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 Americans think 100 years is a long time and Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance. 
 Europeans don't know what a "mile" is 
 Because we still have things to smile about.

Butter? 
 100km* miles do not exist 
 They do in The UK😜. 
 UK is not Europe, they left 🤪 
 Both are long if spent walking. 
 Europeans think: what is a mile? 
 Americans think??
That's new 😄


Just joking  
 Great conparison 🤣 
 Europeans think in kilometers. 
 As an European that knows what a mile is, I can corroborate this information. 
 Perspective is truly an important thing to keep in mind. 
 Americans who flew here are not the same as those of us who grew here.  Those whose families predate 1789 are like mined Bitcoin that has never been on an exchange.  Yeah, bitcoin is bitcoin but I prefer some over other. 
 Great comparison 🤣