[DoughnutHole]

Most of these are cultural/political choices, not a result of some lack of prosperity.

Less cheap gas is a result of taxing the negative externalities of fossil fuels. Air con is rarer because intense summer heat (while it happens) is less pervasive and extreme than in most of the US. Personal vehicles are less common because public transport is great. No “Whole Foods” because good produce is common in regular supermarkets.

“Road trips” is the most hilarious point. I can hop on a train and be in one of several countries with a different culture and language in an hour.