r/AskReddit • u/danielsoft1 • 5h ago

"those little differences" Americans who visited Europe, what was surprisingly different for you?

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u/Pac_Eddy 5h ago

How many countries you can visit on a short trip.

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u/Alexthegreatbelgian 3h ago

I wouldn't recommend visiting multiple countries on a short trip, though. You need at least 1-2 weeks to really start getting to know the country you're visiting.

Anything shorter and I feel you're rushing your trip.

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u/ArenSteele 4h ago

That was the big one for me.

I’m from Canada, and it takes 10-11 hours to get from Vancouver to Calgary by car

When I got to Prague I realized I could get to Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Brussels, even London and a dozen other major cities in less than 10 hours

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u/Poopyman80 3h ago

The west and middle of the eu have the density of an mmo.

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u/ahora-mismo 2h ago

yet, you would lose most of it. it’s not worth squeezing as many as possible, enjoy one place.

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u/ArenSteele 2h ago

My trip from above was 5 days in Prague, 2 days in Berlin, 2 days in Amsterdam, 1 day in Brugge and 4 days in Paris.

Was perfect

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u/Foxtrot-Uniform-Too 3h ago

If you start in Columbus, Ohio large cities like Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Louisville, Charlotte, Atlanta, Toronto, Boston, Providence, Richmond, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Montreal, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo are all reachable in less than 10 hours.