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Originally Posted by svin
Well, they can't stop because alcoholism is a disease. What annoys me a lot, is that many non-drinkers get drunk in company. In Russia some people think that you don't respect them if you don't want to have a drink with them.
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We have similar situations in our country: if you happen to be in a company of several people (almost always men) who drink and you don't want to drink, you end up being considered un-social.
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Originally Posted by svin
Alcoholism is a very serious problem here, and I think it can only be cured by increasing quality of life in general.
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I am not sure about that. Scandinavian countries have very high living standard and they like booze too much as well (look at Wilpuri's post).