I have a Swedish friend and she seems to be a normal partyer. But I have read a bunch of websites that say that Swedes are very conservative about drinking.
2007-02-25 07:06:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Oh, wow, what a lot of funny answers you got here ... sorry to disappoint a lot of you guys here, but we Swedes are pretty average drinkers, actually on the lower half of the scale. So yes, I think you are right there. Americans drink more. To the guy who wrote that we have rations: yes, we did - from 1917 to 1955. Not since then. The only limitation is that only Systembolaget, the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly, has the legal right to sell alcohol in Sweden (apart from restaurants and bars, of course). Also, Swedes drink much more wine and much less strong drinks than a couple of decades ago. However, if you have seen drunken teenagers on town in Sweden I can understand those who think we drink a lot... people from other countries such as France may drink much more, but are less noisy.
These are figures from the current yearly use of alcohol from Nationmaster statistics:
#1 Luxembourg: 15.5 litres per capita
#2 France: 14.8 litres per capita
#3 Ireland: 13.5 litres per capita
#4 Hungary: 13.4 litres per capita
#5 Czech Republic: 12.1 litres per capita
#6 Spain: 11.7 litres per capita
#7 Denmark: 11.5 litres per capita
#8 Portugal: 11.4 litres per capita
#9 United Kingdom: 11.2 litres per capita
#10 Austria: 11.1 litres per capita
#11 Switzerland: 10.8 litres per capita
#12 Belgium: 10.7 litres per capita
#13 Germany: 10.2 litres per capita
#14 Australia: 9.8 litres per capita
#15 Netherlands: 9.7 litres per capita
#16 Korea, South: 9.3 litres per capita
#17 Finland: 9.3 litres per capita
#18 Greece: 9.2 litres per capita
#19 New Zealand: 8.9 litres per capita
#20 United States: 8.3 litres per capita
#21 Poland: 8.1 litres per capita
#22 Italy: 8 litres per capita
#23 Canada: 7.8 litres per capita
#24 Slovakia: 7.6 litres per capita
#25 Japan: 7.6 litres per capita
#26 Sweden: 7 litres per capita
#27 Iceland: 6.5 litres per capita
#28 Norway: 6 litres per capita
#29 Mexico: 4.6 litres per capita
#30 Turkey: 1.5 litres per capita
- As you can see, Russia isn't included. So I found another table with global statistics, from 2003 (see "Source" below). Russias consumption was 10.3 litre per capita and year in 2003. I was surprised to see that Luxembourg topped the first list, so I checked it up in the second table. In 2003 the Luxembourg alcohol consumption was 15.6 litres per capita and year - only beaten by Uganda (with more than 17 litres) so it corroborates the first table. In 2003, Sweden's yearly consumption was 6.0 litres per capita and year, and the U.S. 8.6 litres per capita and year. So it looks like Sweden has upped its alcohol intake in the last few years. We are still very moderate drinkers, as you can see, but I think that young people in Sweden drink more and more, so that is a very worrying trend.
2007-02-26 05:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ho HUM..Sweden has a tough drinking law..Swedes are giving rations..This was done because Sweden had a Hugh drinking problem ! Tell a person from another Nordic country(Denmark or Norway ) that swedes are conservative drinkers they'll probably laugh !
2007-02-25 07:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by dadacoolone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I know some swedish people who drink alot
2007-02-25 07:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your swedish friend must be the exception darling!! , not only swedish but all the scandinavians are legendary hard drinkers , and absolutely nice guys , god bless them!
2007-02-25 07:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha! No, they enjoy their beer and vodka but Scandinavians are not the hokey, fun-loving types they appear to be in ABBA music videos. Scandinavians are hardy and love rich food-fiskepudding, Swedish meatballs, pannekoeke with butter and lots of jam, sweet'n'sour cabbage, rutabagas, turnips baked with apples, brown sugar, vinegar and butter, lots of fish, butter and cream. So dark beer and vodka are going to go down better with this type of food than white wine. They will also serve red wine with salmon steaks and baked trout or herring, it does go better with it because Danish and Swedish food isn't delicate like French food. Always with good dark rye or pumpernickel, sides of garlic butter and mayonnaise, potatoes and root vegetables.
They do not go for the drinking games of North Americans. It is more something to accompany a meal or for socializing at home. Scandinavians are homebodies--they don't have a pub on every corner--but enjoy dances, story-telling, hiking, swimming, boating, eating out. The Nordic stock is hardy, athletic, work-oriented, serious, sober, polite, a little shy, but also funny, forgiving, sensitive, tolerant and kind.
2007-02-25 07:14:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
sure, that is genuine. And pink Bull is a lot over-priced. One an afternoon is greater advantageous than sufficient. The activities liquids like Gatorade are ok nevertheless. issues like pink Bull can do greater harm than sturdy.
2016-09-29 21:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by kurihara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the young people are. it depends on the person, no person is the same as someone else and you cant really judge the people of one country by the actions of one person. i know a lot of good vodka comes from sweden, but that doesnt mean they drinki (it) a lot.
2007-02-25 07:14:09 · answer #7 · answered by SuzyBelle04 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, they drink alot.
2007-02-25 07:08:31 · answer #8 · answered by man of questions 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of porn with Swedish meatballs , lots of alcohol - GO SWEDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-25 07:11:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋