European Cultural Differences

It seems to me that Europeans in general are camels and don't drink water. 200mL of water in a bottle with a meal isn't enough three meals a day. In the Netherlands this was normal here in France however, we have awesome waiters who deliver new jugs of water whenever we contemplate needing new ones. The food in general is exquisite but expensive. Also, between the cities we've been to, France is the one with the most disparity between the parts of town being radically different in regards to neighborhoods. For instance, in Amsterdam, there feel was the same whether you were in a slightly outlying area or the center of town. But in France there seems to be different parts of town that are better than others, the area around the Eiffel Tower for example is a very nice place to be, the area our Hostel is in seems to be kinda cut from the concrete mold with little embellishments. Belgium we really didn't get to see many places besides the bustling downtown districts in Brugge, Brussels and Ghent but they looked ok. Oh, the countryside in Belgium is really cool too, sorry we walked to an observatory and it was beautiful.