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mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98947092

An NPR guest, who was on to talk about William Priestly, noted something interesting. Beer and wine were consumed daily and in quantity for much of our modern history. It was safer than water. Parasites could not live in beer (news to Hite drinkers but whatever) or wine. The end effect is much of society in the west was drunk most of the day. It may not be a coincidence, then, that the enlightenment coincided with the popularity and introduction of coffee (and tea) to the west. You have to boil the water. It kills parasites as well as making your coffee delicious. The well to do, with the money and time to do science, started to drink coffee, sobered up, and started to notice there existed a natural world.

okokok · Joined: 27 Aug 2006

Why would anybody want to sober up?

sojourner1 · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:31 am Post subject:

Germany! Bier maestros. They are the puritans of beer since antiquity. They make the natural good beer that is drank anytime. Traditionally in Germany, people drink the world's best beer instead of water or anything else, because they can due to it being natural. Today, people can't drink bier like that all the time since they have to work in a high tech world where they have to pay attention and be sober, but people still have a great time regularly in the bier gartens.

My ancestors all Getr�nk bier instead of water, soda, and soju. Today, I drink mostly water, juice, no soju, and only German or microbrew beer sometimes. Water is my main liquid of choice and Florida OJ the 2nd. German Bier is 1st when it flows though.

michaelambling · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Location: Paradise

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

ED209 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006

what about cup-a-soup?

Koveras · Joined: 09 Oct 2008

I think the alcohol they drank was weak and watery. They weren't drunk most of the time. At least that's what I learned about the Renaissance in England in a Shakespeare class.

tfunk · Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Doesn't alcohol dehydrate you?

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

Download the documentary 'Black Gold' for the full story on how coffee changed the world and continues to dominate the economies of many countries.

You'll see a good argument that coffee caused the French Revolution and thereby changed the face of western socio-political culture.

I think I remember an incredible claim that the average parisienne drank 6 bottles of wine per day! Before coffee came along.

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

I thought this was about an early morning business meeting.

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Bramble · Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Location: National treasures need homes

Maybe the point is that we have access to clean water and fresh fruit and vegetables, so we don't need coffee or alcohol ... ?

Oh wait, what site is this?

Thewhiteyalbum · Joined: 13 Nov 2008

[quote="sojourner1"]Germany! Bier maestros. They are the puritans of beer since antiquity. They make the natural good beer that is drank anytime. Traditionally in Germany, people drink the world's best beer instead of water or anything else, because they can due to it being natural. Today, people can't drink bier like that all the time since they have to work in a high tech world where they have to pay attention and be sober, but people still have a great time regularly in the bier gartens.
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And I can't help but wonder if German is your first language. Dude, you produce some shocking howlers.