I reckon. I usually only have to cut about 4 or 5" off the bottom of trousers, but I remember trying on trousers there and they were all about a FOOT too long.

My theory is that American companies work on the average for Europe so it all gets thrown out by Scandinavians and the Dutch. But luckily Levis now sell 'cropped' 501s, so you can buy them as normal jeans and not need to turn them up.