How do Americans living in Europe adjust to living without a car?
"High gas prices got you down? Trying to drive less? Wish you could ditch the whole four-wheel lifestyle -- the gas bills, the car payments, the insurance premiums, and that jerk tailgating you on Interstate 279?
Welcome to Europe, where sticker-shock gas prices have been part of the landscape for a long time, and where most people have adjusted by simply giving up on cars.
For expatriate Americans living in Europe, stories about high gas prices often lead to the inevitable question."
Thanks to Charles Alcorn
Read the full story: In Europe, expatriates have a leg up on gas prices
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