Distances just hit differently on their side of the Atlantic.
It’s considerably less tiresome and costly to cover long distance in cars.
I noticed that a 500km ride in France is very long distance. A once in a summer thing. While a 350miles trajectory in the us is something I can do with less friction.
This is a big factor, but living in the US I do miss the cheap flights that made weekend city breaks within Europe cheap and easy. From San Francisco it seems like the only place you can get a similarly cheap flight to is Las Vegas and I've never understood the attraction of gambling...
Distances just hit differently on their side of the Atlantic.
It’s considerably less tiresome and costly to cover long distance in cars.
I noticed that a 500km ride in France is very long distance. A once in a summer thing. While a 350miles trajectory in the us is something I can do with less friction.