Who is the drunkest country?

Australians have been named the heaviest drinkers in the world in a survey after spending more time drunk in 2020 than any other nation. The international survey found Australians drank to the point of drunkenness an average of 27 times a year, almost double the global average of 15.
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What is the drunkest city in the world?

The drunkest city in the United States is Green Bay, Wisconsin. Approximately 26.5% of adults drink to excess. 50.5% of driving deaths in Green Bay involve alcohol.
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What country has the highest alcoholism rate?

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder/Alcoholism (males):
  • Russia - 36.9%
  • Hungary - 36.9%
  • Belarus - 33.9%
  • Latvia - 28.8%
  • Slovenia - 23.5%
  • Slovakia - 22.8%
  • Poland - 22.7%
  • Estonia - 22.2%
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Who drinks the most?

Here's the top ten countries ranked by the number of times respondents from each country said they got drunk per year:
  • Australia: 26.7.
  • Denmark: 23.8.
  • Finland: 23.8.
  • United States: 23.1.
  • United Kingdom: 22.5.
  • Canada: 22.
  • Ireland: 20.
  • France: 17.5.
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What countries can you not drink alcohol in?

All the countries with complete bans on alcohol (Libya, Kuwait, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen) are majority Muslim. Because it is banned in the Quran, many Muslim countries tend to take a dim view of drinking even if they don't ban it outright for everyone.
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Country Alcohol Consumption Comparison



Do the Japanese drink a lot of alcohol?

According to Euromonitor Japanese adults on average drink 4.4 shots of hard liquor per week, the fifth highest in the world behind top two South Korea and Russia.
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What city has most bars?

Pittsburgh, PA. With 446 bridges, the “City of Bridges” claims more bridges than any city in the world. But now Steel City has a new (and much more impressive) claim to fame: the most bars per capita of any city in the U.S., with 12 bars per 10,000 residents.
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What city drinks the most beer?

Green Bay, Wis. The heaviest drinking metro area in the heaviest drinking state, Green Bay, Wis., has the highest excessive drinking rate of any U.S. metro area.
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What country has most pubs?

London, perhaps unsurprisingly, came out on top, with a whopping 1,327 pubs and bars in and around the capital, beating the likes of New York and Tokyo to 1st place.
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Which city in America has the most restaurants?

New York, New York

New York City has the most restaurants, coffee shops, and gourmet specialty-food stores per capita among all US cities.
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Why are Asians sensitive alcohol?

In Asian populations, it is due to an inherited deficiency in one of the enzymes involved in the breakdown of alcohol: aldehyde dehydrogenase. This type of reaction is very rare, but not unknown, in other ethnic groups. But there is more to this deficiency than just an embarrassing reddening of the face.
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What is legal drinking age in Japan?

In Japan, the legal adult age is 20. Japanese law prohibits individuals under the age of 20 to drink alcohol or smoke. Regardless of age, you must not force anyone to drink or smoke as it may cause serious health and social consequences.
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Can Tourists drink in Japan?

While this age differs from country by country, as long as you're over 20 years of age, you're free to drink in Japan. (Just be sure to bring your passport with you for ID.) As in many other countries, people under the legal age of 20 also cannot purchase alcohol.
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Do Muslims drink alcohol?

Although alcohol is considered haram (prohibited or sinful) by the majority of Muslims, a significant minority drinks, and those who do often outdrink their Western counterparts. Among drinkers, Chad and a number of other Muslim-majority countries top the global ranking for alcohol consumption.
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Can you drink in India?

Alcohol in India is on the State list, meaning revenue comes from this into the State. Most states have 21 as the legal drinking age; Sikkim, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh are at 18. In Haryana and Punjab, the legal age is 25. A few, like Gujarat, Bihar, and Manipur prohibit its sale and consumption.
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Is alcohol banned in India?

Alcohol prohibition in India is in force in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Mizoram, and Nagaland. All other Indian states and union territories permit the sale of alcohol.
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What is drinking age in China?

Since China's underage drinking regulation was passed in 2006, the legal drinking age in the country has been 18.
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What is the age to drink in Russia?

In Russia, the legal drinking age is usually eighteen. Usually, because there are some exceptions to that case. Technically, stronger alcohol such as cognac and vodka is sold only to those over 21.
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Why do Japanese say hai?

Another superconvenient polite Japanese word everyone should know is “hai.” Most people know that hai means yes, but hai can also mean much more than yes. Sometimes, for example, it is also used as a polite term of acknowledgement.
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Do Asians age slower?

Asians are often said to look at lot younger than they really are, and statistics show that Asian women enjoy better health and longer lives. For instance, more than 50,000 people in Japan are above the age of 100, and China has a low rate of breast cancer. It's not just the diet that's affecting it.
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Is alcohol legal in China?

Drinking Laws -- With the exception of some minor local regulations, there are no liquor laws in China. Alcohol can be bought in any convenience store, supermarket, restaurant, bar, hotel, or club, 7 days a week, and may be drunk anywhere you feel like drinking it.
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Why do I get drunk so fast?

Genetic factors

Age, gender, race, and other parts of your genes can determine how drunk you may get. For example: women tend to feel symptoms more quickly than men, and those over 25 are more likely to get a hangover than someone younger than them.
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What city eats the most?

Houston residents eat an average of four meals a week outside the home, according to the 2012 America's Top Restaurants report from Zagat Survey LLC. GAIN ACCESS TO EVERY LOCAL INSIGHT, LEAD AND MORE! That's more than any other city in the nation.
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Which city has the best food?

Best Foodie Cities in the U.S.
  • San Francisco.
  • New Orleans.
  • Chicago.
  • New York City.
  • Los Angeles.
  • Napa Valley.
  • Charleston, SC.
  • Seattle.
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