The hangover explored-and why science can't cure it
- added May 23, 2008
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Some words for hangover, like ours, refer prosaically to the cause: the Egyptians say they are “still drunk,” the Japanese “two days drunk,” the Chinese “drunk overnight.” The Swedes get “smacked from behind.” But it is in languages that describe the effects rather than the cause that we begin to see real poetic power. Salvadorans wake up “made of rubber,” the French with a “wooden mouth” or a “hair ache.” The Germans and the Dutch say they have a “tomcat,” presumably wailing. The Poles, reportedly, experience a “howling of kittens.” My favorites are the Danes, who get “carpenters in the forehead.” In keeping with the saying about the Eskimos’ nine words for snow, the Ukrainians have several words for hangover. And, in keeping with the Jews-don’t-drink rule, Hebrew didn’t even have one word until recently.
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I may not have a "cure" but i've heen a bartender long enough that i have tested many things. The one that seens to work the best is a good vitamin.A prenatal vitamin works best. It really takes the edge off. I've tested it many times on friends.
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Indeed, when I know I'll be doing heavy drinking, I take vitamins - particularly vitamin B12 - and drink a good amount of water. No hangover.
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having some rough days at work Jonah?
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- aschneider
- 4 months ago
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