Beerball Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30500372 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 It won't let me choose North Korea. But, I don't know how much a pint is off of the top of my head, so I put that and it turns out I drink as much as the people in the Solomon Islands. Just playing with this calculator is crazy to see how much places like Portugal drinks. 5 pts of beer, 9 glasses of wine and 2 shots?! Romania, 8 pts of beer, 9 glasses of wine and 3 shots? I put 9 glasses of wind and ended up equally Charlton, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Surprised that the top beer consumer is Namibia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Romania -- 5th in the world. In my defense, our parent company threw a pretty good holiday bash last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Saw this on BBC America news this morning. When ever I see stuff like this, I start asking questions. These immediately popped into my head: How do they calculate the average consumption of those countries? Do they count minors, or only those if drinking age? Do they count non-drinkers? Pregnant women? How did they get those measurements anyway? This would be FAR more valuable as a tool (and not just a novelty) if they gave a bit more info on the methodology. I would think a comparison of the average DRINKER would be the most appropriate measurement, as non-drinkers are really irrelevant to the comparison. Plus you have countries where drinking is illegal or taboo, so a Muslim country (for example) would have far more non-drinkers--but their drinkers may consume far more than the average drinker somewhere else (hypothetically). Might be nice to see more data than "average" but now I'm asking for too much, right? With that said, Moldova, 2nd heaviest in the world. Edited December 19, 2014 by The Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Guess I blew up the calculator. This is what I got. Your drinking habits are unlike the average from any country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Guess I blew up the calculator. This is what I got. Your drinking habits are unlike the average from any country. LOL. Same here, and I got this: But your closest match on overall consumption alone is Belarus, the heaviest-drinking country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 It won't let me choose North Korea. But, I don't know how much a pint is off of the top of my head, so I put that and it turns out I drink as much as the people in the Solomon Islands. Just playing with this calculator is crazy to see how much places like Portugal drinks. 5 pts of beer, 9 glasses of wine and 2 shots?! Romania, 8 pts of beer, 9 glasses of wine and 3 shots? I put 9 glasses of wind and ended up equally Charlton, NY. Well in my drinking measurements a pint is a very, very, very small pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 i got namibia as well Surprised that the top beer consumer is Namibia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 LOL. Same here, and I got this: But your closest match on overall consumption alone is Belarus, the heaviest-drinking country in the world. Count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I too am an honorary Buffalo Belarusian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Nambia for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 i got namibia as well same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I'm insulted. I tried to enter South Buffalo, and I was rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Guess I blew up the calculator. This is what I got. Your drinking habits are unlike the average from any country. Same here lol. I guess, at the end of the day. I'm a man without a country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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