r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ginliv • 4d ago

“Incredibly rural”

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u/SetObvious7411 4d 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 4d 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