I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

Question

I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

In: Biology

Answer 1

In this case, people are associating certain drinks with the ease they can put them away. People getting “fucked up” on tequila, etc. are really just saying “I like the taste of this mixed drink, and the social situation where I drink it, so I tend to drink more, faster”