was the british Isles. He said from one tip to the other that they were 610 mile long. I said that's nice.

I said, that I was reminded of a sign at the Texas/Louisiana border (going west) that says El paso 854 miles and when you arrived there that you were still in Texas.(That was the last I heard from him)

[buffaloguy]

Every time someone brings up Norway’s system I just tell them it doesn’t apply. Norway’s population is about the same as greater Houston. They generally stop at that point.

Lol

[jimmyray]

The map was enlightening

[Pining_4_TX]

Even some Americans don’t realize how big the US is. When we lived in Houston, a guy from the northeast was in town on business and he casually mentioned he was going to make a quick drive up to Dallas after work, spend a few hours, drive back that night, and be ready for work in the morning. He was shocked when he was told how long it would take to drive to Dallas.

[Little Ray]

“Day trip to the Grand Canyon.”
Ran into the same thing from a British family.
At Disney World in Orlando.
They had no clue how far away the Grand Canyon was. The dad was a truck driver - could probably deliver anywhere in Britain and be home for supper - or the next morning at that latest!

[MosesKnows]

just how big America is

How old is America?

In Europe 100 miles is a long distance;
In America 100 years is a long time.

[anoldafvet]

In 2000 we took my youngest son on a “Great Circle Tour” of the west. The first day we drove from Indianapolis to the Badlands South Dakota, a distance of 1078 miles.

[Moltke]

One morning, he said, the Germans asked if they could take a day trip to the Grand Canyon. Bear in mind, they were in Michigan.

They were planning to drive at Autobahn speed. Absolutely doable.