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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/french-children-wine-at-school/

at that time, it was a common practice to see children consuming wine. Parents usually give a flask of wine mixed with water to their children when they go to school.

Damn I wish my parents were this cool

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This some sort of clean water concern?

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, if you don't hydrate and get enough electrolytes and wine you lose the ability to be a snobby french. Happened to my cousin.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As you’re clearly an expert, is there a cig ration?

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

3 per day, minimum. Tho ideally you should hit 7.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

This daily cig ration increases in an easterly direction. Romanian models receive about 18 per day.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

That's why you should drink Glucozade Port!

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know this argument for the middle ages but not the 1950s! I wasn't alive in either so what do I know

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Having now read the article, there is no mention of illness concern, only “acclimating” the kids to wine

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

And in the Middle Ages they’d be drinking small beer, which is 0.5-3%.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

No, just French.

Maybe they banned the practice to discourage watering wine.