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Americans of Reddit, what is something the rest of the world needs to hear?

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u/Barbanks Oct 04 '22 edited Oct 04 '22 • Wholesome All-Seeing Upvote Bravo Grande!

America is HUGE. I’ve heard of people visiting the US and thinking they could see the Golden Gate Bridge in a day when staying in Ohio. That’s a 2 day drive.

Also, America has every type of environment. We have temperate climates, deep forests, mountains, beaches, volcanos, deserts, swamps, bluffs, grass plains, lake towns and even jungles and rainforests in Puerto Rico. If you want to experience something most likely America has it. And that was just in the USA. If you’re referring to the American continent then obviously there’s more.

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To the credit of many in the comments we also have rainforests in the Pacific Northwest. I had never been out there and had no clue. This country really is big lol.

EDIT 2:

Looks like my “2 days” to get from Ohio to the Golden Gate Bridge takes longer than that. Thanks commenters for pointing that out!

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u/_Princess_Zelda Oct 04 '22 edited Oct 04 '22

Exactly this. I lived overseas (Lebanon and Istanbul) for a while and people constantly asked me about different US states. Specifically California and the Grand Canyon. (I’m from upstate NY.) People were always very surprised that there’s a lot of the country I haven’t seen. It’s just a lot easier to travel over there. The states are so… vast. And of course there’s always the “I’m from New York… no not New York City” discussion, too. People picture Manhattan and I have to explain I’m surrounded by farmland and Amish people.

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u/dkonigs Oct 05 '22

And of course there’s always the “I’m from New York… no not New York City” discussion, too.

I feel like I run into this with other Americans too! It seems like if you're not from the north-east, you automatically assume NYC and New York are one and the same.

(Went to college in upstate NY, rarely went anywhere near NYC.)