[WesternCulture]

I personally don't drive after having enjoyed a bottle of vodka. On those occasion you'll find me on Free Republic, not in my Volvo.

BUT, it is a fact that we Vikings have a higher tolerance for alcohol than weaker mortals like Russians, Latinos and especially far-East Asians. A lot of Japanese and Chinese etc. suffer from a certain genetic disorder which makes them extremely sensitive to alcohol. From Wikipedia: “Acetaldehyde dehydrogenases (EC 1.2.1.10) are dehydrogenase enzymes which catalyze the conversion of acetaldehyde into acetic acid. (..) Some people of far-Eastern descent have a dominant mutation in their acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene, making this enzyme less effective.”

However, I haven't come across any scientific explanation to the fact that when inebriated;

- Latinos dance on tables
- Brits turn into football/soccer hooligans
- Germans invade France
- French invite Germans
- Russians still can't do nothing right
- Americans become John Wayne

[momtothree]

The Irish sing sad songs that make you cry and like to do jigs (I can say that... my Dad’s side is Irish).

[Ignatz]

Don’t even get me started on the Alaskan Tlingit indians (in)tolerance of “firewater”, I witnessed it first-hand.
I wish I could get so drunk on so little!

[Moltke]

However, I haven't come across any scientific explanation to the fact that when inebriated; (...)

LOL. However, 1.0 promille (that's 0.1 percent in amerispeak) isn't really that much, especially for a regular drinker.

Used to be that most countries in Europe had a limit of 0.8 promille (0.08 percent) so he was just a little above that.

Of course, FIVE TIMES OVER THE LIMIT sounds soooo much more impressive...

[a fool in paradise]

However, I haven't come across any scientific explanation to the fact that when inebriated;

...Women contract "duckface"