[Magdalen] America's Drunkest Cities

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Mon Jun 13 17:23:13 UTC 2016


On 13/06/2016 17:40, Charles Wohlers wrote:
> I do see that many of them are host to a large university - no 
> surprise there. I don't recall lots of drinking in Ames, Iowa, the 
> year I spent there - but that was 40 years ago. I do remember thinking 
> that, if one drives 4 hours in any direction (from Ames), it's all 
> *exactly the same*. Which may be one reason for the high rates of 
> drinking in the Midwest.
>
> I also might note that no place in Vermont made the list, in spite of 
> the fact that we have more breweries per capita than any other state.

If VT were a nation then it would be good for the balance of trade - 
sell the stull elsewhere.  As it is the breweries will boost the local 
economy while (Hopefully) the problems from drunkenness are elsewhere, 
so don'y need police time and dollars to sort out.

Roger


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