[skate22]

If i had to take a guess, I would imagine above all else, the reasons people start drinking are going to vary from one culture to another (on the average).

Ive heard the expression: drunk people speak sober thoughts (meaning they hold back less)

People who get drunk to cele brate act different than people who get drunk to cope with something (from what ive seen)

If in one culture it was only socially accepted to get drunk to celebrate, i would expect different behaviour than a culture who only views drinking as a way to cope

Just my uninformed theory