Interesting. It takes me not 3 minutes but maybe 15,20 min to feel a shot. Basically until the next round comes despite consuming allegedly alcohol-suppressing Slavic food alongside it. Not my culture so what do I know but damn, I do have a very low threshold.

I’m not an alcoholic, and in fact prefer not to drink at all whenever possible with the main exception being the new year’s holiday cuz my in-laws are Slavic vodka-loving raisins that get truly offended if you don’t have at least a couple toasts and switching to water/juice won’t do for them. I can get drunk with a single glass of wine, which is a nuisance to my wife and a great copout for me to avoid it altogether when we go out. Sorry, I didn’t know it was that uncommon but I do know never mind the ever present second hand snore, not drinking alcohol it’s a fucking nightmare while trying to socialize or even just dine while in most of Europe.
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