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Originally Posted by MargaretR
At least PB said 'most people' and not '75% of people'  
The concept of a unit is flawed. The effects of alcohol can vary tremendously between people and even vary in each individual, depending on whether it is taken on an empty stomach or a full one.
The people who enjoy the mind numbing effects of excess alcohol will just choose to eat less and drink the same. |
Agree with that!
The idea of a "unit" being some kind of universal yardstick is a total nonsense. We all (or nearly all) have an idea of when we are being affected by alcohol in an adverse way and it varies massively. I am probably pretty average but I know that I could drive competently after 3 large glasses of wine in the evening (before anyone asks I don't drink if I have any alcohol at all) because I
know how I feel even though technically I'd be "over". I am used to wine and know how it affects me. If, however, I had a pint of beer in the afternoon (technically legal) I wouldn't even dream of trying to drive because it affects me completely differently.
How you handle alcohol depends on food intake, body size and mass and even gender (apparently). Even the time of day affects me and I'm sure that doesn't just apply to me. I used to know a man-mountain of a builder who could down 10 pints of beer in no time and he wasn't even drunk.
Who has the right to say what is correct for all when it is so obvious to anyone with half a brain that you can't press everyone into a procrustean bed of uniform conformity.