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usually when people say they drink 2 it actually means they drink 4... everyone understates the amount they drink, that is the truth. So, 4 x 2 x 4 = 32 beers a month and 384 beers a year? Keep this up and one is setting up for cirrhosis of the liver in a few of years.
In addition, one is missing a key fact, this guy does not drink the regular 5% brew, it's more like the IPA bottles 7-7.5% alcohol, now we see how 2 innocent beers are not so innocent after all.
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usually when people say they drink 2 it actually means they drink 4... everyone understates the amount they drink, that is the truth. So, 4 x 2 x 4 = 32 beers a month and 384 beers a year? Keep this up and one is setting up for cirrhosis of the liver in a few of years.
In addition, one is missing a key fact, this guy does not drink the regular 5% brew, it's more like the IPA bottles 7-7.5% alcohol, now we see how 2 innocent beers are not so innocent after all.
I know pleny of people who drink 32 or more beers a month and are healthy as a horse in their 50's and 60's. Like I said in my previous post, MYOB and worry about your own health. If it bothers you that much then stop being friends with him.
The few that I knew that died young and drank heavily, 2 died of a drug overdose and 2 died of cancer not related to the liver.
usually when people say they drink 2 it actually means they drink 4... everyone understates the amount they drink, that is the truth. So, 4 x 2 x 4 = 32 beers a month and 384 beers a year? Keep this up and one is setting up for cirrhosis of the liver in a few of years.
In addition, one is missing a key fact, this guy does not drink the regular 5% brew, it's more like the IPA bottles 7-7.5% alcohol, now we see how 2 innocent beers are not so innocent after all.
usually when people say they drink 2 it actually means they drink 4... everyone understates the amount they drink, that is the truth. So, 4 x 2 x 4 = 32 beers a month and 384 beers a year? Keep this up and one is setting up for cirrhosis of the liver in a few of years.
In addition, one is missing a key fact, this guy does not drink the regular 5% brew, it's more like the IPA bottles 7-7.5% alcohol, now we see how 2 innocent beers are not so innocent after all.
You have no clue. you think your 'friend' is a liar...as is everyone who ever had a drink. No...that level of drinking will not cause a typical person to get cirrhosis of the liver....IPAs are not some 'less than an innocent' style of beer...even if many craft beers aren't the same as a mass produced Bud.
Where the daylights do you get these weird ideas from?
wow, I pulled the chain of lot of beer drinkers here! I have also read that 2 beers a day is within safe limits but there is still some risk. The issue is the regularity of it, every single weekend without a break.
The reason I bring it up is the argument between me and him, I think it's borderline dependence and he thinks he can stop if he wants but can he really..my answer is no. It's habitual.
Would you like your habits to be subject to an audit? I'm sure I could find something wrong with them, if I cared.
usually when people say they drink 2 it actually means they drink 4... everyone understates the amount they drink, that is the truth. So, 4 x 2 x 4 = 32 beers a month and 384 beers a year?
Well... Knox Harrington candidly said he drinks 125 a month, so by your logic he really drinks 250 beers each month, or 3000 beers a year!!! I think it would be hard to argue that someone at that level is not a supertanker (diagnosed alcoholic or not) and they'd probably need to push a wheelbarrel to cary their belly around in.
I have a friend who drinks 16-20 beers a month, he will drink 2 beers each day on the weekend for all 4 weeks. Is that a borderline addiction to alcohol? If you think about it that's almost a six pack every weekend. I think that's excessive but what is the opinion?
No. I'd actually consider him to be a very light drinker. Mind your own business.
I'd say it;s less the amount, and more the ability to say "no" or socialize in any fashion without alcohol. It is true craft beer drinkers (as well as wine enthusiasts) sometimes are less willing to admit they have a problem because it is more hobby-oriented than those who drink-to-get-drunk, but overall it sounds like his consumption isn't in danger territory.
Well... Knox Harrington candidly said he drinks 125 a month, so by your logic he really drinks 250 beers each month, or 3000 beers a year!!! I think it would be hard to argue that someone at that level is not a supertanker (diagnosed alcoholic or not) and they'd probably need to push a wheelbarrel to cary their belly around in.
LOL.
Yes, admittedly, I have a beer belly.
I am a big guy. I'm very tall and "stocky." I don't think you would look at me and gasp because I'm being pushed through doors with a crow bar or anything like that. I have the same shape as a lot of suburban dads. Obviously overweight, but not shockingly so. It helps that I am very tall.
Look, I drink and I'll admit it. It's important to remember that alcohol affects everyone differently. I've had two bottles of wine before typing this post, and I haven't had to correct one mistake. Many people would be passed out after two bottles of wine.
I don't think the 2=4 rule always applies. I had to do some quick math in my head to come up with 125, but I think it is probably fair. Of course, when the weather is warm and we are out in the RV, I drink more rum.
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