> In many non-Anglo-Euro countries, drinking is seen as moderately aberrant behaviour akin to frequenting sex workers or doing drugs.

That was your experience but is simply untrue as a generalization.

Arguably what is frowned upon is uncontrolled binge drinking and asocial behabiour of people who cannot hold a drink.

Wine and beer culture are still very much a part of social and family life in quite literally the whole of Europe.