we have a huge population of Portuguese people who have been here since the late 1700’s in SE MA and RI. So yeah.. that was unfounded.
As a young adult sitting around a campfire, I would load up on beer, bourbon, or both. It didnt stop mosquitoes from biting me, but tiny explosions as they flew by the camp fire and the sound of the little buggers drunk flying into trees was somehow very rewarding in a revengeful sort of way :)