Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 10:51:57 -0500 From: Cat Okita <cat@uunet.ca> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> Cc: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Drinking (Was: We want Perl!) Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.93.961121104951.3156U-100000@troll.uunet.ca> In-Reply-To: <199611211427.PAA00663@freebie.lemis.de>
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On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Greg Lehey wrote: > Hmmm. Yes, I know more teetotallers or light drinkers in the US than > elsewhere, and I've seen my share of alcoholics there, too, but then, > I've seen my share of alcoholics over here as well. I used to have a > right load of boozers working (if that's the word) for me. I think > the big difference between the US and Europe (I don't think Canada's > really on either side) is that many US Americans have a real load of > guilt pumped into them, and that fashions their drinking habits. More to the point, alcahol seems to be a normal part of life in many other countries/cultures. A glass of wine with dinner, or a pint with lunch is nothing exceptional in many places in the world. A bottle of rye with dinner would be strange there, as well as here. No kidding about the guilt though! cheers! cathelp
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