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  • binman [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    The gin & tonic was invented by the British because tonic water had quinine in it, which protects against malaria in tropical zones.

    Face it, our cocktail culture is irredeemably contaminated with imperialism.

    • crime [she/her, any]
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      3 years ago

      The popular IPA style of beer is from Brits doing colonialism in India, it's even in the name

    • Diogenes_Barrel [love/loves]
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      3 years ago

      gin & tonic barely actually helps it just eases cramps and makes people suffering malaria drunk enough to keep imperialising