• yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 days ago

    You don’t need a car in most of Europe.

    Public transit exists in nearly every Eurpean country. It is certainly not great everywhere but it will run miles around anything Americans call public “transit”.

    Plus if you intend to migrate you will probably need to transfer your driver’s license which may require a theoretical and/or practical exam.

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      4 days ago

      Yes but many people in America

      Own a car

      So the cars are going to end up somewhere…

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        4 days ago

        Sell it to pay for the transportation fees, then buy a better, less wasteful one wherever you choose to move.

        Just how dense is the average American?

        You know what, don’t answer that. We wouldn’t be where we are if the answer wasn’t a thoroughly depressing one.

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        3 days ago

        If you’re moving across the world, you should try to sell most bigger stuff and only transport your valuable and more mobile belongings. There is no reason to transport your oven, your sofa or your IKEA wardrobe over several thousand kilometers. Just sell them and buy something local at your destination. That also applies to your car.