>It’s no secret that Americans in general have a distinctly puritanical list.

I’d categorise them as wowsers, but not many folks would know what I mean….
(Anyone who taxes beer like they do is definitely suspect in my book)

So it wasn’t a big surprise when the powers-that-be at a company over there said:

“OK, we’ll agree to have alcohol at the annual picnic, BUT ONLY ONE DRINK EACH”