Drinks
Although un mezzo (half litre carfe of house wine) is a standard accompaniment to a meal, there's not a great emphasis o dedicated drinking in ltaly. Public drunkenness is rare, young people don't devote their nights to getting wastted, and women especially are frowned on if they're seen to be overindulging. Nonetheless there's a wide choice of alcoholic drinks available, often at low prices. Soft drinks, crushed ice drinks and , of course, mineral water are widely available.