Originally Posted by
viking767
Let me think....I am in Paris, Rome etc. on a 24+ hour layover, but let me just have a water/ coke/ club soda with my fine meal.
Unless you're an alcoholic, "surviving" for 24 hours without resorting to a liquid dummy should pose no issues at all. If you're at the point where you can't ingest food without diluting it with alcohol, you may have a problem. Regardless of whether you're in Paris, Rome or Ulan Bator.