A dinner fundraiser in Auckland , New Zealand , will be process alcohol in absurdly small portions after wellness official decided distaff drinkers could n’t handle their liquor . The Nelson - Marlborough District Health Board and Public Health Service wasreportedlydissatisfied with the fundraiser ’s proposed 100 - cc and 75 - cubic centimetre drink portions . The government agency limited the seven - course dinner to alcohol-dependent beverage served in 50 - mil portions , which is less than two ounces ( less than a one-half of a typical glass of wine or less than a sixth of a beer ) , bring up inebriated drive as a potential issue — specifically where distaff guests were concerned .
agree toStuff , a New Zealand - based tidings website , Wellington chef Martin Bosley , who will be preparing food for the event , was dishonor by the limitations . He call the restrictions “ ridiculous ” and asked if the staff would be “ syringe [ the alcohol ] into people ’s glasses . ”
While it for sure make sense for fundraiser to limit the amount of alcohol function over the track of an protracted tasting menu , such uttermost restrictions are batty , especially for such sexist grounds . Plus — we hate to point out — statistically , the majority of inebriated drivers in New Zealand involved in fatal chance event are virile . fit in to areportissued by the New Zealand Ministry of Transport , 85 percent of alcohol / drug - affected driver postulate in fateful crashes from 2011 to 2013 were manful . The report card further state that alcohol - related car crashes are “ for the most part a male issue . ”
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So , while a manmay be physically capableof ingesting more alcoholic drink — another debatable fact , as I know tidy sum of women who can imbibe me under the table — that has nothing to do with a woman ’s power to drink responsibly or her awareness of her limitations before getting behind the cycle .
“ It ’s ridiculous , and they should be ashamed of themselves , ” a local Auckland eatery owner toldStuff , deeming the 50 - milliliter boundary a casing of “ bureaucratism gone amok . ”
Congrats , Auckland wellness official , you ’ve officially taken the “ fun ” out of this fundraiser .
