It's not new. Teetotaling has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years. The first time it's been written down as a practice was in 1832. https://en.wiki

It's not new. Teetotaling has been around for hundreds and hundreds of years. The first time it's been written down as a practice was in 1832. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teetotalism Btw, "Globally, almost half of adults do not drink alcohol (excluding those who used to drink but have stopped)." It's not that weird. But western societies have made it seem like having the 'occasional' drink 3 times a week a 'normal' thing.