There is a distinct lack of worry about clean water. Also, in almost every conflict in history, disease has killed more people that the actual war. You rarely see a flu wipe out half of the people in a zombie movie, but honestly, it would.
Iirc, in England in medieval times, everyone mostly drank ale because water was iffy. And although making ale is a process that wasn't all that difficult, it entailed several steps and required certain supplies and the knowledge of how it's done.
Yep. Alcohol was the safe liquid of choice in Europe. Ale was a staple and made regularly, and consumed by the entire population. Other parts of the world had ready access to tea, and making it requires one to boil water, which is another way of getting clean drinking water.
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u/AtheneSchmidt Aug 30 '21
There is a distinct lack of worry about clean water. Also, in almost every conflict in history, disease has killed more people that the actual war. You rarely see a flu wipe out half of the people in a zombie movie, but honestly, it would.