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 overindulgng.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.