I have been drinking way too much in my younger life, and I always thought this is the most normal thing to do because (here in Germany) everyone was seemingly

I have been drinking way too much in my younger life, and I always thought this is the most normal thing to do because (here in Germany) everyone was seemingly doing it, at least I thought so. But in fact there are whole societies where alcohol is tabu / almost never consumed (muslim countries) Or consumed very sparingly because you cannot get it in supermarkets and usual restaurants (Turkey). One might say that those countries are dry and devoid of pleasure, and that might even be true. But I am wondering if these countries develop some deseases less often (colon cancer, high blood pressure, etc) Looking back, I should have had less alcohol in my life, but I wouldn’t want to miss it either, in moderate amounts.