Poles drinking more than ever, as incomes rise.

thenews.pl/national/artykul135222_poles-drinking-more-than-ever--as-incomes-rise.html

Maybe it's better to keep Poland poor, so it won't get an alco culture!!!

I say that:

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I also think it depends on the set-up of the town/city. If you have a market square then more people tend to drink. When I look out onto the rynek here, I see 100 extra people, easily.

Marginal propensity to consume various products shall increase, as disposable income increases.

Scotland has an average of 11.8 litres per capita for every person aged over 16. This is considerably higher than England and Wales, which had an average consumption figure of 9.9 litres per capita.

Congratulations! Wow I am so proud of the Scotts!

We don't even have the defence of a table-drinking culture like France or Italy :( :( They drink wine from a young age around the table.

Like that makes any difference??

"Polak nie kaktus, pić musi" lol :)

Wine is for pussies.

Drink Vodka.

We drink it...damn it's good!

A manly man have to get stone drunk at least once a week. If not, he is just a gay.

Hmmmm, I am definitely gay!

I think that's just pretense. People will make excuses, play games, but the only honest reason to drink is to make yourself feel better. If youy feel really bad, you have to drink a lot. If you just want to unwind after a long work week, you don't need that much. It's really a way of self medicating. Amazing how many people have to take anti-anxiety pills, or sleeping pills or pain pills... have a freaking drink, you pvssy!

Just don't be an idiot and get yourself addicted. Dry yourself out often.
Na zdrowie!

It's often connected with breath too. Breathing and water really help :)

what is?

Reducing stress and tension. Sometimes it's just oxygen deficiency or a lack of hydration. A little rest on the bed can work wonders. I do that before work. 30 mins of just lying down and putting your mind into a neutral gear. It works wonders!

Re: water and breathing (and vitamin C) - I'm a believer! I do all that every Monday morning, then drive to work trying to remember what problems I left festering on my desk before the weekend begun. ;)

(today is different. Configuration control tools are down, we all are cruizing the internet)

My point was that, for example, some people get anxious socializing, and they think that taking a pill is more acceptable/better/less damaging than having a drink.

Giving yourself a good floppy shakedown helps too. If your body doesn't move then your mind tends to be static too. A good stiff one might help too. I didn't think I could use floppy and stiff on the same thread :)

They are drinking more as the drinking tables are out on the rynek :)

Be careful as a parent. While taking care of kids, regardless where, you mustn`t be drunk coz it is treated as endangering your dependents` health or life. Two women with 4 kids were arrested for being drunk in Gdańsk. They face up to 5 years.

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I didn't know that a Polish person is the Guinness World Record holder in the highest blood alcohol content ever recorded in a human being:


guinnessworldrecords.de/world-records/118837-highest-blood-alcohol-level

That should probably be called the lowest alcohol blood content!

A bit sad that Guinness acknowledge that record.

At least he survived.

People drink when they are depressed and desperate, not when they are happy and optimistic.

Also young and stupid but that's a different category...

I drink when I am happy and optimistic

You are here all night writing narcissistic hate and you lecture us on desperation and depression ?

Me too.

We drink a nice gin and tonic or a martini before dinner and a couple of glasses of wine with it. When I/we meet friends, we might have two or three beers.

As you say, that's happiness not desperation.

Talk to your liver...you will be shocked at what it thinks about you...

Yeah, if only we had state health care and free check ups :( then I could get some idea if my liver was a cause for concern

I just got an email from your liver...It hates you...

They always have a good dig at the liver anyway during medicals. Not so much because they worry someone's a very heavy drinker (unless there are signs of that) but because an enlarged liver can be caused by many things.

A day without wine is a day without sunshine.

The last thing Poles need is more booze, pathos, and bravery...

I see Aperol (and a nice cheaper Biedronka version) more and more in PL, as well as more wine boxes and recently tetrapacks.

The boxes are quite good, since they last a while and you've not got bottles to dispose of.

Incidentally, you can get Stone's Green Ginger Wine very cheaply (surprisingly so) online in Poland (I think from Dar Wina or similar). Great mixed with whisky, also can be a substitute for Vermouth (a ginger dry martini!) and nice poured on ice cream, melon or both.