What's your poison?

[Strike For The South]

Why are there so many drinkers here? Is it normal for people to drink alcohol, or is it connected to the fact this is an online forum, where more than half the people are/were/somewhat socially inept?

And what is so great about beer? Wine probably tastes better and if you like beer for the buzz and the intoxication, then just knock yourself with some vodka.

1. No it doesn't
2. I'm not a communist.

[seireikhaan]

1. No it doesn't

1. Yes it does.

[Subotan]

Hey AP, I heard that in Russia, beer is counted as a soft drink; is that true?

[Aemilius Paulus]

Hey AP, I heard that in Russia, beer is counted as a soft drink; is that true?

No? Who told told you that? People in Russia have the exact same attitudes on beer. In fact, Russians do not even consume as much beer as lot of the European countries do, or the American South. However, our vodka consumption is the #1 in the world.

1. Yes it does.

Hehe, you tell that boorish pleb, Khaan! Beer is flavoured horsepiss compared to wine. Even though I never really drank either...

[Subotan]

No? Who told told you that? People in Russia have the exact same attitudes on beer. In fact, Russians do not even consume as much beer as lot of the European countries do, or the American South. However, our vodka consumption is the #1 in the world.

...That was the reason I heard for it being a soft drink; it's considered weak in comparison.

[Reverend Joe]

Hehe, you tell that boorish pleb, Khaan! Beer is flavoured horsepiss compared to wine. Even though I never really drank either...

*hrumph* The next time you call beer drinkers uncouth or boorish, you should consider this:

-Wine is made from rotten grapes; even animals know how to get smashed from eating rotten fruit and do so in the wild.

-Beer, on the other hand, requires sophistication and actual technology, not just some old ladies walking around on a bunch of grapes and sullying the juice with their overripe feet. In fact, there is a theory that one of the major contributions to civilization was the invention of beer and beer-like products (such as Sake) which require sterilized water, and therefore were the primary source of both clean water and calories for people for millennia.

So: which is really better, rotten fruit mixed with smelly old lady feet or one of the founding pillars of civilization? Me, I put it forward that beer is the more sophisticated.

[seireikhaan]

*hrumph* The next time you call beer drinkers uncouth or boorish, you should consider this:

-Wine is made from rotten grapes; even animals know how to get smashed from eating rotten fruit and do so in the wild.

-Beer, on the other hand, requires sophistication and actual technology, not just some old ladies walking around on a bunch of grapes and sullying the juice with their overripe feet. In fact, there is a theory that one of the major contributions to civilization was the invention of beer and beer-like products (such as Sake) which require sterilized water, and therefore were the primary source of both clean water and calories for people for millennia.

So: which is really better, rotten fruit mixed with smelly old lady feet or one of the founding pillars of civilization? Me, I put it forward that beer is the more sophisticated.

Sophisticated =/= good.

[Strike For The South]

1. Yes it does.

2. How can you say that? Beer can be drunk with anything anywhere, anytime. Wine is highly speciliazied and has a smaller palate.

Have fun with your paint thinner /Beersnob

[Aemilius Paulus]

2. How can you say that? Beer can be drunk with anything anywhere, anytime. Wine is highly speciliazied and has a smaller palate.

True, but who said you have to follow those strict societal conventions? If you like wine, drink it any time you want to. Beer is an acquired taste, as it is bitter. Wine is a bit different, as I am sure even kids will like it.

[Strike For The South]

Wine is just as an acquired taste. More so for me. I can't stand wine but LOVE beer.

[Hooahguy]

i like both. wine is better with women though...

[Strike For The South]

i like both. wine is better with women though...

If you like'em exspensive. Cheap vodka always worked well for me.