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Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:11 am
by Gramsci_Archive
sunlore wrote:
Gramsci wrote:
Wine with food is how a vast majority of Europeans drink. What you seem to be missing is that they aren't drinking for the "alcohol effect", they are drinking for taste. Matching the food and wine is a great pleasure for many people. I think the European way of drinking falls a little flat on most Americans and the English because they have very little in the way of a culture of food, certainly not in the same way as Italians or the Spanish.

You seem to only look at drinking an alcoholic drink for the purpose of the intoxicating effects. Think about a fine cheese, it is thought of in a very similar way to a good wine by many Europeans.


A good whine is enjoyed anywhere. It is however a fact that many southern europeans have a distaste for drinking only to get drunk. I always thought that it was because the southern folks are more "loose" of character, while "we" (n-w europeans I mean, and our canadian/north american counterparts) might need a drink or two to "loosen up", being "stuck in our head" as we are.

Alcohol and suicide rates may well suggest that there is tad more of the melancholy in the people of the grim germanic plains.

DonĀ“t forget scandinavians. The biggest drinkers I ever witnessed. And the russians. By god, those russians.


Good point, the epic drinking of some of my Swedish friends boggles the mind... and then there is the English...

CORRECTION:

Please change "European" in my previous post to "Mediterranean".

But the point I'm making is some people/cultures don't drink alcohol for the effect but as a complement to food.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:15 am
by DrAwkward_Archive
It could just be that i'm hanging out with a different crowd these days, but it seems like studying up on yer wines is becoming more common in the states these days, at least among people my age (the late 20s-early 30s bracket). At least, i'm running into it much more often these days. I'm not sure if any of my friends know what they're talking about, especially compared to our European compatriots, but they know more than me.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:15 am
by Chapter Two_Archive
Seems like we're learning something here.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:24 am
by Gramsci_Archive
Chapter Two wrote:Seems like we're learning something here.


Let's learn more

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:31 am
by Tom_Archive
Chapter Two wrote:
endofanera wrote:I think the only reasonable conclusion you could draw is that Europeans are simply more stupider than United Statesians.



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Keep in mind, that's a European flag doctored into that photo.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:33 am
by Gramsci_Archive
Tom wrote:
Chapter Two wrote:
endofanera wrote:I think the only reasonable conclusion you could draw is that Europeans are simply more stupider than United Statesians.



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Keep in mind, that's a European flag doctored into that photo.


German flag buddy, Yerp's not a country. Yet.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:36 am
by Tom_Archive
Gramsci wrote:Keep in mind, that's a European flag doctored into that photo.


German flag buddy, Yerp's not a country. Yet.[/quote]

Right. Germany is in Europe. It is a flag of Europe.

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:40 am
by Gramsci_Archive
Tom wrote:Right. Germany is in Europe. It is a flag of Europe.


It is a former flag of a European country, not Europe.

But I'm nit-picking...

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:44 am
by Loretta_Archive
My friends eight week old son doesnt drink it

Who doesn t drink al-key-hole and why?

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:45 am
by Gramsci_Archive
rysie wrote:My friends eight week old son doesnt drink it


You have an eight week old son?