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Europeans, what is something that Americans have/do that makes no sense to you? (programming.dev)
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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It takes about 8 to 12 hours to drive across Texas, which is longer than it takes to cross Germany. France and Germany have different laws, and so do Texas and New Mexico. Once you realise that the USA is essentially 50 different countries stapled together, it makes a lot more sense.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well that Germany you mentioned happens to be 16 states stapled together

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And US states are further broken down by many counties staples together

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Alright. So one American state is the size of 16 German ones.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'd imagine that France and Germany probably have more similar laws than some US states do because of the EU.

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