> HN often seems to forget that Europe extends south beyond the Alps Unclear what this is supposed to mean. Italy[0], Portugal[1] and Spain[2] all have lower

> HN often seems to forget that Europe extends south beyond the Alps Unclear what this is supposed to mean. Italy[0], Portugal[1] and Spain[2] all have lower prevalence of heavy episodic drinking than the EU average. Both Portugal ("south of the Alps") and France[3] ("north of the Alps") have higher alcohol consumption per capita than the EU average, which is largely due to a culture of moderate wine drinking with meals that has nothing to do with "functional alcoholism". [0] https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/402190/ACHP_FS_Italy.pdf https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/402190/... [1] https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/402198/ACHP_FS_Portugal.pdf https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/402198/... [2] https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/402202/ACHP_FS_Spain.pdf https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/402202/... [3] https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/402185/ACHP_FS_France.pdf https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/402185/...