Drinking culture also varies extremely from country to country. As far as I can tell "going to the pub after work" is relatively widespread in (some parts of)

Drinking culture also varies extremely from country to country. As far as I can tell "going to the pub after work" is relatively widespread in (some parts of) the UK whereas in the US there seem to be more extremes (i.e. either binge drinking or barely ever drinking). In Germany in developer circles I have yet to find myself in a situation where "I can't have any" isn't accepted as an answer. Although there can be some playful challenging ("C'mon") I haven't yet seen anyone be actually pressured into drinking (neither through relentless pressure nor out of fear of being excluded). Except, maybe, in high school.