I second randlet's and aetherson's posts. A warning ( and possible reason to _never_ drink): some who have a tendency toward alcoholism may enjoy drinking much

I second randlet's and aetherson's posts. A warning ( and possible reason to _never_ drink): some who have a tendency toward alcoholism may enjoy drinking much more than the rest of us. Some alcoholic authors' descriptions of the allure of alcohol are quite striking. My experience: one drink relaxes me - more makes me ill. I enjoy a drink in social company. My linguistic faculty (esp. foreign languages)(no pun intended) _seem_ to improve under the influence, but maybe that's the liquor speaking! I like many of the sayings associated with social drinking, e.g., "In vino veritas!"