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captain queeg

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5. That was my first thought, some kind of home made booze.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 2, 2022, 06:38 PM

Apr 2022

Everyone thinks of the Russians as being big boozers, and I’m sure they are. But I read some statistics a few years ago about per capita consumption and I don’t even think they were in the top five. At time I think it was Korea that had the highest consumption rates, but maybe that was only looking at store bought booze.

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Stunning images inside Russian grocery store show dire situation [View all] blue-wave Apr 2022 OP

That one lady putting like 30 lbs of sugar in her cart? I use about 1/2 lb of sugar a year. LOL nt Quixote1818 Apr 2022 #1

I know, I thought blue-wave Apr 2022 #2

A lot of people use it to make kvass Warpy Apr 2022 #4

That was my first thought, some kind of home made booze. captain queeg Apr 2022 #5

Vodka in Russia is cheap and plentiful if you're not terribly picky about brand Warpy Apr 2022 #6

In Eastern Europe you drink either normal tea, or tea with a bit less sugar in it ... TomWilm Apr 2022 #7

Maybe they deserve to be hurting. pwb Apr 2022 #3