In my defense, weak as it might be, I had quite an assortment of ales, stouts AND scrumpy (not to mention some Haggis (although how good can Haggis be in southern England?!), before my less-than-glorious exit from England!
And normally, I agree, I've NEVER had a true hangover (headche, throwing up, dry mouth, etc...) in Europe EXCEPT when I've FOOLISHLY drunk American beer over there. Even put away about 6 Maß (liters) of Pils in Munich and 3 or 4 Hefeweizen and was no worse for the wear the next morning, although I did have quite a thirst for some odd reason, and slept in a bit later than normal...
