People say the same thing about California.
In California it's a rare occurrence among the 38 million people that live there, caused by a tiny fraction of the population - almost exclusively a subset of the homeless.
In India, it's ~45% of 1.2 billion people.
And late-night alcohol drinkers! Maybe you've never done it, but lots of people, of both genders, have.
Nothing strange at all, congrats!