Same here.

Last time I drank alcohol was pre-COVID. I only drank 1-3 a month and only 2-4 beers and 2-4 shots.

I've known plenty of daily drinkers and I have no idea how they do it. If I have even one drink I can notice the effects the next day. Not that I'll be hung over per se, but just a little more tired, little less focused, little less patient with my kids.

So, I don't drink very often (I don't abstain completely either). Drinking every day seems like something that would really take a lot out of me.

Depends on culture, both national and local. In some it's very common (like my dad has a beer every day after work, or France / Italy where a glass of wine at lunch is not uncommon).

I suspect it's not uncommon to find people who have wine nearly every day. Someone who is drinking two beers on many days is likely to have six on some days, making up for the odd day that they have zero.

The actual quota is less than one can per day, though, which seem too strict to me (with respect to a government restriction, I mean).

A glass of wine after work to wind down is pretty popular no? (Culture: scandinavia)

It’s not in the UK at any rate, the average varies between 12 and 17 units of alcohol per week depending on age with most of that falling on Fridays and Saturdays. 2 cans of beer per day works out at 28 units, so is certainly substantially more than average. I would guess there is a bubble affect though, most of my friends drink only on special occasions line parties, and regular drinking at home would be perceived as alcoholic behaviour by most of them.

There was a post here where having a cocktail after work every day (in NYC IIRC?) was mentioned, the consensus seemed to me like that is a normal amount while for me that would have been too much even when I was a student and could tolerate a lot more alcohol (of course, purely by amount I’d have made it up on the weekend).