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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In other news.. Scientists have discovered that the entire eskimo population, driven by depression, committed suicide.  Sunshine of under 5 minutes this month seems to have been the reason..  The only survivor seems to have gone mad and was found wandering around singing "I'm the only gay eskimo..".  [/quote]

You are showing your ignorance and are actually making OP’s point. The indigenous people of the Arctic, such as the Inuit and Yupik (“Eskimo” is a meaningless Anglo term, that is now considered to be offensive) have very, very high suicide rates. Alcoholism is a huge problem, and many villages & towns in Alaska prohibit or limit the sale of alcohol for this reason.

It wouldn’t be a good comparison, anyway. Arctic natives have genetic adaptations to living in the Arctic that allow them to synthesize vitamins D & C from their traditional diet. In older times, Arctic natives would often virtually “hibernate” through the darkest coldest days of winter. Modern Arctic natives who do not live on a traditional subsistence diet have much higher incidence of health issues than those that do, because they need the fatty seafood to synthesize the vitamins they need to live in the dark. So, unless your college kid has a lot of Arctic Native in their family tree and they want to subsist on whale blubber — and even if they do — I would take into account the impact of winter on their physical and mental health. [/quote]

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