Myth: Iran Has No Alcohol
Pub crawlers in Iran are literally (no hyperbole intended) dying to quench their thirst. Following the ascent of the Ayatollah in 1979, all public consumption was banned. Which was a bit of a shock considering that Iran was once synonymous with getting shitfaced.
There’s a tiny caveat: Selling is illegal, but drinking, only under very strict stipulations, isn’t. Armenian, Catholic, Jewish, and other minorities, for example, are generously granted an exemption, not unlike the deal Catholics in the US got during Prohibition days. You can, theoretically, freely indulge with impunity.
Judging by alcoholism rates, indulging they are. The smuggling business is booming too, as out of sight, anyone can brew and consume within their own house. The law isn’t stopping Muslims from taking part in the moonshine operations either. Partying truly unites us all. You might even finagle a free sample out of hospitality as an honored guest.
Should you? No. Definitely not. Since, in case you avoid blindness from drinking bathtub gin, there’s one more thing we need to mention. Though exceedingly rare, public intoxication is grounds for execution. If you absolutely have to reach for a cold drink that tastes like beer, save your neck and liver, and go for the halal ale, 0.0 proof beer. It can’t be any worse than O’Douls.
Myth: Rwanda Is A War-Torn, Backward Hellhole
Famous for a catastrophic genocide in 1994 in which neighbor slaughtered neighbor, and residing in the toughest block around, the sub-Saharan nation of Rwanda has the worst PR on the planet. That’s a shame, really.
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