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[wellinghall]

[Poll #1177046]

ETA: The way to get people to take part in a poll becomes clear ... make it one about alcohol! ;-)

ETA2: And so far, I've had forty-five responses to the "tea" poll, and fity-one to the "alcohol" poll (admittedly over a longer period). Make of that what you will!

Comments

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the nice tickybox poll that allowed me to vote for apparently incompatible options! So I'd better explain a bit. Ticking the "none of these, but other" option, when I've already said I *do* like some of 'these', is to be fair a function of the fact that you didn't have a 'some of these AND others' option; however I also intend to indicate that while I like the 'these' I ticked I probably like the 'other' even more. 'Other', here, I'm afraid, is the girly sorts of liqueurs such as but not limited to Godet, Tia Maria, Amaretto, Kahlua, and above all Baileys ;-) After which you will not be surprised to hear that I am fussy about the other things I ticked as well, especially wine. There's a heck of a lot of wine I don't like, but some I do, and my very favourites are the really sweet, rich dessert wines, often German, that usually come in half-bottle sizes (obviously context is all; they wouldn't be my favourites to drink with the fish course!)

I'm not sure why I am writing in the present tense above, since I have not drunk any alcohol in many years now, which is why I also ticked the "teetotaller" option. This is because I developed an allergy to alcohol in any form (It makes my face and mouth swell up badly, so not the kind of allergy to take lightly - today the mouth, tomorrow perhaps the throat/airway is not a gamble I'm going to take!) But I am a teetotaller by necessity not choice, and I still know what I like dammit!

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

That's interesting (although unfortunate for you) - my grandma developed same around the age about 80ish having enjoyed a small tipple all her life. I think we assumed it was due to combination of medications (or something like that, not sure anyone was sure TBH), although she had an autoimmune disorder too (RA) so maybe that was it? Your comment is only the 2nd time I have heard of the specific development of this allergy.

Hope same doesn't happen to me :o