People there are honestly proud of how much they drink, while other states might have people lying about how little they drink the Wisconsinites are probably honest if not even exaggerating. But they do drink a lot. There are about as many bars in Wisconsin as there are in California despite how many fewer people there are.
The state was early on mostly settled by immigrants from Germany, Belgium etc and Milwaukee became a huge brewing city, especially after the Chicago fire took out Chicago's brewing industry. Pabst, Schlitz, Miller and others were major parts of the city/state's economy.
as many bars in Wisconsin as there are in California
DAMN. There are a LOT of bars in California lol. Like they're like fuckin Starbucks here. There are bars across the street from bars and not even just in the major commercial areas you'd expect there to be that many.
Yeah haha I live in California also and yes there are tons of bars. But per capita the states with the most bars are supposedly North Dakota, Montana and then Wisconsin.
Yeah North Dakota is #1. The sad part is that's probably due to the number of reservations there. One of my best friends and my stepdad both grew up on reservations and the number of family members and friends they both told me they lost to alcoholism is fucking staggering.
Yes, alcohol was and is absolutely pushed on indigenous people as a manner of subjugation, like crack was pushed in black neighborhoods and opium was pushed on China. It's really tragic.
People there are honestly proud of how much they drink, while other states might have people lying about how little they drink the Wisconsinites are probably honest if not even exaggerating. But they do drink a lot. There are about as many bars in Wisconsin as there are in California despite how many fewer people there are.
The state was early on mostly settled by immigrants from Germany, Belgium etc and Milwaukee became a huge brewing city, especially after the Chicago fire took out Chicago's brewing industry. Pabst, Schlitz, Miller and others were major parts of the city/state's economy.
DAMN. There are a LOT of bars in California lol. Like they're like fuckin Starbucks here. There are bars across the street from bars and not even just in the major commercial areas you'd expect there to be that many.
Yeah haha I live in California also and yes there are tons of bars. But per capita the states with the most bars are supposedly North Dakota, Montana and then Wisconsin.
Yeah North Dakota is #1. The sad part is that's probably due to the number of reservations there. One of my best friends and my stepdad both grew up on reservations and the number of family members and friends they both told me they lost to alcoholism is fucking staggering.
Yes, alcohol was and is absolutely pushed on indigenous people as a manner of subjugation, like crack was pushed in black neighborhoods and opium was pushed on China. It's really tragic.