[galdosdi]

Ah, this is rare, but here in the USA, I used to get drunk with my coworkers back in my 20s at a bar older than the USA.

Before reading on, you can probably guess what region of the USA I was in-- the northeast, which relates to the rest of the US somewhat as Europe relates to the US as a whole.

It was Fraunces Tavern in downtown Manhattan, where George Washington was reputed to spend a lot of his time during the part of his presidency in which Manhattan (then known as New York) was the seat of government, so it was older than 1789 I guess.

It's strange to reflect that on the one hand, this is one of the oldest places in the USA, but on the other hand, it would not be especially old in Europe.

Outside of the northeast and Chicago, almost everything was built in the 20th century, within the lifetime of relatives I've met.

I miss old things so much when I'm in the non-northeast US. I suspect I would really enjoy visiting Europe for this reason.