I think of vodka as a serious drinker’s drink. Not a “serious drinker” as in “someone who knows how to live the good life, and likes to drink”, but rather “serious drinker” as in “views the beverage as a delivery system for sought-after oblivion”. This is likely due to the number of people in the service industries I have known who used “double vodka and soda” as their “get me blotto, now!” drink.
It is definitely also due in part, though, to the Russians and their stereotypes.
And this (very humourous) post at The Russian Blog about how to drink vodka and stay sober does little to dispell my stereotypes about either vodka, or the people who drink it.
You’ll have to click through to see how to drink vodka and stay sober, but I’ll tease you here with a little of the “surviving the morning” advice:
After the party.
1. Keep a small bottle of beer in refrigerator. Wake up at about 5 in the morning, drink your beer and go back to bed. It prevents hang-over in the morning.
2. If the early morning beer didn’t help (it usually does), drink a glass of brine from the jar you kept you pickles in.
Many Russians recommend taking a shot of vodka in the morning to fights hang-over. Don’t do it. It helps only alcoholics. If you’re not, it will make things worse.
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