The Drinkers

There is not much to do in a mountain village in Ethiopia. The bars serve Areke, grain alcohol or Tej, a drink that is considered honey wine. ".. Manufactured and homemade alcoholic drinks areconsumed in Ethiopia, the later being more frequentedin rural areas The Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) involving national representative samples from the age group 15–49 year reported 53% of men and 45 % of women had lifetime history of alcohol consumption..." (Source: Magnitude and predictors of excessive alcohol use in Ethiopia. Theodros Getachew)