Europe, especially Germany, has loved chocolate since before the 20th Century. Before 1900 they even had chocolate vending machines.
Schokoladenmuseum: The Chocolate Museum of Cologne
https://www.labeillefrancaise.net/schokoladenmuseum-chocolate-museum-cologne/
Some of their chocolate makers still exist.
I gave my German girlfriend some American chocolate once. She spit it out and acted like I had fed her a bug.