7 Dumb Myths About Australia You Probably Believe
| June 29, 2015
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They All Drink All the Time
This may have been true… in 1831. Many of the first convict settlers in Australia were paid with rum, which was not really that unusual at the time. The water may not have been safe to drink, so the settlers drank either ale, wine, or pure spirits. In the 1830s, Australians drank about 4 gallons of alcohol per person per year. Now, Australians each drink about 3 gallons of alcohol a year, only slightly higher than the worldwide average.
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