[quote=CA renter]Have to admit I’m surprised by these numbers. Maybe people are lying about their drinking habits?[/quote]
This was my suspicion.
When I have friends over for dinner and offer them a glass of wine – they pretty much all take a glass. Some may stop after one glass… some don’t.
Maybe I just hang out with drunks, lol… But I only have a few friends that don’t drink. One for religious reasons (Hindu), one because he gets alcohol flush – so it’s not pleasant to have even half a beer. To me it’s just something to plan for when I have these friends over – like accommodating a vegetarian or vegan… make sure to have a fun non-alcoholic beverage for the social time before the meal. (And the one religious one is also vegetarian – so I definitely have to plan ahead for dinner invites for him.)
