(I hope you read this) If you take a look at what I wrote, it's actually "most alcoholics I know are Irish", not "Most Irish are alcoholics". There is a huge difference between what I wrote, and what you think I wrote. Out of the 13 alcoholics I can think of, eight are Irish, or of Irish background (this is not including the man mentioned in the post). Therefore what I have stated is a fact. And the English are combating 'binge drinking', not alcoholism. As an aside, in 2002 the UK drank 9.6 litres of alcohol per person, while Ireland drunk 10.8 litres. Not that there is a point to be made there, but interesting nonetheless.