Cars are comfortable and convenient. You get a nice seat, air the temperature you want it, and can carry actual cargo. It's easy to run a complete loop of errands after your workday, because you can store stuff in your car.
I went from around ten years of riding the trains in Tokyo to driving a car around a Japanese suburb. Japanese public transportation is excellent, easily best on Planet Earth, and the car wins hands-down.
It has nothing to do with pride.
Cars are comfortable and convenient. You get a nice seat, air the temperature you want it, and can carry actual cargo. It's easy to run a complete loop of errands after your workday, because you can store stuff in your car.
I went from around ten years of riding the trains in Tokyo to driving a car around a Japanese suburb. Japanese public transportation is excellent, easily best on Planet Earth, and the car wins hands-down.