Crosswords1 min ago
Why?
Is this a uniquely British disease?
Why don't we see blacks, Asians, French, Australian, Muslim, Chinese etc etc behaving like this?
http://www.dailymail....lated-calls-hour.html
Why don't we see blacks, Asians, French, Australian, Muslim, Chinese etc etc behaving like this?
http://www.dailymail....lated-calls-hour.html
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<<Alcohol tolerance in different ethnic groups
The tolerance to alcohol is not equally distributed throughout the world's population, and genetics of alcohol dehydrogenase indicate resistance has arisen independently in different ethnic groups.People of European descent on average have a high alcohol tolerance and are less likely to develop alcoholism compared to Aboriginal Australians, Native Americans and some East Asian groups. This is related to an average higher body mass, but also to the prevalence of high levels of alcohol dehydrogenase in the population. The high alcohol tolerance in Europeans and some other ethnic groups has probably evolved as a consequence of centuries of exposure to alcohol in established agricultural societies.
Not all differences in tolerance can be traced to biochemistry. Differences in tolerance levels are also influenced by socio-economic and cultural difference including diet, average body weight and patterns of consumption.
An estimated one out of three people in East Asian countries have an alcohol flush reaction, colloquially known as "Asian Glow", a condition where the body cannot break down ingested alcohol completely because it lacks the genetically coded enzyme that performs this function in the bodies of drinkers with "European" tolerance levels. Flushing, or blushing, is associated with the erythema (reddening caused by dilation of capillaries) of the face, neck, and shoulder, after consumption of alcohol.>> - Wiki
The tolerance to alcohol is not equally distributed throughout the world's population, and genetics of alcohol dehydrogenase indicate resistance has arisen independently in different ethnic groups.People of European descent on average have a high alcohol tolerance and are less likely to develop alcoholism compared to Aboriginal Australians, Native Americans and some East Asian groups. This is related to an average higher body mass, but also to the prevalence of high levels of alcohol dehydrogenase in the population. The high alcohol tolerance in Europeans and some other ethnic groups has probably evolved as a consequence of centuries of exposure to alcohol in established agricultural societies.
Not all differences in tolerance can be traced to biochemistry. Differences in tolerance levels are also influenced by socio-economic and cultural difference including diet, average body weight and patterns of consumption.
An estimated one out of three people in East Asian countries have an alcohol flush reaction, colloquially known as "Asian Glow", a condition where the body cannot break down ingested alcohol completely because it lacks the genetically coded enzyme that performs this function in the bodies of drinkers with "European" tolerance levels. Flushing, or blushing, is associated with the erythema (reddening caused by dilation of capillaries) of the face, neck, and shoulder, after consumption of alcohol.>> - Wiki
jackthehat
/// Crikey, sp1814........you've managed to raise the blood-pressure of some 'complete newbies' with this thread....well done, that man! :o) ///
Blimey how dare these so called 'complete newbies' come on here and disagree with the 'Answerbank's old leftism establishment'.
They must drag out their usual insults and slurs, to somehow dissuade the more timid among them from disagreeing with them ever again.
/// Crikey, sp1814........you've managed to raise the blood-pressure of some 'complete newbies' with this thread....well done, that man! :o) ///
Blimey how dare these so called 'complete newbies' come on here and disagree with the 'Answerbank's old leftism establishment'.
They must drag out their usual insults and slurs, to somehow dissuade the more timid among them from disagreeing with them ever again.
I'm afaid it is a typically British disease and recognised as such by our own government, the police, other European countries etc. It is so sad to see British youth behaving in this way. The culture of "going out on the town" is so different to that of the younger generations in other countries. But how do we change this? Why is it that British youth have lost respect for themselves and everyone else to this extent? Why have so many become so violent? Why do they not see the damage they are doing to themselves, damage they will have to pay for, not just now but in later years?
On the more positive side, it has to be said that not all British young people are like those shown in the article! There are also those who do behave in a civilised manner and don't binge drink and cause havoc and they do still have fun!!
On the more positive side, it has to be said that not all British young people are like those shown in the article! There are also those who do behave in a civilised manner and don't binge drink and cause havoc and they do still have fun!!
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// Is this a uniquely British disease?
Why don't we see blacks, Asians, French, Australian, Muslim, Chinese etc etc behaving like this?//
Third picture down in article is a black man standing in just a vest, how do you know that some of those people are not French or Australian can you tell a French person by just by looking at a picture.
Why don't we see blacks, Asians, French, Australian, Muslim, Chinese etc etc behaving like this?//
Third picture down in article is a black man standing in just a vest, how do you know that some of those people are not French or Australian can you tell a French person by just by looking at a picture.
why argue people, and it's not a unique British disease, going on the number of places i have visited down the years. I would say that in some countries it's more of a problem with drugs, they take to get off their faces. Seeing the state of any number of young people i have met, in Italy, Greece, it's just not widely reported.
Seems the French government does not agree with you sp1814
// The French don't wink like the English do at double-fisted drinking; they scorn people who lose control and get drunk in public. It's a neat argument. But it sounds a little Pollyannish now that France itself is grappling with widespread binge-drinking among its youth.
Recent data indicates that while alcohol consumption has generally dropped in France across all age categories over the past decade, it has begun to skyrocket among those minors who say they drink. The most recent official figures show that 12% of people under the age of 18 qualify as regular drinkers, compared with 22% among adults. However, 26% of those frequently consuming French minors admit to having been repeatedly drunk within the previous year, compared with just 5.5% among their adult counterparts. Worse still, fully half of 17-year-olds reported having been drunk at least once during the previous month. //
// The French don't wink like the English do at double-fisted drinking; they scorn people who lose control and get drunk in public. It's a neat argument. But it sounds a little Pollyannish now that France itself is grappling with widespread binge-drinking among its youth.
Recent data indicates that while alcohol consumption has generally dropped in France across all age categories over the past decade, it has begun to skyrocket among those minors who say they drink. The most recent official figures show that 12% of people under the age of 18 qualify as regular drinkers, compared with 22% among adults. However, 26% of those frequently consuming French minors admit to having been repeatedly drunk within the previous year, compared with just 5.5% among their adult counterparts. Worse still, fully half of 17-year-olds reported having been drunk at least once during the previous month. //
jackthehat
A little late I know but I have been unable to post for a couple of days'
/// I think you'll find I was speaking to the OP, and his subsequent response indicates that he saw the humour of it. ///
Then you must have read something more into his answer than I did.
He never made any references to your 'newbies', only a snide remark about me.
But this time it looks as if the 'Grenade' has exploded in his own face.
A little late I know but I have been unable to post for a couple of days'
/// I think you'll find I was speaking to the OP, and his subsequent response indicates that he saw the humour of it. ///
Then you must have read something more into his answer than I did.
He never made any references to your 'newbies', only a snide remark about me.
But this time it looks as if the 'Grenade' has exploded in his own face.
The issue isn't that only the British drink too much, but that only the British drink too much in the way that they do.
France has long had a huge problem with alcohol abuse, so do other countries, but what they don't have is the what I'd call the late night "bums in bins" scenario.
Like I said before it doesn't have to be a value judgment, and you can argue about the way the question was framed, but it's an interesting one nonetheless.
France has long had a huge problem with alcohol abuse, so do other countries, but what they don't have is the what I'd call the late night "bums in bins" scenario.
Like I said before it doesn't have to be a value judgment, and you can argue about the way the question was framed, but it's an interesting one nonetheless.
"disease"...?
thats a bit dramatic...
they have just been out for a few drinks for xmas!
they have probably had a long night and are just having a rest and a bit of food... if you are tired and theres nowhere to sit - whats the big problem with sitting on the floor...so what?
presumably they seek a step and a clean bit...its not like theyre sitting in dogshit and rancid waste!
its no big surprise that alcohol makes people wobbly and tired - it has done for 1000s of years and does so the world over - and people like it - so what?
trying to imply that these people are no-good or have issues because theyve had a night out and like a drink is pathetic.
people from all walks of life drink alcohol...
thats a bit dramatic...
they have just been out for a few drinks for xmas!
they have probably had a long night and are just having a rest and a bit of food... if you are tired and theres nowhere to sit - whats the big problem with sitting on the floor...so what?
presumably they seek a step and a clean bit...its not like theyre sitting in dogshit and rancid waste!
its no big surprise that alcohol makes people wobbly and tired - it has done for 1000s of years and does so the world over - and people like it - so what?
trying to imply that these people are no-good or have issues because theyve had a night out and like a drink is pathetic.
people from all walks of life drink alcohol...
