In Germany you can get a train to anywhere in the country for about €20

While this is true, there’s a big asterisk attached to the statement.

DB adjusts the ticket price based on how many seats are still empty (asking other things).

Which means the earlier you book the cheaper the tickets are. But prices can ramp up quickly.

For an unpopular connection (mostly through the night) it can be enough to book 1 week in advance.

However for popular connections at prime times you gotta book at least a month in advance.

Depending on circumstances, it’s nice and it sucks at the same time.

They gotta finance their infrastructure somehow.

Oh, right. They’re incentivized to not do exactly that. So they can cry to the government for even more funds.

Americans buy houses and stuff. Unimaginable for most Europeans who don’t get to inherit one.

I’ve got bad news for you. The median income-housing ratio is going down on both sides of the pond.

Agree with the rest though.

Don’t worry. It’s also going to shit on this side of the pond.

Clumping 332 million people together and expecting that they’re all the exact same.

Come on, buddy.