Oooooh yeah. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the bigger states like Texas. I've gotten some pretty great reactions from my acquaintences in Europe when I tell them that Texas is big enough to eat all of Germany and still have plenty enough room left to take a healthy size bite out of France for dessert. And that Texan wouldn't think much of a drive from Berlin to Paris except where is the best stop to gas up in the middle.
(I checked. It's 1027 km - which sounds like a lot, right? But it's actually only 638 miles. Not exactly "day trip" distance, but not anything most North Americans would get worked up over, either. For perspective, I did the 1,104 mile drive from Yuma, Arizona to San Antonio, Texas to bring home my Jetta, and it only took me all of fifteen minutes to plan out that trip. Getting the airline tickets to get over there to get the car took longer.)
(I checked. It's 1027 km - which sounds like a lot, right? But it's actually only 638 miles. Not exactly "day trip" distance, but not anything most North Americans would get worked up over, either. For perspective, I did the 1,104 mile drive from Yuma, Arizona to San Antonio, Texas to bring home my Jetta, and it only took me all of fifteen minutes to plan out that trip. Getting the airline tickets to get over there to get the car took longer.)