Yep. My girlfriend's cousin lives in semi-rural North Carolina, and it's the exact same culture. He was mentioning friend after friend in stories and then later

Yep. My girlfriend's cousin lives in semi-rural North Carolina, and it's the exact same culture. He was mentioning friend after friend in stories and then later talking about this guy's rehab, that guy's permanent disability, this guy's suspended license... All DUIs. It's pretty common to get done with work, drive to the bar, get piss-drunk, and slam into a telephone pole while driving home on the back roads. And the way he was describing it, it was completely normal and done all the time. That's crazy to me, but it's how people grow up and live there. Until that changes, you're going to see the next generation do the exact same thing.