• teydam@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I had a german professor once remark to me about how different Americans are, like hundreds of miles is a day trip, hundreds of miles is a week long trip by car. Bet the trains are awesome though. Amtrak long distances seems way too expensive relative to my other options when factoring in time.

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      1 year ago

      “An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; an American thinks a hundred years is a long time.”

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      1 year ago

      Your professor said it the best way possible. I’ll remember that saying to help explain it all in the future if needed to others.

      I had a professor who loved Amtrak and would talk about his travels every month or so. He mentioned the price too as an issue. I definitely want to experience a train ride on Amtrak one day on an overnight trip.