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Re: a view on distance

From: SANDRA ROWLAND (serowland)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 21:16:00 PDT

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    Kimberly,

    I realize that this is off track, but I had to laugh at the Texas
    version of distance. Everything is relative to the size of the place you
    live. Americans believe they can see all of Europe in a short time. My
    parents always wanted us to take them to Scotland for the weekend (we
    were in Cambbridge). Only if you want to drive there then back. We spent
    a holiday in Malta one summer. They have festivals in the summer to
    celebrate the village's saint days. The week we were there we had to
    travel to the opposite side of the island (13 miles) for the festival.
    While there we met a Maltese couple. When they ask where we were
    staying, our answer shocked them. "You traveled that far!" They
    considered that an all day trip! Everything is relative!

    Sandra in AL

    Kimberly Herbert wrote:
    >
    > I realize that 44 miles was a long way to travel to graduate school, but it
    > made me laugh. In Texas we measure distance by time not miles. I just got
    > back from a Jazz meeting. It is not unusual for someone from Midland to
    > drive to San Angelo (2 hours one way) attend a Jazz concert till 11:00 pm
    > and drive back to Midland. People from San Angelo will go to Midland for a
    > night out and drive back to San Angelo the same night and these are 2 lane
    > blacktop Highways 70 miles an hour and lots of deer. (Personally I think
    > they are crazy) 

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