NYC: Not That Drunk, After All

Oh sure, label us binge drinkers, but don't put us in the fun top 40 drunkest cities list? Something stinks, and it's not this Four Loko. Anyway, the Daily Beast ranked cities on how drunk they get, saying, "New Year’s Eve revelry serves as a reminder that the rules of moderation sometimes go out the window. The question we have: Which places throw out those rules too often?" The #1 city is Milwaukee, WI—where the average person 12.76 alcoholic beverages a month. A month! Oh c'mon, we know people (not us) who drink that much in one night. Maybe New York was taken out of the running because we're too good at drinking too much?

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By Jen Carlson in News on December 29, 2010 6:03 PM

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randomtransplant

"Most American adults enjoy a regular tipple, and most health experts say that’s a good thing"

New York's already drinking enough that they don't need the reality-bending group co-dependence & mass doublethink about booze, so we were left out of the the new years propaganda err...article.

Guest

welcome to new york, where eventually you'll become as sober as fuck.

Jabberwiki

Cheers, sweetie.

zombie_cakes

12.76 beverages a month? fuckin pansies...

Tech Cub

"The #1 city is Milwaukee, WI—where the average person 12.76 alcoholic beverages a month."

Someone accidentally a verb.

WetButt

In Wisconsin a beer costs half as much as NYC, is this really surprising? New Yorkers can't afford to be drunk that much, unless you want to drink rubbing alcohol of Georgi vodka