F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, ""The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." Or, as I like to say, German makes the best cars in the world . . . AND the Germans have excellent public transit! Even the Germans, car lovers though they are, like to put their Volkswagens and Opels in the garage and take the Inter-City Express once in awhile. It saves wear and tear on their cars! I was in Germany this summer and rode ICE from Berlin to Munich and then rented a base VW Golf 8 - which you can't buy in America - to explore the nice little towns in Bavaria. See, a country with high-speed roads AND high-speed trains functions better. So - THERE!
