New research underlines the extent to which the French are copying British drinking habits, to the dismay of traditionalists. Attitudes to drinking alcohol are changing in France, to the dismay of traditionalists Getty ImagesFrench families used to uncork their daily bottle of wine while sneering at the loutish behaviour of the beer-swilling rosbifs across the Channel. But when the French — or at least the younger Only 8 per cent of French people consume alcohol on a daily basis, down from 15 per cent five years ago, according to a study published yesterday by Avec Modération, an association of drinks manufacturers. Now they are more likely to sip water and worry about their own offspring.

Source: The Times June 07, 2016 23:03 UTC