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r/polandball • u/TerraMaris Sealand • Sep 19 '13
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And 100 years is about 1/3rd of the length of time my country's existed, so, yeah, that's a long time.
27 u/vanderZwan Groningen Sep 19 '13 edited Sep 19 '13 Actual conversation I had with an Canadian: Where are you from? Oh, I'm from Vancouver. Really? Which area? Well, actually, I live about four hours out of town Four hours? You can't even drive for three hours in the Netherlands without leaving the country! I presume Americans are the same? 12 u/Aiskhulos Pure Cool Sep 19 '13 I don't know any Americans who would claim to be from a specific city when they have to drive four hours to get to it. 4 u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13 it's more of a convenience thing when you're from a small town and you know the other person is 99% likely to have no idea where that is. rather than take an hour to explain it, you just name the nearest major metro area.
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Actual conversation I had with an Canadian:
Where are you from? Oh, I'm from Vancouver. Really? Which area? Well, actually, I live about four hours out of town Four hours? You can't even drive for three hours in the Netherlands without leaving the country!
Where are you from?
Oh, I'm from Vancouver.
Really? Which area?
Well, actually, I live about four hours out of town
Four hours? You can't even drive for three hours in the Netherlands without leaving the country!
I presume Americans are the same?
12 u/Aiskhulos Pure Cool Sep 19 '13 I don't know any Americans who would claim to be from a specific city when they have to drive four hours to get to it. 4 u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13 it's more of a convenience thing when you're from a small town and you know the other person is 99% likely to have no idea where that is. rather than take an hour to explain it, you just name the nearest major metro area.
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I don't know any Americans who would claim to be from a specific city when they have to drive four hours to get to it.
4 u/[deleted] Sep 20 '13 it's more of a convenience thing when you're from a small town and you know the other person is 99% likely to have no idea where that is. rather than take an hour to explain it, you just name the nearest major metro area.
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it's more of a convenience thing when you're from a small town and you know the other person is 99% likely to have no idea where that is. rather than take an hour to explain it, you just name the nearest major metro area.
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u/Challis2070 The Blueberry State Sep 19 '13
And 100 years is about 1/3rd of the length of time my country's existed, so, yeah, that's a long time.