My theory is that conservative Americans have strong aversions to drinking because Americans aren’t any good at drinking. The Germans, or even the British, on the other hand….

Anyway, this turns out to be less of a problem than it might have been, because Americans have a good substitute: Punk Rock… which they actually are quite good at. Things turn out differently because Punk Rock is obviously a stimulant and not a depressa
nt. Explains a lot, doesn’t it?

Incidentally, drinking is probably more sensible.