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There is a story of a guy in England who sent a letter to his friend in Los Angeles. He asked him to "pop in" to New York City to see how his daughter is doing.
The LA guy wrote back and said it would be faster if he went himself.
I really don't think Euros have a solid grasp of the scale of the US.
In the US, 100 years is a long time.
In England, 100 miles is a long distance.
In star trek, 100 miles is a lot of transporter chiefs.
Hey now he got promoted once
In the delta quadrant, 70,000 years is a long distance