Why don't thai women drink?

[English Noodles]

My girlfriend also (gets sick),….just a sip of a beer and she starts getting red blotches on her face. Maybe alcohol poisoning?

Chinese - go red and fall over after a couple

Alcohol Flush Reaction also known as Asian Flush, It is said that approximately half of people of Asian descent are considered to be sensitive to alcohol due to this condition.

[traveler]

Traveler, OK on reflection i have had a thunk and a count ,and there are a lot of the farming women in my community that don't drink alcohol.

Where do you live, nevets? My theory is that it's a buddhist/gender thing.

[TizMe]

I was at a family gathering in Ayutthaya on Saturday. All the men over about 20 were having a few drinks, but none of the women were.

[chassamui]

I have met a surprising number of bar girls who do not drink.

It is deffo a gender thing.

Culture, upbringing, and location have a bearing on it.

Religion will have some influence.

Age will make a difference.

The evidence seems to suggest that asian flush will have some effect on their drinking habits.

Most acoholic drinks taste like shit the first time you try it.

There is a much higher proportion of Thai women who don't drink than you would find in the UK. (English women drink to forget that that they live in Enland i think.)

My GF is very big on the Buddhism thing. She neither drinks nor smokes. She is 34 so not influenced by young and trendy peer group.
Strong family ties with fairly strict, but dirt poor upbringing.
She is from Ayutthaya originally, and has a strong work ethic.
As an aside, i wonder what Buddha says about her hooking up with a crumbly old farang who smokes and drinks?

[Norton]

wonder what Buddha says about her hooking up with a crumbly old farang who smokes and drinks?

Except for possibly #3 I reckon she's in the clear.

1. Abstain from taking life.

2. Abstain from taking what is not given.

3. Abstain from sexual misconduct.

4. Abstain from false speech.

5. Abstain from drinks [and drugs] that cause heedlessness.

[Marmite the Dog]

She is from Ayutthaya originally, and has a strong work ethic.

Really?

I'm not knocking your missus, but most people I met in Ayutthaya (I lived there for a year) were the thickest, most unfriendly people I have met in Thailand. Well done for finding one that was relatively normal.

[chassamui]

I said she has a strong work ethic. She as thick as a dockers sandwich as it happens. Just how i like 'em, nice and compliant.
Seriously she is a quiet gentle soul and for some reason bonkers about me? go figure that out!

[Whiteshiva]

She as thick as a dockers sandwich

and for some reason bonkers about me? go figure that out!

I think I've got it figured....

[Marmite the Dog]

I met some who really can drink each one a bottle of whisky in one week. They let me know that they like drinking (25-30 years old). They are doing this for a good time (outside the entertainment cities). No judgment here. Enjoying their life, I think

Are you Thai or just retarded?