Drinking in Sevilla

I’ve noticed that in Spain drinking is a social thing. It seems that Spanish people are always drinking, but drinking in Spain is to socialize, not to get drunk. Spaniards often meet at bars to talk with friends and family and drink less over a longer period of time. They get "happier", feel more relaxed, and may get tipsy if they take it too far. They try to avoid getting drunk, since it is looked frowned on in the culture. In America, the goal is to get drunk fast. It usually starts with “pregaming” with your friends at home before moving to bar or club where you’ll continue to drink. Americans encourage each other to drink more and more until they blackout and wake up the next day without any memory of how they ended up back home. You don't have to drink like its a competition to have fun. Spaniards do enjoy going out and having a drink, but during my whole time in Sevilla I can’t remember a single time I saw a Spaniard stumbling around drunk and making a scene on the street. As for Americans, there are countless times