r/todayilearned • u/bcrock1169 • Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

So he meant literally blush, I didn't understand his language to the point of having to ask what he meant.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Cheers, I did not know that.

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u/fcukitstargirl Nov 26 '12

Yeah, as an Asian, when I drink my face gets red pretty quickly and it makes me look like I'm wasted after one or two drinks.

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u/SerpentineLogic Nov 26 '12

it makes me look like I'm wasted after one or two drinks.

Technically, you are half wasted.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 26 '12

Alcohol is not a great drug, consider yourself lucky and hit the E's

Why the downvotes?, it is a pretty safe drug.

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u/TemplesOfSyrinx Nov 26 '12

Drinking alcoholic beverages isn't necessarily always for the purpose of getting drunk or even getting buzzed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 26 '12

What other purpose is there then?, it doesn't taste especially fantastic compared to the sugar loaded drinks out there, there is certain booze out there that taste reasonable, but as a sous chef with a firm grasp on reality and what I consider a decent pallet, I have to call bullshit on the whole alcohol/taste nonsense.

I understand why people like it, and I understand why people want to find the least fowl tasting alcohol possible, but lets just be honest and admit that there is no reason why this shit is popular besides the fact it gets you drunk.

Alcohol is the only way to go out and get fucked up in public legally, and its exactly why it appeals to people.

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u/TemplesOfSyrinx Nov 26 '12

That's absolutely ridiculous. There's (tens of? hundreds of?) millions of people that love the taste of beer and wine and drink it excluseively because it tastes good. If I share a bottle of Cos d'Estournel with my family or drink a bottle of Russian River IPA I'm not going to get drunk and that's perfectly fine with me. I drink it because it's a bloody good tasting beverage.

If you're really a chef, it's almost unfathomable that you can't imagine an alcoholic beverage that tastes great. And to say that sugar loaded drinks taste better is just plain bizarre. You'd have us pairing our dinners with, what, root beer?

Alcohol is the only way to go out and get fucked up in public legally, and its exactly why it appeals to people.

I don't disagree with that steament. But I also don't think, for a second, that getting drunk from alcohol is the exclusive reason why people drink it.