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Good Friday Drinking

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,953 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Not buying that as an excuse.
    The French people introduce their children to table wine at an early age and i've been with foreign people who can sit over two drinks for hours.
    No rush to get drunk there whereas our youth think it's a competition to see who can get sloshed the fastest.
    As I say we need to educate people at an early age on how to use alcohol correctly.

    They still drink more than us though.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita

    2010 WHO data

    1st Belarus 17.5L
    ...
    18th France 12.2L
    ...
    21st Ireland 11.9L


    2015 WHO data (OECD countries only)

    1st Czech Republic 14.1L
    ...
    8th France 11.6L
    ...
    12th Ireland 10.9L

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    Not buying that as an excuse.
    The French people introduce their children to table wine at an early age and i've been with foreign people who can sit over two drinks for hours.
    No rush to get drunk there whereas our youth think it's a competition to see who can get sloshed the fastest.
    As I say we need to educate people at an early age on how to use alcohol correctly.

    Couldn't agree more, nothing worse than oberserving an Irish person abroad ordering Chardonnay with a well done steak.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,748 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    They still drink more than us though.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita

    2010 WHO data

    1st Belarus 17.5L
    ...
    18th France 12.2L
    ...
    21st Ireland 11.9L


    2015 WHO data (OECD countries only)

    1st Czech Republic 14.1L
    ...
    8th France 11.6L
    ...
    12th Ireland 10.9L
    The French might actually drink more because they drink wine with their lunch and other meals. They don't however drink to get drunk like we do. They know how to drink.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 889 ✭✭✭Murrisk


    They still drink more than us though.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita

    2010 WHO data

    1st Belarus 17.5L
    ...
    18th France 12.2L
    ...
    21st Ireland 11.9L


    2015 WHO data (OECD countries only)

    1st Czech Republic 14.1L
    ...
    8th France 11.6L
    ...
    12th Ireland 10.9L

    I'd be interested to know how that alcohol is imbibed. The figures don't tell all.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 889 ✭✭✭Murrisk


    Couldn't agree more, nothing worse than oberserving an Irish person abroad ordering Chardonnay with a well done steak.

    Yeah right, you and others seems to be get a thrill from being to pontificate to others or just judge from afar when something like the above happens.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    Murrisk wrote: »
    Yeah right, you and others seems to be get a thrill from being to pontificate to others or just judge from afar when something like the above happens.

    Pot, Kettle, Black, my sanctimonious pal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 889 ✭✭✭Murrisk


    Pot, Kettle, Black, my sanctimonious pal.

    Ah, you're a 'pal' person. Carry on. :D


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