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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesBond007 View Post
    I am not sure that makes sense. Alcoholic beverages are made from EEF or EEF influenced crops e.g. rice, barley, hops, potatoes, grapes etc...
    Yes, so Southern Europeans could have been drinking alcohol for longer being largely EEF and more acclimated to alcohol than almost anyone on earth. I believe people with high EEF admixture are best suited for alcohol consumption with limited negative consequences.

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    Purely because of climate. You can't and feel no need to drink a lot of alcohol in warm climates.

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    Can be related to the fact that alcohol makes you feel warmer.

    I doubt it has to do with EEF since both alcohol and the process of distillation were originally brought by the (now muslim) Middle-East.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Renzi View Post
    Yes, so Southern Europeans could have been drinking alcohol for longer being largely EEF and more acclimated to alcohol than almost anyone on earth. I believe people with high EEF admixture are best suited for alcohol consumption with limited negative consequences.
    Isn't mead associated with Scandinavia in Europe ?

    Mead is a drink widely considered to have been discovered prior to the advent of both agriculture and ceramic pottery in the pre-Neolithic, due to the prevalence of naturally occurring fermentation in nature and the widespread distribution of eusocial honey-producing insects worldwide;[15]as a result, it is hard to pinpoint the exact historical origin of mead given the possibility of multiple discovery and/or potential knowledge transfer between early humans prior to recorded history
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead

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    Because they are less depressive. There are 2 kind of drinkers: the ones who do it for the fun and the ones who want to escape their problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incal View Post
    Because they are less depressive. There are 2 kind of drinkers: the ones who do it for the fun and the ones who want to escape their problems.
    Alcohol is poison or toxin that one plays Russian Roulette with everytime one drinks. If you are having fun playing Russian Roulette you are probably doing it wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Feiichy View Post
    Purely because of climate. You can't and feel no need to drink a lot of alcohol in warm climates.
    Maybe, but it seems like people always underrate how genetics play into it.

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    Southern Europe is less depressing than Northern Europe in many ways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitecuban View Post
    Southern Europe is less depressing than Northern Europe in many ways.
    Can be.

    In ancient Greek myths, Godess Demeter used to take opium poppy rather than alcohol when she fell sad, and there are many legends on Celts and magic mushrooms.

    Maybe Christianity changed some things, for the better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Faklon View Post
    Can be.

    In ancient Greek myths, Godess Demeter used to take opium poppy rather than alcohol when she fell sad, and there are many legends on Celts and magic mushrooms.

    Maybe Christianity changed some things, for the better.
    Is álcool healthier then mushrooms? Álcool kills the spirit and is much more addictive and dangerous, it makes makes people easily controláble, thats why it was and still is allowed.

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