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Be careful to avoid the trope about European attitudes about alcohol. It’s not like Europeans are more sophisticated about it or something. Binge drinking and problem drinking are huge problems in many places in Europe. [/quote]

You cannot even make a comparison between drinking in Europe vs. the US . I grew up in a Mediterranean country and the whole attitude towards alcohol is completely different than here . In my home country , people mostly enjoy 1-2 drinks of alcohol at a social gathering to relax and loosen up a bit . Most of the time , alcohol is consumed with food and enjoyed during long meals with family and friends. I had my first glass of wine with my parents at a family gathering when I was 15. Because alcohol was never forbidden , we never sought to drink in secret or binge drink. We partied a lot in college and I had the best time of my life but I never saw anyone get drunk  or pass out.

In the US , it seems to me that kids drink just to get drunk and pass out. I was shocked when I came here and saw how much drinking there is  at fraternity parties.  I’m not saying there is no binge drinking going on in Europe but it’s not nearly to the extent it is here, at least from my experience.

Comparing drinking habits of teens in the US to those  abroad is like comparing apples to oranges.

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