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[Beefy]

In the month of December alcohol consumption increases as many people celebrate the festive season. In particular, the last Friday before Christmas - popularly known as "mad Friday" in the UK - can be the moment when many drink to excess.

But how does your drinking measure up to the average in countries around the world? Find out below if you are similar to a boozy Belarusian or a teetotal Kuwaiti.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30500372

Per person, the top five consumers of each type of drink are:

Beer

Namibia
Gabon
Romania
Lithuania
Czech Republic

Wine

Portugal
France
Andorra
Denmark
Croatia

Spirits

Moldova
Grenada
Belarus
Russia
Kazakhstan

Other drinks

Nigeria
Uganda
Rwanda
South Korea
Sierra Leone

What is meant by 'other' drinks?

This category is dominant in swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to the popularity of beer made from sorghum, a grain that thrives in hot climates and can withstand harsh droughts.

Sorghum is also used to produce Chinese Baijiu, an extra-strong spirit traditionally downed in shots. The most prestigious brand of Baijiu is called Moutai and is associated with Mao Zedong's revolutionary struggle.

Soju, a liquor made from rice, dominates in South Korea - and local favourite Jinro Soju is also reportedly the best-selling brand of spirit in the world.

As beer is defined in the data as being based on malt, and wine from grapes, any other fermented drink, whether made from sorghum, maize, millet, rice, or from fruits other than grapes, would fall into the "other" category.

And since it can mean such a varied range of drinks, this category is difficult to factor in to our calculation of which country best matches your drinking data.

 

[neorej]

You drink like you're from Romania, which is the fifth heaviest-drinking country in the world.

Maybe I should drink a little less....

 

[John Kowalski]

Kuwait? That's far.

 

[GeordieMark]

Vietnam right now, but that is likely to change to Russia by the end of the evening.

 

[Busty]

Namibia in the motherfucking house!

 

[Zepp Twofist]

Your drinking habits are unlike the average from any country.

But your closest match on overall consumption alone is Belarus, the heaviest-drinking country in the world.

Did I win?

 

[DeSo]

Namibia in the motherfucking house!

My man.

 

[tim.mbp]

Kuwait? That's far.

Same. I'm not a drinker.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Did I win?

Awesome.

You have a great drinking song then, Belarus' propaganda anthem that was cruelly denied a place in the Eurovision finals.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=frhQMuyH0lg

 

[Jazzy Network]

All dat Soju in SK.

 

[Schweinehund]

Time to move to Kuwait, non drinker's paradise.

Always assumed Germany would be a top consumer of beer given Oktoberfest.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Cameroon for me.

 

[pa22word]

Starting my 8 day christmas vacation today and with last night's retirement party of a dude who worked there 25 years + the 6 fingers of laphroiag ive downed since getting home to get things rolling im already at belarus territory according to the bbc

 

[Chariot]

I call fake! Germans gotta be in the top 5 of beer. >:I

 

[crowphoenix]

Belarus.

Jesus.

 

[Zepp Twofist]

Always assumed Germany would be a top consumer of beer given Oktoberfest.

That's just a few weeks out of the year though. Also, you could probably be drunk for a week in eastern Europe for the same price as an average beer at Oktoberfest.

 

[Hanmik]

So Denmark changed from top 5 beer to Wine.. damn nice.. !

 

[SDCowboy]

During the holidays...

You drink like you're from Namibia, which is the 33rd heaviest-drinking country in the world.

Normally...I got the same result but with completely taking the spirit drinks out (that I only drink with eggnog during the holidays).

 

[Funky Papa]

Dat Russian stereotype.

Slow down, bros. You too, Finland.

 

[Onironauta]

You drink like you're from Timor-Leste, which is the joint eighth lightest-drinking country in the world.

lol

 

[SDCowboy]

edit: never mind

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Did I win?

We need to cut back.

 

[Nyx]

Vietnam.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Man, soju is so bad

 

[CelticKnight]

You drink like you're from Jordan, which is the joint 11th lightest-drinking country in the world.

I'm a lightweight.

 

[DrM]

Chad

 

[Alx]

I could go to the 39th lightest drinking country (Lebanon). And even then that's because I've had a business dinner and the christmas party at work this week.
I'm a shame to my country.

 

[Retsudo]

LOL i got Portugal. It's funny because it's where i'm from. bah

 

[ThisGuy]

"Nearly all of Kuwait's inhabitants also abstain - selling or drinking alcohol is illegal in the country. Kuwait is the lightest-drinking country in the world."

I've found my people.

 

[User 479360]

I had one beer on a date this week, so I got the 29th-least alcohol interested country in the world, The Soloman Islands.

Before that, I don't know when I last drank. I don't drink much at all.

 

[internetwolf]

I mostly drink gin and those game of thrones beers what does that make me?

 

[terrible]

You drink like you're from the Solomon Islands, which is the 29th lightest-drinking country in the world.

This is what I got from having one pint of beer this week. It didn't ask me the ABV though. It was 9.5% and I'm sure that'd change the results.

 

[Daria]

You drink like you're from Namibia, which is the 33rd heaviest-drinking country in the world.

if only all of my friends were like me

 

[AlStrong]

Moldova must be pretty depressing.

 

[Strax]

I'm shocked Iceland isn't a top 5 for beer.

 

[DeaviL]

I drink 93% less than my fellow country men.
noice

 

[CaviarMeths]

I feel like this needs to be expanded beyond 1 week. A lot of people get paid monthly/biweekly or only drink around specific events or whatever.

I mean, in the last week I had 1 beer and 8 spirits. That's Philippines, 73rd lightest.

But in the last month I've had about 40 beer and 12 spirits. Averaged to 8/3 per week, that's Namibia, 33rd heaviest.

And 11% less than other Canadian men, apparently.

 

[pa22word]

I feel like this needs to be expanded beyond 1 week. A lot of people get paid monthly/biweekly or only drink around specific events or whatever.

I mean, in the last week I had 1 beer and 8 spirits. That's Philippines, 73rd lightest.

But in the last month I've had about 40 beer and 12 spirits. Averaged to 8/3 per week, that's Namibia, 33rd heaviest.

Yeah.

I mostly have moved on from the crazy weeklong binge drinking days of my youth and now go months without touching the stuff only to get pretty toasted every now and again.

I might pull a Belarusian week like 3/4 times a year, max, whereas normally i'm probably at mideast levels with nothing more than a beer here or there when at a restaurant.

 

[Shanlei91]

You drink like you're from Andorra, which is the seventh heaviest-drinking country in the world.

Only seventh? Yeesh.

 

[Linkyn]

Namibia ftw.

Also, "You drink like you're from... " is a hilariously strange statement.

 

[beato_angelico]

I did not expect denmark to drink so much wine

 

[gruenel]

Did I win?

You win a fatty liver.

 

[PuppetSlave]

You drink like you're from Vietnam, which is the joint 86th lightest-drinking country in the world.

Huh, and I have actually been drinking more then normal the last week.

Wine is the most popular drink here in Sweden? I call shenanigans, bloody women ruining our beer rep.

 

[jph139]

"I drink like a Kuwaiti during Ramadan" is now in my phrasebook.

 

[wenis]

You drink like you're from Turkmenistan, which is the joint 60th lightest-drinking country in the world.

dual citizenship here I come!

 

[80s Bad Guy]

You drink like you're from Kazakhstan, which is the joint 36th heaviest-drinking country in the world.

 

[Laieon]

I'm in Korea literally drinking soju out of the bottle as I type this, so...

Spoiler

It's citrus soju though, which is amazing.

I don't know how much cans are in a pint or how much "single measures of spirits" would be in a bottle of soju, so this is a bit difficult for me to take.

 

[Air]

At best:
Timor-Leste

At worst:
Italy

I drink wine.

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

I haven't had anything to drink this week...

 

[Rosur]

So where Cider in that list.
edit: nevermind they've just included it in beer.

Depends how often I go out if twice + a week I would be:

You drink like you're from Romania, which is the fifth heaviest-drinking country in the world.

if only once it would be:

You drink like you're from Brazil, which is the joint 53rd heaviest-drinking country in the world.

If i don't go out it would be like Kuwait as I don't drink on my own.