#(fun fact the drive from far south miami to tampa + tampa convention center for cons there alone is like 5 and 1 half hrs or bit more)

aph-japan reblogged

koushirouizumi

apolladay

There's a stereotype that USAmericans tolerate very long car rides.

mollyjames

op I think you may have wildly underestimated american's car tolerance

vaspider

Where I grew up it was pretty common to take a 45m+ car trip for groceries. If you couldn't deal with being in a car for an hour, you'd have Problems.

hazel2468

I would take regular trips as a kid/teen over 3+ hours down to the shore (and for any of my non-American friends. That is 3+ hours driving down to the shore IN MY STATE. I live in the northern part, the shore is in the southern, and we went almost all the way as south as you can go. 3+ hours of driving and all in one state... Based on my experiences with friends from Europe in the past, this fact has consistently gotten me a "huh?" face from them) and that's about normal to me.

A drive from the airport back to my partner's place, when I go to visit, takes upwards of 5 hours, depending on traffic.

Honestly I just. Headphones and daydream. Or chat!

#a: yes but around 1.5 it stops being tolerable #us #driving #us transit #poll #florida #florida transit #florida politics #south florida #south miami #miami #tampa #orlando #(are all places in FL Ive been driven to but I Dont Drive {haha what are chronic symptoms when youre Disabled---})#actuallynearsighted #actuallypanicattacks #actuallygad #actuallydisabled #(Fun fact the drive from far south Miami to Tampa + Tampa Convention Center for cons there ALONE is like 5 and 1 half hrs OR BIT MORE)#({Can go into 6 to 6 and a half~7 on a REALLY BAD trip and Yes Weve Been Caught in standstill traffic jams before+when evacuating storms})#pittsburg #baltimore #(Ive flown to but had to take transit from far south just to GET to the airport with better pricing and even THAT drive is about an hour+)#(Fams scattered about US+Elsewhere in general especially my bio relatives but im still in the PROCESS of even TRYING to Meet Up With Them)#why cant you just leave #no i cant just jump in a car and leave deal with it #(I was interested in this poll but re the commentary Yeah Driving in FL {especially} can quickly become A Nightmare if youre not careful)#(Basically ever since childhood ive taken 5&1 half hour roadtrips at least x1 time a year just to see the ENTIRE OTHER HALF OF MY FAM)#(THAT ISNT EVEN THE JEWISH PART like YES Im Closeish to my other end* but THEY. DO NOT. LIVE *HERE*. My Jewish end DOES)#({*The immediate relatives on this end im all close with but extended relatives?? we usually see them at fam reunion like gatherings})