1. There are much fewer preservatives and additives in drinks and food in Europe (and really most places outside the US). Go down to some South American country and get drunk and I almost guarantee you will feel less hungover the next day.
2. The same goes for the food. It is much more high quality and they take more pride in it than most US locations.
3. The Puritanical influence is still very strong in the US. People here think drinking a few light beers a night constitutes alcoholism and will somehow affect their performance. Meanwhile they stuff themselves with processed food and wonder why they’re still overweight.
I’d much rather drink a bottle of unpoisoned wine a night, walk a lot, and be skinny than be like the average obese neurotic American slob