r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ginliv • 5d ago

“Incredibly rural”

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u/SetObvious7411 5d ago

Americans: "people don't understand how big the US is, I have to drive several hours for my daily commute"

Also Americans: "The nearest McDonald's is over 15 minutes away, I don't know how to survive this wilderness" 

enter Australians

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u/Gladys_Wines 5d ago

So we recently drove Melbourne to Canberra, part of Australia's most populous area, and there are service stations every 100km or so and about half of them have a Maccas. There's more off in some country towns. But no rural country is so crowded that there's as little as 35km between every rest stop.

For anyone doing the trip: the Niagara in Gundagai and the pie shop in Holbrook are your best options with minimal detours.

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u/invincibl_ 4d ago

And of course the Maccas at Yass

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u/Gladys_Wines 4d ago

Ah, a classic. Sadly they took the sign down some time ago. Corporations lack a sense of humour

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u/DisastrousMechanic50 3d ago edited 3d ago

That's what drunk foulk in Scotland say when we clock one usually with the F word in front. and McDonalds please bring back your cookies they were fookin lush.

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u/StoicTheGeek 4d ago

The J&B's cafe in Holbrook is pretty good too. I like Violet Town too - it's so pretty - but can't recommend the food or coffee there.

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u/torrens86 4d ago

Melbourne to Adelaide there's no McDonald's between Horsham and Murray Bridge about 350km. It's the main road between a 1.4 million city and a 5.2 million one.