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Germans are fairly well known for their love for cars, and a lot of folks have cars “for pleasure” (convertibles, sports cars, etc). Autobahns are also insanely
by herval 7y ago
Germans are fairly well known for their love for cars, and a lot of folks have cars “for pleasure” (convertibles, sports cars, etc). Autobahns are also insanely fun - you can actually speed up that sport car, unlike here in the US of A. All anecdotal of course, but I would be surprised if that theory has any evidence to support it..
- kube-system 7y agoThey also have legal requirements for ownership which go way way beyond what most of the US does. I think part of their car culture can be attributed to self-selection bias.
- herval 7y agoI come from a “third world” country, and gotta say the vehicles that are allowed to be put on the street here are shocking. Lost count on how many cars glued together with duct tape I’ve seen around - I’d be shocked if those are driven “for leasure”...
- kube-system 7y agoMany are primary transportation for lower income people. But it's also not uncommon in some circles in the US to have a 'beater car', as an alternative to their typical transportation.