I went to a bar in Ghent and the bartender told me that British students would constantly wreck themselves because they wouldn't adapt their drinking culture to Belgium's.
However, in true Belgian fashion, I think the thing that bothered him the most (even more than the vomiting) was that they'd order round after round of the same beer, which would exhaust his supply of the appropriate glassware.
I see a lot of American soldiers in my home city in Poland. These guys can't legally drink in their country, and our beer has twice as much alcohol on average. It's normal to see them passed out on a lawn in fron of a bar, at 9pm on a weekday.
I mean America is a pretty diverse place with the best beer in the world, literally. We have so many craft breweries so many varieties, so many ABV levels, so many different kinds of hops, aging, preparations, styles, etc, that I'm sure you can find in any given state thousands of people who would fare just fine. Some others that would find the German offerings a bit boring/mediocre because of the German beer purity laws that stifle innovation in that space.
German beer is good for what it is, but once you've had one each of their 5 styles, you've had them all.
German beer purity laws that stifle innovation in that space.
It's a commandment, not a law, and the only thing it amounts to today is a marketing slogan. There are tons of craft beers and independent breweries around. You seem to be rather misinformed about German beer culture.
I was about to bitch about the snowflakes and their warnings, but then I realized my brew of choice contains pretty obvious warning right in it's name.
I'm paying for a pint of beer, not a pint minus an inch, replaced by air bubbles. The taller the head, the less actual liquid. Any place that serves mostly air is profiting.
The picture in OP is 90% foam. They're paying for air.