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throwaway2037 on June 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Leo Tolstoy on why people drink (2014)

    modern western societies shame is placed upon many activities that are normal and necessary for a human to enjoy a good life

Where are my Italians at? They don't do this. Probably Spaniards and Greeks also, but I have met far fewer.

piaste on June 30, 2023 | [–]

And indeed, Mediterranean cultures tend to favour moderate (if steady) consumption of alcohol, rather than binge drinking.

circuit8 on June 30, 2023 | [–]

Yes agreed. It seems to me that the more rigid the culture (Britain, Scandinavia, Japan etc) the more they binge drink.

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