I'm not convinced. Here in the UK the poor are regularly hauled over the coals for buying cheap booze in supermarkets. Much of my family up north while having a

I'm not convinced. Here in the UK the poor are regularly hauled over the coals for buying cheap booze in supermarkets. Much of my family up north while having a comparable lifestyle earn less than my family down south and both sides drink just as often. The big difference seems to be the cost of the alcohol. My southern family drink cognac, wine and top shelf spirits. My Northern family drink special offer standard lager like Carling, cider like Magners and rarely drink wine or the occasional more common spirits. I'm fairly certain the southern part of my family spends much more on the north, but they drink roughly around the same. I'm not sure intelligence has too much to do with it, I guess it depends on whether you're tracking consumption vs spending.