Re: [OT] Completely off-topic and useless celebrating re: World Cup

At 9:56 AM -0400 6/20/02, JRebori682@aol.com wrote:
>
>  Most Europeans, even a lot of Americans, don't really grasp the 
>size of this country, or the variety contained inside it.  There is 
>a lot to see and a lot of differing cultures right here inside the 
>borders. When you add in the rest of NA, not having a passport is 
>really not an incredible handicap.

Tell them it's as long a drive from Atlanta to Miami as it is from 
Atlanta to DC. 10 hours. (28 hours non stop driving from Miami to 
Bangor Maine) Also, inform them that it is a 56 hour drive from Miami 
to Seattle if you go non stop.

I did that with an Irish lass a few weeks ago when she wasn't quite 
getting how big the US is. Once we covered drive times and such she 
was impressed with the size of the place....

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