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0 pointsrmc11y ago0 comments

It was less than 100 years ago. Which in Europe, isn't that long ago.

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freehunter11y ago· 2 in thread

Not that long ago? It's longer than I've been alive. Any my parents. And my grandparents. You'd have to get to my great-grandparents before they could say they've been alive for 100 years or are able to remember anything about World War II.

In relationship to the age of the planet or the age of the species, no its not a long time. In relationship to the age of the people, it's been long enough.

HCIdivision1711y ago

As a light aside:

"The difference between the British and Americans is the British think 200 miles is a long distance and Americans think 200 years is a long time."

I've gotten a kick out of that perspective, as it seems to support some of the odd disconnects people have with times and spaces.

rmcOP11y ago

Works all over Europe. I was talking to American friend who moved from US Mid West to Seattle. It's a distance of ~3,200 km. From where I am in western europe, I'd have to drive to Jerusalem to have a similar distance. Even "far away" places like Moscow were 'only' 2,500km away. The sheer distances in North America are massive compared to Europe.

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