I'll give you that. He was talking about a cool nightclub in Stockholm and the ratio of attractive women and what I'm missing out on.
Yes, there are German cars with superb gas mileage just like there are Toyotas and electric cars. A lot of people drive them in the US and Canada too. Toyota used to be the #1 auto seller in the US a few years ago because of their gas mileage. And yet, Germans still drive cars like the BMW M5 with a 10 cylinder engine. Personally, I prefer gas guzzlers. The point is that the drivers of the roads are paying for those roads without potholes. If drivers in the US paid $8 a gallon they'd probably get roads just as nice.
Still if you compare the cost per item of food, it's higher than the US because of taxes, food lobbies, and the $8 per gallon being factored into the prices of food when that food is being transported from point A to B and finally to the grocery store. I don't know about gardens and people growing their own food. I've met dozens of Germans including one that owned a motel and haven't met a single one with a garden growing their own food. Land also costs a lot more in Germany, so having a home with a backyard garden is very expensive. Not saying your friends in Germany don't all have gardens. They very well may. Just saying the ones I met didn't.
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