Ltdskilz Posted December 6, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2017 Wash DC is #1 in heavy drinkers. Who knew? https://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/12/dc-no1-heavy-drinkers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted December 6, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 6, 2017 Sometimes I think that it's pretty sad that every thing around here revolves around drinking. I have been to weddings in a church where you have a drink in hand while the ceremony is going on. "The District also topped the list for the highest percentage of binge drinkers — men who have had five or more drinks, four or more for women, on at least one occasion in the past month — at 25.5 percent" Here that would be a normal Tuesday after work I don't have a problem tipping a beer every now and then after work but I know people who stop a average of 5 or 6 times a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted December 6, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 6, 2017 When I went to Gatlinburg we floated down a river on a tube. They were very anti alcohol. "Can't drink on river, don't bring beer, MUST BE SOBER, if you drink it will end in certain death". That kind of thing. When I went down a river in Wisconsin they were like "You need 4 tubes for your family plus one for your cooler. We sell beer here if you didn't bring enough. There are two spots on the river to stop if you run out." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 6, 2017 I find that very hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted December 6, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 6, 2017 I am suspicious of these statistics, experience tells me that WI will win all American drinking contests/boasts in all categories. I like that they are not uptight about alcohol, although I would be worried if I were driving or riding there a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted December 6, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 6, 2017 I'm doing the best I can! I'm glad my hard work is paying off. RG and I had a few nights out. Damn, that one night in DC when we met his friend was memorable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted December 6, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 6, 2017 13 hours ago, Ltdskilz said: Wash DC is #1 in heavy drinkers. Who knew? https://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/12/dc-no1-heavy-drinkers/ Therefore only whoops in heavy drinking, I'd have thought the average consumption in all drinkers is the more telling figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted December 6, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 6, 2017 13 hours ago, BR46 said: "The District also topped the list for the highest percentage of binge drinkers — men who have had five or more drinks, four or more for women, on at least one occasion in the past month — at 25.5 percent" The Wisconsiners misread the question (prolly because they were drunk) but they actually reported how many time per month they drank fewer than 4-5 drinks on one occasion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted December 6, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltdskilz Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted December 6, 2017 Per the good folks at Kings County Distillery: ". . . during the late 1800s and early 1900s, the average working age man in the United States drank about seven liters of the distilled spirit per week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted December 6, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 6, 2017 Uh, never compare a "city" to a "state". I always try to exclude "Washington DC" from my top 10 state lists, because there is clearly a statistical difference between cities and states. Show me where DC stacks up against other cities! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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