Haha, it really is like that.
When we have nights out with colleagues from other countries they are generally horrified at the amount of alcohol that is consumed.
Then, as it is a hospitality thing they tend to keep up and end up in a terrible state!
It's a curse and a gift! :0D
Hehe, I've been known to drink my American and Norwegian colleagues under the table ... but when in Scotland. I will not drink one-fa-one. I'll likely have one-fa-two if they are having a slow night. As soon as I hear ... "Ay Jimmy, ya gotta keep up lad" ... I know that I absolutely should not - they are in sport mode by that point.
Hehe, sport mode is a good description. It is always stand when we go to another country and there isn't an incessant amount of drinks arriving. It feels almost alien. Then again, it feels kind of nice at the same time now I am getting on a bit!