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From: hpb@cernvax.UUCP (hpb)
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Subject: Re: An interesting sideline *FACT*
Message-ID: <288@cernvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Mar-86 13:19:39 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 22 13:19:39 1986
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Reply-To: hpb@cernvax.UUCP (Hans Peter Brondmo)
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In article <1771@decwrl.DEC.COM> williams@dec-kirk.UUCP writes:
>In France, there are almost no regulations concerning alcohol. Table
>wine is an accepted beverage at the family dinner table. In France,
>there also happens to exist one of the lowest alcoholism rates in the
>world.
>	Now for a question: When are employers going to get hip on
>psychology?
>						John.

I agree with you as far as saying that alcohol is a very natural part of
every French meal, if you ask for milk at dinner people look at you as
if you are not well. (Water barely makes it).
I would double (tripple) check up on your statistics when it
comes to alcoholism and alcohol related deaths in France, though.
Regretably I do not have access to the "hard statistics" here, but I
am POSITIVELY SURE that your observation of low rate of alcoholism in
France is very wrong - it represents a huge probem.
I have nothing against alcohol if one likes (the effect of) it. In quantity,
over time though it does have an unquestionable effect on most people's
liver, the French's included.

Hans Peter

What I have written above has nothing to do with where I work and,
I tried responding directly to the poster of the above article but
my mail deamon could not find him.  If you are preparing a flame telling
me where this followup actually ought to be posted - save yourself.
I know, and it's not here...