Most Americans don’t realize how big Ireland is

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  1. I’ll never understand someone saying a 3 hour daily commute to work or an hour to the pub is normal. completely daft

  2. yea its a secret agreement with the lads who make the maps to deliberately mis represent the size of ireland to facilitate the infestation of other countries, the feeling was if they made the map the correct size we wouldnt be underestimated enough to do the singing and dancing around the place

  3. America only seems bigger because it’s measured using imperial system. If they converted to metric they’d know the actual size.

  4. American. When I was visiting Dublin I went to a hurling match at Croke park and I sat next to this 12 year old boy who was telling me all about the game. He had a super thick accent so I asked where he was from and he said “I’m from Galway, my family and I drove here this morning all the way across the country, it took two and a half hours! Can you believe how big Ireland is?” I’m glad this map finally puts it in perspective for me.

  5. I think if you ever had to drive across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, etc… you would understand that the extra space is not always a blessing…

  6. Ah memories…of looks I got when I suggested a 2hr drive in a car wasn’t much. I’m originally from California, for reference.

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