Jews traditionally abuse alcohol only on days we don’t drive (other than Purim). Also whereas the goyim drink to drown their sorrows, we only drink to heighten our simchas (alcohol is a mood intensifier). These two facts, plus the genetic predisposition to fall asleep before we get into too much trouble (at least among those with realtively “pure” Jewish ancestry) explain why public drunkedness isn’t a big problem in frum communities.
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