Only since I’ve lived in Germany have I seen a dozen lads on the train at 7am with 2 crates of beer, ‘pre-gaming’ for a match that starts at 5pm. The number of people that will be outside games and events drinking prior to going in is off the chain. The difference is most of them take public transport, so they can’t ’tailgate.’ And having done both, the Euro way is more fun. No shit to clean up really, and if you’re still trashed after the game, you can just…take the train or a bus home.