6 curious Facts about the Alcohol Culture in Bulgaria

How much do Bulgarians know about alcohol?

Here are six curious facts about the nation's alcohol culture.

Nearly 11 percent of Bulgarians surveyed believe that it is permissible to give children small amounts of alcohol to learn to drink responsibly when they grow up

As a nation that traditionally ranks in the top ten countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita in the world, Bulgarians believe that they have a high threshold of tolerance to alcoholic beverages, as well as relatively good alcohol culture. But what and how much do we know about the types of drinks, the level of alcohol concentration in them, the effects of mixing them and the reasonable consumption of alcohol in general?

In the last few months, the world's leading producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages Diageo conducted a campaign in Bulgaria to raise awareness of responsible alcohol consumption through a special DRINKiQ survey of 10 questions related to basic information about alcohol and its impact on the human body.

The DRINKiQ survey

More than 12 thousand respondents in Bulgaria tested their knowledge, answering on average 7 of the 10 questions. Here are some of the most interesting results of the survey conducted among Bulgarians:

1. Only 16% of respondents believe that they would get drunk faster than mixing beer, wine and spirits.

It turns out that most Bulgarians are aware that this is a common myth, as the effect is determined by how much you drink, not by the type of alcohol.

2. Less than ¼ of the respondents do not know that if a man and a woman with similar physiques drink the same amount of alcohol, they will be...