r/AskReddit • • 5h ago

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

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u/EaterOfFood 4h ago

Ease of public transportation, of getting from city to city without a car, of walking around a city center. Basically, getting around in Europe is so easy.

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u/Pro-Patria-Mori 2h ago edited 2h ago

My girlfriend and I recently took a trip to England to go to two music festivals. Leeds was a 200 mile train ride, Reading was 60 miles. It was so easy, just take a bus to the train station. Altogether we probably traveled 700 miles within a week, just using public transit.

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u/Panzeros 2h ago

Why did you go to both Leeds and Reading? They’re essentially the same festival

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u/bungle_bogs 2h ago

The main acts swap nights between the two sites , so perhaps there was a particular band they wanted to see twice. Also, there are quite a few of the smaller acts that are unique to the site.