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The two images at the top are quite dissimilar with no clear explanation why. Different years?
by tus88 7y ago
The two images at the top are quite dissimilar with no clear explanation why. Different years?
- scotty79 7y agoFirst map is aspirational. Second is actual.
- Tade0 7y agoI don't think many people in Poland nowadays - aside maybe from college students - aspire to be called "vodka country". My family hails from Lesser Poland and I've never seen vodka on any of the family gatherings - including weddings. It just doesn't appear to be part of the local culture. Of course the situation is very different in the eastern and north-eastern regions.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoPeculiar. I was born and still live in Lesser Poland, and throughout all my circles, beer and vodka are two staple alcoholic beverages. Especially when we talk weddings - vodka is the one mandatory drink at a wedding. Everything else is optional, but there has to be wedding vodka, and besides providing an ample supply during the event, it's customary for the newlyweds to give a bottle to each guest couple as a parting gift.
- Tade0 7y agoGuess I extrapolated too much after all. But then again both of my parents (almost) never drank vodka and they have wildly different backgrounds.
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoIf no one drinks vodka in Poland, then why does any Polish hypermarket have a huge vodka section, nearly comparable in size to the wine section? Vodka is even sold at petrol stations, and not just cheap vodka for winos, but also premium brands as apparently people pick up a bottle on the way to visit someone.
- dougmwne 7y agoEastern Poland checking in. Vodka aplenty, but plenty of people rarely or never drink it. Most often people drink beer, but when it's time to party or celebrate an event, the vodka bottles come out. Other spirits and wine are rare, but I do see some flavored vodkas somtimes.
- tom_mellior 7y agoThe first is a map of someone's stereotypes. No data is presented to back it up, and "traditional" is a meaningless weasel word.
- quicklime 7y agoI took it as the first map is of the stereotypes that led to the term "alcohol belts", rather than just stereotypes from an individual Wikipedia contributor. The second map doesn't show any "belts", and is showing that the concept of alcohol belts doesn't match actual consumption.