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Well, like the saying goes "In America they think 100 years is a long time. In Europe they think a hundred kilometers is a long distance"

An interesting subset, the oldest continuously operating pubs: http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/travel/uk/britains-best-oldest-...

("oldest pub in scotland" has two different disputed entries ..)

The oldest 'man-made structures' in America are much older: http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/19/news/mn-34091

North America. The other Americas have ones that still have the title of oldest, such as Sechin Bajo.

:-) You are absolutely correct. I also like the 'tongue-in-cheek' phrase 'the other Americas'.

I'm currently sat in a not particularly noteworth house in England built in 1770 that is apparently older than anything in 22 US states..!

It's cool to think of former inhabitants hearing tales from the New World.

"apparently older than anything in 22 US states" Um, you do know that in 1770 hardly anything west of the mississippi and east of the cascades was settled, right?