Hey yes I'm from Perth so long, extremely hot Summers and I've associated everything with drinking. I live across from the beach so the habit of going down with drinks after work has had to stop.. Xmas is a boozefest in my Family so this year I'm making plans to avoid! And it's my birthday on Boxing Day so the drinking would normally roll across!!!
My friends all socialise with barbies(bbq's) most weekends so summer really does make it tough for a recent non- drinker.. one day at a time hey