Burger here, I’ve been living in Yurp for a while now but still haven’t made it to the UK. As a 'mercan I take it with a grain of salt when Euros tell me transit is “bad” anywhere, but I do hear its supposed to be “bad” outside of London.
Do you guys own cars? Is owning a car necessary to live where you are?
I don’t drive but I don’t rely on public transport any more - I mostly cycle or walk to where I need to get to.
I live in a suburb of a large-ish town but I have most basic amenities within a 10 minute walk - a large supermarket, schools, parks, pharmacy, smaller grocery shops (corner shops), cafe, hairdressers etc.
That’s fairly common in the UK unless you live in a small town or village.
The bus services only go into the town centre and the service is spotty, so usually it’s slower if you need to get to another suburb at a particular time.
My partner does drive however and as someone else said, it’d be hard to get out and about with kids without a car.