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[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 79 points 6 months ago
[-] alyth@lemmy.world 63 points 6 months ago
[-] Skua@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

we clearly haven't brexited hard enough yet

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 59 points 6 months ago

Can confirm. I pedest, and it's more useful for me to know how long it will take to get somewhere than how far away that somewhere is. One effects my time of departure, the other is just a fun fact.

[-] iwasgodonce@lemmy.world 55 points 6 months ago

In utah, I can average 80 mph on a road trip, in the houston texas area I can go maybe 20 mph average, so time is a lot more useful of a measure.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Yeah I'm a tad confused at why it's weird to measure by time. If I'm trying to get somewhere deep in the city vs on highway traffic the whole time vs something in between the two, the same distance will give you radically different times to traverse it.

It's also useful to give other people time estimates. Isn't it more useful to tell your boss that you'll be 15 minutes late versus the distance away in miles or kilometers? How about when you're a guest arriving at someone's house? Isn't it more logical to tell them you're 30 minutes from arrival as opposed to giving them the exact distance away in km or mi, especially when they might not know whether you're arriving from a high traffic area or not?

There is a lot you can criticize the US for and it would be totally valid. This one is bizarre and unwarranted.

[-] alyth@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I didn't mean to criticize anything, only to illustrate the difference c:

Btw Europeans also use minutes for most of the situations you mentioned. The difference is only really obvious for fixed distances like "I live X minutes from my family" vs "I live X km from my family"

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Ah sorry, man. I guess not a specific jab at you, but it's weird because I've heard people make fun of this a lot and it's just a bit odd to me.

[-] OhFudgeBars@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That's... what Americans do. I live about 1500 miles from my parents, and only use time as a measurement if I'm planning to drive that far, mainly in days.

[-] socphoenix@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

We moved to Colorado and 10 miles takes me about 15 minutes to cross the city we’re in, 30 in traffic. Where we grew up 10 miles around the city was 1-2 hours regardless of time of day (except maybe 2am). The country is just way too diverse for distance to be nearly as meaningful at transit time.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 52 points 6 months ago

"The British think 100 miles is a long way.

The Americans think 100 years is a long time."

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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!

[-] storcholus@feddit.de 12 points 6 months ago

100 miles means I will likely never visit you

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 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.

[-] DSTGU@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 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.

[-] storcholus@feddit.de 2 points 6 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@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se -2 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 20 points 6 months ago

45 minutes by car.

28 hours on foot.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago

Unless you’re trying to get across San Francisco, New York, Austin, or LA in mid day traffic. Then it’s 45 min by foot, and 28 hours by car.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

IDK about NYC, man. I was there once and my initial impression was media lied about the traffic. There was no cars anywhere; but the sidewalks were crowded as fuck. 🤣

And every time I thought "screw all these people, I'm taking a cab" I'd tell them where I wanted to go and they were like "I'm not gonna take your money to go 2 blocks."

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I guess it depends on the part of Manhattan. I’ve absolutely been stuck in traffic that takes eons to move 3 blocks.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

I drove a lady home from a party in NYC at like midnight, and I said "Oh, it's only five miles that won't be bad"

It took an hour to get there and back. I wasn't really mad because she was cute and maybe into me but we could have walked that distance in the same amount of time.

[-] BanjoShepard@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

In the Midwest, we sometimes measure distance in number of songs.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

My daughter is always asking how long until whatever and I usually say 3 SpongeBobs or however many SpongeBobs or takes

[-] deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I do this with Titanic for long trips / flights.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

"It takes two and a half Hamiltons to get to uncle Jack's house."

[-] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

My commute was an album and an EP long

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

Must be a small pic, it loaded in less than 0.1% of a football game.

[-] Altofaltception@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago
[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago

We relate distances in drive times around here

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I measure in Freedom Eagles per Hamburger

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 6 points 6 months ago

Same as physicist measuring interval in special relativity. And I am talking about the bottom picture.

[-] Bye@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Is that instrument cluster from a jeep zj?

[-] alyth@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago
[-] DdCno1@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

Would you describe someone who has likely driven a Jeep as smart?

[-] alyth@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

sorry for giving a compliment, i'll think about my actions next time

[-] Bye@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Thanks for making me feel good

[-] Flixich@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

I thought it's a joke about Boeing, but the 'n' was missing

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