In Ireland if you don't drink at least a six pack a day, you die.
Proven fact.
I read it somewhere once.
I'd post the exact title of the thesis, but it's gone all blurry.... ;-)
Ireland and France are obviously genetically exempt from the effects of excessive alcohol consumption. I distinctly remember one cafe in France where the dad was pouring wine into a water glass for his very young daughter, diluting it somewhat. Apparently, that's quite common.
The daughter wasn't complaining.