Now that is very interesting. It's been a long time since I've been to Europe, but I remember thinking that alcoholism must be a big problem there. People would sit outside eating their lunch, having beer or wine. We'd be arrested if we tried that stunt here.

But of course, in the interest of science, I would volunteer my services for such a lofty endeavor. Sign me up!



Maybe it enhances the effects of a high fat diet. I was just watching Anthony Bourdain last night, they were in Spain drinking wine and eating Iberico ham... the joy was there too when they sliced that fatty ham. Bourdain rubbed it against his lips. Salty, fatty Iberico ham! Maybe it's ham, wine, and joy that makes them live longer...