I see.
And regarding the beer, we have top of the line beer here. It's the craft brews. The piss water is mostly the big breweries that are mainstream.
I've had some English beers... Bass, probably Coopers, isn't Young's English? A few others... I worked in a big liquor store for 5 years. Also imports from elsewhere such as Germany, Belgium, etc. Trust me, the good stuff here is top of the line... the mainstream shit (Bud, Coors, Miller's) is arguably not even considered beer to serious beer drinkers here. I guess it's like the Fosters Australian for beer shit - only tossers and the unitiated are into that shit. There are some choice IPA's, Porters, and Stouts among other styles in the States.