In Germany you have public transportation, you don’t need a Official Bigfoot undefeated hide and seek champion shirt. In the USA you can not function without a car. Also distances. In any European town you find a food store within easy walking distance. Not in most US cities, especially not in the suburbs. Two different lifestyles, not a fair comparison. Although the potholes part is completely true, the roads are in a bad shape in America. There are multiple and massive roadworks on basically every important road in Germany. Traffic jams abound.