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How come when countries are colonized it seems natives of those countries really take a liking to alcohol that the colonizers bring? Native Americans and also Australian aboriginals have extremely high rates of alcoholism.
no, it's not supposed to be normal but considering all the trauma they have been through, it is EXTREMELY normal that they have turned to alcohol. We're talking generations and generations of abuse, separation, forced self-hatred and dis-identification. How can you relate to the world around you without feeling your whole people's suffering within you? alcoholism
Maybe it's because they were forced to do something they didn't want to do?
Luxemburg surprises me being on the list. But the others are absolute shitholes so Im not surprised.
Old soviet satilite states... makes sense.
Except Luxembourg, they are snuggled right next to france, germany and Belgium.
Yeah those tiny countries in europe are pretty hidden by the bigger more important countries.
Believe it or not but alcohol tolerance is a genetic disposition. Cultures that weren't exposed that often to alcohol have a higher chance to become dependent on alcohol when it does become available.
That's not saying native americans didnt have alcohol, every culture has cracked that code. What they didnt have was distilled alcohol which is a lot more potent.
It's a lot like having a cultural tolerance for lactose. You are far more likely to be lactose intolerant if your heritage came from people who didnt have access to milk producing animals.