You may have a point there. But I don't think the BBC
program specifically said that all Asians have the same
level of alcohol tolerance. Some populations, like the
Mongols, Japanese etc. may have adapted to alcohol.

A few links I've found.
http://www.allaboutblackhealth.com/national_institute_on_alcohol_ab.htm
http://aaw.com/ecca/epidem.htm

(BTW, I don't drink much.)





6/10/2003 7:34:13 AM, Tom Bridgeland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 05:12  AM, Kylix wrote:
>>  This, they say, explains the fact
>> that Europeans have greater tolerance for alcohol.
>>
>
>I laugh. You should see the Japanese drink, and in every other asian
>country I have visited. They tend to get very red in the face after
>just a few drinks, but that does not stop them. Japanese drink a lot
>more than most Americans, I can't speak for Europeans.
>
>