Who wants to spend hours every day stuck in traffic and looking for parking and then pay outrageous rents for the privilege?
I'm guessing you didn't live in Beijing or Shanghai. Though to their benefit, both had reasonable transit and lots of affordable taxis. But...I've never seen traffic as bad as Beijing in the USA, even in LA. And the wild parking is crazy: how can someone afford a black Audi A8 yet still have to park it on the road illegally because they lack a parking space for their apartment?
In particular, I think you'd see very different responses when people were asked to choose realistic options: it's easy to say you like the idyllic image realtors promote with luxurious houses, perfect landscaping, happy kids at great schools, etc. but quite another to say you want to spend a couple hours a day stuck in an expensive car because there's almost nothing to do within walking distance, take on additional expenses (landscaping, lower density requires higher taxes for infrastructure, etc.), and otherwise live the actual suburban lifestyle for most people rather than the postcard version.