[MR] wow.... just wow

[Gina Shelley]

I have to agree. People develop flora in their gut to help them deal with whatever pathogens they ingest on a day to day basis. Which is why you can't drink the water in Mexico but the locals can. 

Heck, it's why my uncle could eat food that had been lying around for days on the countertop with no ill effects, but if any of us did it, we'd be in the hospital with food poisoning. Because the dude could not be bothered with food safety that the rest of us take for granted. 

Ever been in an old time Asian grocery? Not big on refridgeration, in some cases.  Heck, or even a grocery in Rome. You buy roast chickens out of unrefridgerated basket. The locals can do it because the locals DO do it, if you follow me. 

If someone just drank booze all day, and never any water, they'd probably kill themselves in pretty short order. 

Dulcy


> 
> So my personal opinion is that the theory "they drank beer because the water was 
> bad" is right up there with my opinion about the theory "they used spices 
> because they ate rotted meat & needed t
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