Drinking 8 pints a day

Maybe link this article in the WHO - no alcohol is 'safe' thread?

Cheers!

 

My brother in law used to travel to London regularly for work, 2-3 times a year. He said the people he works with will usually go out for lunch and a beer before returning back to work. He also said the one places gives you a free pint if you drink 4 (or 5 I forget) pints…I forget what the place was called though.

I finally asked him to bring me back a bottle or two of something cause his last trip was this week. I don’t think he did

 

important caveat for anyone who doesnt know anything about the history of alcoholic beverages, and this goes well beyond the UK, including in the US.

Beer and other fermented beverages were healthier than the water, and cheaper than tea and coffee. So, yeah. Everyone was drinking. And it had a significant impact on domestic life. That's where the Temperance movement got its backing and how Prohibition was achieved.

 

It's why the Pilgrims cam ashore inn Plymouth, Beer was their drinking source.

" we could not take time for further search or consideration , our victuals being spent , especially our beer." ~ William Bradford

 

well considering this from MensHealthUK " Nearly two-thirds of people (65%) say that they have experienced a mental health problem. This rises to 7 in every 10 women, young adults aged 18-34 and people living alone."


I'd say they have work to do

 

8 pints a day? Pfffffft, amatuers.

 

I never understand how people can consume that much liquid in day, beer or otherwise.

 

anything more than a pint daily without exercise to offset that ( by exercise i mean real shit that gets your bpm up and maintains /builds muscle mass and bone density not a 'brisk walk ') is some weirdo shit to me

 

Well, to reference the context of the article, let’s consider farming. Not necessarily easy work, especially in the 19th century before modern technology. Anyone who has ever baled hay or lugged around feed for a few dozen cattle or shoveled manure will profess it can be back breaking, especially after 16 hours worth. I’d say these guys deserve a beer.

I thing there’s a huge difference between a desk jockey drinking 8 pints in 2023 and a farmer drinking 8 pints in the 1890’s.

 

8 pints a day sounds like a lot.
Even if low abv and doing a lot of manual labor

 

Yeah...by 4 or 5 pints I'd probably forget, too.

 

There's nothing like a few pints after a long day of puttin up Redwood for me that's for sure.

Most people these days are lazy and out of shape though.

I'm sure some folks are gonna try to justify their alcoholism based on title of this thread

 

And while this article mentions consuming beer with food it was also socially acceptable to fast and use beer to replace meals, particularly within some religious communities. I would have to dig into how widespread this would have been in England at the time but I am sure those traditions carried over at least for some (and if not for religious reasons for economic ones).

But yeah eight pints a day, no thank you. I would be a bloated mess.

 

But filtering and boiling our water was SO MUCH WORK..!! WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GUZZLE A 1/2 GALLON OF BEER EVERY DAY...!!!

 

In John Seymours book "The Self Sustainable Life and How To Live It"..... he mentions that a good reaper of cereal grain could do 2 acres per day [by hand]....!
The average effeminately raised male of today would have a heart attack after doing 30 minutes of sickle work.

 

That's just a passing thought.

 

This absolutely cannot be overstated

 

Ah, the good ole days, when life expectancy was in the 40s.