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RE: questions from a boring prude
August 14, 2014 at 3:34 pm
1. The blackmarket in alcohol was so much more damaging to our society than legal alcohol was that we had a Constitutional Convention to repeal the 18th Amendment which had established Prohibition in 1920. The amendment repealing Prohibition was the 21st Amendment, 1933.
2. We're still getting there. There are some countries that are arguably better places to live, but our best states are competitive in that regard. When adultery became exempt from criminal punishment varies by state, I think Colorado may have been the last state to de-criminalize adultery (last year), but according to Wikipedia, there are still 21 states (including South Carolina, where I live) where adultery is illegal, though prosecutions are rare. Rare enough that it would probably make the national news if it happened. In theory, you could get a life sentence for adultery in Michigan, though I don't think that sentence has been imposed in my lifetime.
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RE: questions from a boring prude
August 14, 2014 at 3:50 pm
If I decide to start drinking for some reason (not happening), after getting asylum or something (not happening. Culture shock, won't get asylum and I fear I won't get accepted by the locals). What kind of booze should I try?
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RE: questions from a boring prude
August 14, 2014 at 3:57 pm
(August 14, 2014 at 3:39 pm)czúzyt ylgájla Wrote: Is moonshine "bad quality" alcohol?
It can be, if it's produced in a home-made still with little or no regard for quality. For some people it just has to be strong enough so that it doesn't take long for the taste not to matter.
As for what to drink if you're looking to try alcohol, I guess beer is a good option. It's not likely to be very strong, and should slowly produced the buzzed/tipsy effect that can help you to understand why people enjoy alcohol so much (without making you drunk enough to do something you might regret the next day).
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