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Amazed at the number of fellow teetotalers in the replies here
by savrajsingh 6y ago
Amazed at the number of fellow teetotalers in the replies here
- saagarjha 6y agoKeep in mind the parent comment essentially selected for these people ;)
- Causality1 6y agoI am one, for the simple reason most of my male ancestors were alcoholics and I decided the easiest way to not be one was to avoid it entirely.
- mohn 6y agoI don't know if the USA is representative of the rest of the world in this regard but, with respect to drinking, American adults fall into deciles that surprised me[1]. Roughly 40% consumed almost no alcohol in the week before being surveyed, 40% were low-to-moderate drinkers, 10% averaged about two drinks per day, and 10% holy shit that's a lot of booze. [1] https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/drinking-rate-usa.jpg https://kottke.org/plus/misc/images/drinking-rate-usa.jpg
- cfmcdonald 6y agoI think that chart is misleading, 0 drinks in the last week does not mean "doesn't drink at all, " which implies total abstention. You can easily go weeks or even months without a drink as an occasional drinker who only partakes at social gatherings.
- bawolff 6y agoGoing a week without acohol is considered a category below low-moderate acohol usage? That seems weird to me. I would describe myself as a low-moderate consumer of cake. I definitely don't eat it weekly.