On: Reasons some languages are harder to learn

[BeFlatXIII]

> distances were always expressed in terms of travel time

That is also true for large English-speaking portions of the US.

[curiousllama → BeFlatXIII]

Facts - I honestly dont know how far apart cities on the US East Coast are, but I know exactly how long it would take to drive between them.

I’d have to work backwards to figure out distance.

[anthk → BeFlatXIII]

In Spain too. How long is X from there? About 10 minutes by car.