A matter of perspective.

[Darrin]

Tina and I were talking about one of her friends that was having trouble comprehending how far away from her we live (friend lives in Washington state).

We got onto the subject of people from other countries not fathoming the distances we can deal with here in North America. My mind wandered to some of the discussions I used to have on OcUK.

According to Google Earth, it's 345 miles as the crow flies from Glasgow to London. That's a pretty hefty distance, especially if you figure in another 25-50% for the way roads go (402 miles according to mapquest EU).

Ok, so let's see what a sightseer traveling around the US could hope for....



Homer, Alaska to Miami, Florida. You ready? 4,120 miles give or take (5,220 miles according to mapquest.com). Over 6 round trips from London to Glasgow.

So if anyone ever asks you why Americans would want such big cars, ask them if THEY'd ever want to drive from Glasgow to London and back six times in a row in a Corsa?



[EDIT]
Heh, just looked at what driving from my house to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis / St Paul) is like. It's comparable to London to Glasgow.

Now, shall we talk about my native country where one province covers almost the same area as the entire sub-continent of Europe?