So if TeeTotal were the case then presumably we can expect it to apply right across the spectrum of people who have responsibility for other people's lives and well being?
When I was a contract manager on the Tornado working in Munich (MBB) on several days of the week many of the engineering staff would go out for lunch. In the process of the noontime meal they would consume several liters of beer and copious amounts of Kirsch Wasser (Cherry water) which is extremely potent. Most were in a state of inebriation when they returned to work and I wonder if they were competent enough to perform their duties especially the stress analysts and the designers.
In the company cafeteria they sold both beer and wine with no restrictions on either. In the morning they would have a break and the engineers would go down to the company store and pick up several beers and some meat, cheese and bread and consume it all at their desks. They even had beer machines in the hall so you could drink a beer at your desk at any time. Alcohol is pervasive in Germany and in Bavaria beer is considered to be a food and kids can drink it at the table with their parents. Some of these kids grow up to be pilots or engineers or any of the other trades listed in the above post.
