Reminds me of that Russian ice skater on Oprah a few years back. She got pulled over for a DUI. Oprah asked how much she had to drink and she said, “Five Long Island Ice Teas” the audience gasped and she said in Russia that was absolutely normal.
There was a legal alcohol limit at the time. Average person could have had half a liter of beer and drive. DUI over that limit wasn’t that much a big thing too punished with a little fine. Repeated offenders could have had their license suspended for a couple months.
Today it is not that much tolerated. You can get your license suspended for 6 months after one count and if you would cause accident and kill someone it would be a couple of years prison time.