FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-218 hours agoAn alien civilization that doesn't understand what alcohol is would be very confused as to why there are laws against "underage drinking" or "drinking and driving"message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareAn alien civilization that doesn't understand what alcohol is would be very confused as to why there are laws against "underage drinking" or "drinking and driving"FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-218 hours agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·13 hours agoGiven their mental capacity is so limited that they have such trouble with the concept of “drinking” I wonder how they managed to travel across the vast distances between the stars to visit Earth.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours agoThey might not have a concept of alcohol. They might only know safe beverages. So the idea of drinking beverages being restricted would be weird
Given their mental capacity is so limited that they have such trouble with the concept of “drinking” I wonder how they managed to travel across the vast distances between the stars to visit Earth.
They might not have a concept of alcohol. They might only know safe beverages. So the idea of drinking beverages being restricted would be weird