I hate this Booze Britain culture we have, I can take or leave alcohol quite easily but I can guarantee every Friday or Saturday my mates will be out getting "messy" & I'm Mr Boring because I don't want to go out & piss £70 up the wall, then feel like death on my day off. Some people I know I reckon have a drink problem or at least one on the way, they simply can't go more than a few days without having a drink (but of course, that's cool)
Increasing prices, increasing drinking times, restricting drink offers is not the solution, it will take years to get rid of this mentality of "lets go get wrecked"
ETA: In fact, I've just added a freind on Facebook, his main activity is "getting wrecked", sad
I agree with Johnny -- it is really disgusting seeing this happen on Friday and Sat nights.
In Italy, you can see people out chilling out, having a glass of wine or coffee or even a pint outside on the streets and yet families with kids are walking around even if it was at 12am.
I was never a really heavy drinker compared to my mates, and at most would now drink once a week, however some weeks may now just be a glass or two in the house. The thing that prob gets me more is that I tend to be out a fair bit, I have a long weekend coming up down south, then another one in London, just been back home for a long weekend.
Too much... but I enjoy a drink and try to balance it out, train hard play hard etc etc.
See ditto, but now I don't go out to get hammered. I may end up drunk and feel rough the next day (my choice), but I don't get trashed, start fights or do anything stupid. But then I don't get so trolleyed that I can barely walk or piss myself, which seems to be the aim of a minority who go out.
I didn't think I could go out and have fun without a drink, however, at the weekend I went to a party in Leeds and just drank water, it was a real eye opener. First off I noticed the price of drinks, if I was drunk I would just hand over the cash. Second, how 50% people are not good drunks, most look like they want a fight!
I'm going to calm my drinking days down a tad. A few cans watching they footy is enough for me. I can't be arsed with it anymore.
Too much... but I enjoy a drink and try to balance it out, train hard play hard etc etc.
See ditto, but now I don't go out to get hammered. I may end up drunk and feel rough the next day (my choice), but I don't get trashed, start fights or do anything stupid. But then I don't get so trolleyed that I can barely walk or piss myself, which seems to be the aim of a minority who go out.
I'm not a stormy drunk either... know many of them and try to avoid them whenever possible, as I'm slightly bigger than them, not in height I may add, I'm usually provoked in some way, simply for a reaction.. I avoid this really as I've usually had a couple and would be crap at defending myself!
Drink, be merry and go home, with a kebab if possible, although I rarely know my limit, which is back in line with the subject.
