A non-religious country, where you don't drink?

[Mikael]

As the the headline tell I am looking for a combination of these no religion and no Alcohol.

My thesis is that almost all countries have some kind of religion, more or less, and in almost all countries people drink alcohol in some kind, more or less official.

So does this combination exist?

If it does I would like to visit that world.

 

[somashekar]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

The nearest best is Estonia for you sir ...... Have a nice trip there.

 

[Marc]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

There isn't any established "country" that has no "religion" (of some sort) and no alcohol or some type of intoxicant/mind altering substance. And I think pretty much all of the remote "tribes" (e.g.: the Yanomami which I studied when I was in college years ago) have become known although I wouldn't bet on it.

Yanomami

I think the best one could hope for is a secular country where each person respects every other person's religious beliefs (or one's lack of any religious belief). As to alcohol, I have never heard of any country or tribe which has no "drugs" of any kind.

Religion(s) of some type, drugs (be it alcohol and/or other substance(s)), and war are the three things humans have always had (at least going back 10,000+ years).

Maybe you're looking for a "Utopia" such as was portrayed in Lost_Horizon_(1937_film) - Tracey and I watched the restored version in the last 6 months or so. I remember watching it when I was young. Alas, no such place exists and I seriously doubt anything close has ever existed other than in some people's minds.

The nearest best is Estonia for you sir ...... Have a nice trip there.

Interesting country - Estonia

 

[Ronen E]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

The nearest best is Estonia for you sir ...... Have a nice trip there.

I don't know about religion but as far as I heard alcohol is quite popular in the Baltic republics.

 

[Mikael]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Just did a fast google on Estonia, though seems like a nice country, I think you are right:

https://news.err.ee/v/news/politics...d-out-for-largest-alcohol-consumption-in-OECD

 

[Mikael]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Marc - If I ever win the jackpot/lottery whatever you call it, I will buy an Island and try to practice my beliefs.

 

[somashekar]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Just did a fast google on Estonia, though seems like a nice country, I think you are right:

Estonia bans public drinking, just six months after legalising it

 

[Marc]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Marc - If I ever win the jackpot/lottery whatever you call it, I will buy an Island and try to practice my beliefs.

Quite a few very wealthy people have done just that: Private_island

 

[Ronen E]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Estonia bans public drinking, just six months after legalising it

A similar provision exists in Western Australia:

Drinking in a public place
It is an offence in Western Australia for persons of any age to drink in public, such as on the street, park or beach.
PENALTY:
$200 infringement or maximum $2000 fine.

https://www.police.wa.gov.au/Your-Safety/Alcohol-and-drugs/Alcohol-and-the-law

However, saying that Western Australia is devoid of alcohol, or that alcohol is unpopular / uncommon here would be quite far from the truth.

I agree with Marc that there's probably no country in the world where alcohol is absent, or even uncommon. I believe that if there's an exception it's only in countries where extreme religious law is applied brutally.

 

[Mikael]

Re: A non-religious country, where you dont drink?

Estonia bans public drinking, just six months after legalising it

hmm, not sure now. Perhaps it is more a symptom of their problems with too much alcohol?