What I got out of this was that you were around well-adjusted people in Europe and were around less well-adjusted people in the US. How do you even know about

What I got out of this was that you were around well-adjusted people in Europe and were around less well-adjusted people in the US. How do you even know about solitary drinking in the US? Why are you unaware of solitary drinking in France/Germany/Croatia? I have no way of quantifying any of your observations. I am aware of people with drinking problems in France, Germany and Croatia. It is easy for alcohol to periodically become a problem in people's lives. I'm not trying to defend American culture at all. These observations read kind of comically though.