In fairness I was on holiday in rural Spain and the I went in the local bar / cafe in the morning for coffee and the local work force were on it already drinking rum/brandy at about 9 in the morning before they went off to work. Then in the afternoon 2-5 they were back on it and then after work 10 ish to the small hours they were back on it again. Including crawling into their work vans and driving around the mountain roads of southern spain.
Like wise in northern Italy me and a mate were drinking with a group of Italian ladies. We drank a lot of spirits; several bottles of vodka between us and then they all got in their cars and drove off down mountain roads (when I suggested they came back to our tent that is).