Groin problems may cause pain in the groin, hip, or knee. Common causes of groin symptoms include: 1  Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. 2  This condition affects the blood supply or proper placement of the upper part of the thighbone (head of the femur) in the hip socket. 3  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the Philippines and amounts to a 70% share of the domestic alcoholic drinks market in terms of volume during 2005. Between 2003 and 2004, the Philippines showed the fastest growth rate in the world of 15.6%. With a consumption rise from 1.22 to 1.41 million liters, it was the 22nd largest beer market in the world in 2004. A Filipino will drink an average of nearly 20 litres of beer a year.
At each home, someone would mash fruitsâusually apples, pears, plums, and cherriesâand let them ferment for several days, then distill them into a strong, clear liquor of around 65 percent alcohol. Water would then be added to make the drink palatable, bringing the alcohol content down to around 40 or 50 percent. This was real schnaps (as compared with schnapps, the sugar-sweetened, cordial-like American version I remember from my youth).