• alyth@lemmy.worldOP
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    7 months ago

    I didn’t mean to criticize anything, only to illustrate the difference c:

    Btw Europeans also use minutes for most of the situations you mentioned. The difference is only really obvious for fixed distances like “I live X minutes from my family” vs “I live X km from my family”

    • dingus@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Ah sorry, man. I guess not a specific jab at you, but it’s weird because I’ve heard people make fun of this a lot and it’s just a bit odd to me.

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      7 months ago

      That’s… what Americans do. I live about 1500 miles from my parents, and only use time as a measurement if I’m planning to drive that far, mainly in days.