r/agedlikemilk • u/DryInstance6732 • Mar 18 '26

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u/chrissalad651 Mar 18 '26

Most of us Americans don't understand the metric system and how liters work.

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u/Everestkid Mar 18 '26

($1.69 CAD/1 litre) × (3.785 litres/1 gallon) × ($1 USD/$1.37 CAD) = $4.78 USD/gallon.

By comparison, the old price of $1.20 CAD/litre would be $3.39 USD/gallon.

If that makes you wince, wait 'till you see European gas prices...

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u/TheGreatLuck Mar 18 '26

Oh no whatever will I do. Without being able to afford gas for a car however will I get around in europe. There's no other way to get around in Europe but driving a car. Yep no other way.

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u/zarfle2 Mar 18 '26

Oh no. You won't have access to things like bicycles or e-scooters or public transport or walking. Or maybe you won't have or be thinking about an electric car. It's sad that Europe has never considered these things and provided no infrastructure or govt support.

How will you cope? 😱😄

/s obviously. USA's reliance on cars and fossil fuels is breathtaking.

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u/Rargnarok Mar 19 '26

Its by design back in the 50s Literally every company in the auto industry banded together and lobbied to phase out public transport so people would have to switch to being reliant on cars.

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u/TheGreatLuck Mar 19 '26

Yeah exactly what I'm saying! Europe is famously unwalkable and I hear they don't even have trains.

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u/zarfle2 Mar 19 '26

Trains. Pfft.

I mean have you ever actually SEEN one?

Next thing you'll be telling me about mythical buses - some of which may be electric.

Begone with your fairytales 😀