Why December is the best month to have a hangover

Those weekends when you really only need McDelivery and can literally do nothing but watch nature documentaries on the Discovery Channel. Flat on the couch. Ignoring life.

You swung from side to side again last night and now you can feel it in your pounding head. Your whole body aches. Those nausea feelings. But still, it's better to have a hangover in December than in any other month of the year. Why? Because it's still cold, wet, and dirty outside, so don't think much happens on a early Saturday morning. That's different in the summer, because then you actually want to enjoy a bit of the sunny day. Now you miss nothing if you spend a whole day snoring in bed.

December is also incredibly nice for hangovers because, well, everyone understands you best. Everyone has a ton of drinks at work. Everyone has eighteen times Sinterkerst with friends. Six birthdays followed by the stream of Christmas dinners with family, in-laws, friends, friends of your friend, and so on. And you have plenty of long weekends. And there's a festive atmosphere, like: go ahead and be silly and drink another glass of bubbles. For the coziness. In other words: you can have a hangover because the rest has it too. Think of it as a little flu that prevails every weekend in this one festive month. They also say for a reason: ‘December is the wettest month of the year.’. Hi hangover family.

How much do we drink then? Don't be shocked. About a quarter of all spending on alcoholic snacks takes place between early December and early January. In short: the time of year to toast. Americans drink the most from December to March anyway. Everything to get through those cold winter months a bit cheerfully.

So if you're crying from misery because you feel so bad and the McDonald's in your area doesn't deliver? Don't worry. Before you know it, it's safe April again.