• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    3 months ago

    I do think it’s funny that America has the worst traffic in the western world, yet in Europe we can get by just fine with roads built by people that even the Romans considered to be ancient.

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      3 months ago

      That’s because Europeans invest in all forms of transport, so you don’t get people who can’t fathom the concept of taking any trip from point A to B in anything other than a car.

      Edit: not sure why I’m getting downvoted. I think Europe does it way better if that wasn’t obvious

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      3 months ago

      It has to be said that people from one place underestimate the other…

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

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      3 months ago

      I mean there has been some work done to those roads in the meantime and it’s not remarkable you chose to build them on the quickest way to go from A to B while keeping construction cost in mind…