Пространная цитата из Поллана, подрывающая миф о том, что пальмовая ветвь алкогольного приоритета всегда принадлежала России:
In the early years of the nineteenth century, Americans began drinking more than they ever had before or since, embarking on a collective bender that confronted the young republic with its first major public health crisis – the obesity epidemic of its day. Corn whiskey, suddenly superabundant and cheap, became the drink of choice, and in 1820 the typical American was putting away half a pint of the stuff every day. That comes to more than five gallons of spirits a year for every man, woman, and child in America. The figure today is less then one.
[5 галлонов = 19 литров; для сравнения, график. Цифры другие т.к. это не на всю популяцию, а только старше 15 лет; интересно что России нет даже в топ-10, зато есть вот в таком печальном топе. Здесь подробная статистика; если посмотреть, то Россия серьезно лидирует. Похоже, эти два источника друг другу противоречат, но не понимаю почему.]
…we drank the hard stuff at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, before work and after and very often during. Employers were expected to supply spirits over the course of the workday; in fact, the modern coffee break began as a late-morning whiskey break called “the elevenses.” Except for a brief respite Sunday morning in church, Americans simply did not gather – whether for a barn raising or quilting bee, corn husking or political rally – without passing the whiskey jug.
В общем, понятно откуда ноги растут у Сухого Закона и вот этой фигни
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