[HCIdivision17]

As a light aside:

"The difference between the British and Americans is the British think 200 miles is a long distance and Americans think 200 years is a long time."

I've gotten a kick out of that perspective, as it seems to support some of the odd disconnects people have with times and spaces.

[rmc]

Works all over Europe. I was talking to American friend who moved from US Mid West to Seattle. It's a distance of ~3,200 km. From where I am in western europe, I'd have to drive to Jerusalem to have a similar distance. Even "far away" places like Moscow were 'only' 2,500km away. The sheer distances in North America are massive compared to Europe.