The Oldest Building in Every US State

Re:The Oldest Building in Every US State by baddox on Friday August 03, 2018 @07:53AM (#17679066)

As the saying goes, Americans think 100 years is a long time, and Europeans think 100 miles/kilometers is a long way.

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Re:The Oldest Building in Every US State by pard68 on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:35AM (#17679682)

Never heard that before, but it rings true.

Our house (Americans) is from 1909 and we think its crazy how old it is.

Our friends from the Netherlands came to visit and informed us that the next day they would visit DC (2-3 hours drive) and then swing by the upper peninsula of Michigan the day after (20+ hours).

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Re:The Oldest Building in Every US State by rootbear on Friday August 03, 2018 @09:53AM (#17679829)

I first heard that in the 80s from SF writer James Hogan, who substituted "Brits" for "Europeans". I've been quoting it ever since.

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