Europe is more densely populated and the cultures tend to be less "mobile", so people don't need to transport as much stuff as far, and Europe has more old infrastructure with narrow streets, so larger vehicles are not practical; the US has space galore, and was a generally wealthier place during the period of highway and suburb construction.
people need to stop thinking that Americans are so different than Europeans, and especially that there is so much superego-tic morality attached to everything we each do.
people need to stop thinking that Americans are so different than Europeans, and especially that there is so much superego-tic morality attached to everything we each do.