SPRITZ ADDICT

Do you meet every day your friends at 5 o’ clock for the “Spritz Hour”? Can’t you resist drinking less than 1 Spritz a day? When you see an Aperol bottle do you think immediately –SPRITTZZZZ-? Do you return every day for dinner at home a little bit drunk after the “Spritz hour”?

If you answered “YES” to any of these questions you are, without any doubt, a Spritz Addict!! A Spritz Addict is someone who can’t resist at the Spritz temptation. But maybe, if you are not Italian, you are asking yourself what is this strange thing with this strange name. The Spritz is a typical Italian drink, common, above all, in the north regions. It is made by Prosecco (an Italian wine), Aperol and a slice of orange. However in Italy it isn’t only a drink, it is a tradition among the young generations. At 5 or 6 o’clock, every day, the meeting point is the most famous bar of your city. If you are working, studying or doing something else you have to stop your activity and join your friends. Chips, oliveS, small pizza’s slices, small sandwiches (in Italian “tramezzini”, is a little bit different from a sandwich)…all these things are part of the “Spritz hour”.

Which is the problem? Spritz is an alcoholic drink and like all the other alcoholic drinks can cause dependence. The last step of this dependence is: the Alcoholism. A lot of mortal accidents can result from the big quantity of alcohol in the blood, and when someone has to drive to go at home… the damage is done!!! Attention also to your digestive apparatus, alcohol is not a good thing. But alcohol isn’t the only problem. The food is full of kalories and, eaten every day, from the young age (13 years old) leads to obesity in the adults.

For all these reasons be careful with the Spritz: It is not the same thing as drink water. You can meet, anyhow, your friends just to drink a coffee, a lemonade or a coca; it is better and less dangerous. If you can’t resist to the Spritz temptation, don’t drive, you could cause problems also to other people. And the last thing is: if you would like an athletic body to show on the beaches, try to avoid the fat foods and wait your healthy domestic dinner to eat.