Water vs. Wine, the Eternal Debate

At dinner last night at Jean Francois and Martines`s I had three glasses of wine. Then I had a bit of a sour stomach from said wine so I drank some water. And everyone looked at me like I was crazy. Then everyone told me I was crazy. Then I learned that the French have some weird, anti water, pro wine ideals.

For example:

1. I dillutes the bacteria in your stomach rendering you completely incapable of digesting your food.

2. Even one glass of water will make you have to pee during the night more than one million equally sized glasses of wine.

3. It will make constant, loud, embarassing gurgling noises in your stomach.

4. It will give you a hang over if ever you drink it with wine (not kidding, this was argued).

Being a good American girl I was always under the impression that water might actually be good for you, and you should drink some, if not lots. Who knew. I guess the states are just way behind on this water vs. wine debate (not).