Yeah that stuck out for me too. Europe consists of a huge number of different countries. And what the GP was saying is not at all my experience in my country,

Yeah that stuck out for me too. Europe consists of a huge number of different countries. And what the GP was saying is not at all my experience in my country, which is also in Europe. Broad statements about Europe as a whole are often going to be very inaccurate for many of the countries in Europe.