I live in Europe and have never been stolen from, and I‘ve been on plenty vacations abroad. And in many places you do get free tap water (eg London or Vienna) with food. IDK why you would care about the price of tap water though since that’s probably 0,1% of your traveling budget for a city trip.

Taxes are country specific, you‘ll find some EU countries with lower taxation than your average US state, eg Bulgaria.

Being rude on Twitter won’t land you in jail, please.

> why exactly would I want to visit Europe?

Business, sightseeing, and cheap dentistry.