I don't claim to know all the Europe but I would disagree at least when it comes to countries I know pretty well - Czechia and Spain. Maybe not as great as Tokyo (where I've never been) but pretty decent. Comparing Czechia (where I currently live) to the US is not fair because we are much smaller and densely populated but one thing I like here is that I do not need a car - public transportation is great (incomparably better than in the US) and I can easily get anywhere I need. Sure, I cannot go to every small village at 3am but I have never needed that - the things I actually need require very little planning. Even the random unplanned trips the parent mentions; when the weather is nice and I have nothing to do, I just look at my phone while eating breakfast and look up the connection to where I want to go - usually there is a bus or train in an hour and I have just enough time to finish eating and go to the station.