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    Alcohol Consumption by Country-How do you fit in the grand scheme?

    http://economist.com/daily/chartgall...ory_id=9325487

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    From Economist.com

    LUXEMBOURG glugs more than 15.5 litres of alcohol per person in a year, more than any other country. One explanation is that the duty on alcohol is relatively cheap in the tiny nation, encouraging booze tourism from its more heavily taxed neighbours. No such explanation for the Irish, however, who quaff 13.7 litres a year, according to the World Health Organisation. European countries, with their cultural acceptance of alcohol, tend to dominate the top places. In America, where stricter minumum-age requirements apply, the average person drinks 8.6 litres a year.




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    Beer consumption:


    Per capita consumption (L per person per year)
    1 Czech Republic 156.9
    2 Republic of Ireland 131.1
    3 Germany 115.8
    4 Australia 109.9
    5 Austria 108.3
    6 United Kingdom 99.0
    7 Belgium 93.0
    8 Denmark 89.9
    9 Finland 85.0
    10 Luxembourg 84.4
    11 Slovakia 84.1
    12 Spain 83.8
    13 United States 81.6
    14 Croatia 81.2
    15 Netherlands 79.0
    16 New Zealand 77.0
    17 Hungary 75.3
    18 Poland 69.1
    19 Canada 68.3
    20 Portugal 59.6
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    Good to see the olde country is sort of keeping up without me.

    Moldova? Luxemburg? I thought we'd beaten those guys in the semis?
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    I'm not exactly sure how I compare to the per capita average... All I know is that when I go to the Czech Republic to visit family, I consider it my national duty to drink many beers in order for CZ to maintain the #1 spot

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    More of a reason to visit Hungary. Not only do they have the most sex, but they nearly drink the most too.

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    Didn't read the article, but wonder where the stats come from. Actual alcohol *purchased* in a country? If so, I know the Swedes in Southern Sweden are pushing up the #s in Germany, Denmark, and Poland. My family in Karlshamm never ever buy alcohol in Sweden. They go on missions across the sea to get it where it's cheaper. I went with them on one mission and it was comical watching random Swedes pile their hatchbacks full of beer and booze and turn around and get right back onto the ferry for the return.

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    An interesting data should concern how this alcohol is consumed : by small but frequent intakes (for instance, by drinking wine or beer during every meal) or by huge and occasional intakes (for instance, by getting purposedely shit faced on friday or saturday nights). There are significative differences between countries with a similar volume consumed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by philippeR View Post
    drinking wine or beer during every meal) or by huge and occasional intakes (for instance, by getting purposedely shit faced on friday or saturday nights).
    Yes.

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    LUXEMBOURG glugs more than 15.5 litres of alcohol per person in a year, more than any other country....
    We ain't talkiin' beer here, folks - these people are drinkin' likker. Surprised Russia didn't make the list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tippster View Post
    We ain't talkiin' beer here, folks - these people are drinkin' likker. Surprised Russia didn't make the list.
    Nobody drinks pure alcohol. I would assume they add all the alcohol contained in the various alcoholic beverages someone would consume.

    So what would 10L pure alcohol/year consumption be in terms of...
    hard liquor: 25L = about 850 shots (1 oz)
    beer: 200L = about 565 beers (north american 355 ml size)
    wine: 90 L = 520 glasses of wine (175 ml)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Van_skier View Post
    Nobody drinks pure alcohol. I would assume they add all the alcohol contained in the various alcoholic beverages someone would consume.

    So what would 10L pure alcohol/year consumption be in terms of...
    hard liquor: 25L = about 850 shots (1 oz)
    beer: 200L = about 565 beers (north american 355 ml size)
    wine: 90 L = 520 glasses of wine (175 ml)
    Re liquor: that's 16 shots per week...or roughly 5-8 mixed worth...not that hard.

    Re beer: that's 8 pints per week (I imagine some people double this).

    Re wine: that's a .75L bottle every 3 days or one really healthy glass 365 days/year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Pappagiorgio View Post
    Re liquor: that's 16 shots per week...or roughly 5-8 mixed worth...not that hard.

    Re beer: that's 8 pints per week (I imagine some people double this).

    Re wine: that's a .75L bottle every 3 days or one really healthy glass 365 days/year.
    Sounds about right to me!!! I'll have at least a coldy a night after work. And the weekends... thats a whole 'nother ballpark.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Pappagiorgio View Post
    Re wine: that's a .75L bottle every 3 days or one really healthy glass 365 days/year.
    I got that beat.

    My point was that there are other lists regarding Wine Consumption and Beer consumption. This one clearly states "alcohol" so takes all types into account, including liquor (Van_Skier... thanks ). Luxembourg doesn't even register on the above Beer/capita list, so must make it up in some other way.

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    Well I'm doing my best for Britain....I'm absoultely fucking mashed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tippster View Post
    We ain't talkiin' beer here, folks - these people are drinkin' likker. Surprised Russia didn't make the list.
    me too. then again, #6 and 7, or 9 and 13 are not in the graph, for some reason.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hayduke View Post
    Well I'm doing my best for Britain....I'm absoultely fucking mashed.
    Tss tss....
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    Quote Originally Posted by philippeR View Post
    "The study by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit shows 17 million working days are lost to hangovers and drink-related illness each year."

    Well then...that's 17 million sick days well spent.

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    I'm pretty sure I've done 12 litres in the past month alone. I don't think that's good.

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    I love the booze industry. The one vice a person can make a living in and everybody everywhere consumes. They're measuring the amount of alcohol which is how governments tax the producers. The reason Jack went from 86 to 80, they don't care how many bottles you sell, it's how much alcohol you sell.

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    Looking at the beer graph reminds me that not all beers are created equal. Amercian and "lite" beer don't count. I admire those Czechs though! Come on Canada, we have to down more pops. It's almost 6 am here: time to get going!

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    That first survey was rigged, and complete rubbish. The second one was better: Australia up where it belongs. We will never win these things unless it's about beer.
    I wonder how they measure those many european countries where home brewing (and distilling) is a national sport?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hayduke View Post
    Well I'm doing my best for Britain....I'm absoultely fucking mashed.
    You're always fucking mashed, you lush!

    Binge drinking in the UK, that's what's going to bring our country to its knees (if you believe the Daily Mail).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Pappagiorgio View Post
    Re liquor: that's 16 shots per week...or roughly 5-8 mixed worth...not that hard.

    Re beer: that's 8 pints per week (I imagine some people double this).

    Re wine: that's a .75L bottle every 3 days or one really healthy glass 365 days/year.
    It's pretty impressive, though, when every person is considered. Most kids aren't drinking that much booze, for example. And then you've got your teetotalers. But yeah, then you've got plenty of people who are doing their best to make up for the underperformers

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    Personally, I'm going to try to make up for the teetotalers tonight...

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