knbknb t1_ixjry0p wrote
There are anecdotes that JvN liked to party, have a few drinks and maybe he a was a smoker (all protagonists smoke in these old black-and-white movies from the 50s). Did he ever utter a remark about what alcohol or nicotine did to his brain? I for one rarely drink, and when I did I need a couple of days to fully recover or to recharge my mental capacity. (Top athletes are not supposed to drink during competitions either.)
Is it known how drink-proof JvN was?
simplicissimusrex OP t1_ixjsxcw wrote
He did like a drink and could hold his alcohol. There was a lot of drinking in the Mitteleuropa circles he hung around in and he and both is first and second wives enjoyed hosting boozy parties. But he never smoked! He apparently reached the conclusion it was unhealthy!
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