How does everybody else in the world do it? I don't understand why Americans specifically have to have cars, 8-lane highways, and all of this infrastructure to

How does everybody else in the world do it? I don't understand why Americans specifically have to have cars, 8-lane highways, and all of this infrastructure to support themselves when the vast majority of the world doesn't. Even if they have cars they still live in small walkable neighborhoods or towns. Why can't we? How do these people in Dinan in Brittany do these things? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinan#/media/File:Dinan_on_the_banks_of_the_Rance.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinan#/media/File:Dinan_on_the... I don't see highways and suburbs. Why can they do it but we can't? How about Nantes (if you want a larger city)? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantes#/media/File:Ile_de_Nantes.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantes#/media/File:Ile_de_Nant... Where are the suburbs and highways and gas stations? Maybe we should ask them how they handle having kids. Do you think they have Ford Explorers? *Also sorry I know my words are coming off as angry, but I promise it's just passion about a problem I feel very strongly about.