Well according to these results it is. Depressing as it seems, the image that has been propagated by the tabloids and breakfast tv that Britain is a 24 hour binge drinking hell hole is sadly not the reality. It seems that alcohol consumption has decreased substantially in the last decade. What are we to do now if self-satisfying scorn is no longer valid? Maybe we have to be contented with individual anecdotal evidence that there are still gangs of rampaging drunk teenagers hanging out round back of the shops? I don't care what the evidence shows, I still think the UK has gone to the dogs, but alas it appears a little more steadily.

Drinking Decline UK

You could console yourself with the thought that older people are drinking much less and teenagers are still drinking the same amount, if not more.

Hope this helps.

I wonder how much of that is due to more people avoiding pubs and making their own beer? I know several people on the Internet who claim to have done that due to the smoking ban and the ever-increasing cost of a pint.

Fret not... I'll be going to the UK rather a lot this coming year, so that will bump the tally back up a fair bit.

Apparently the alcohol consumption of men between the 16-24 has been falling since 2000. Where have all the lager louts gone?

Thank you. It's not easy to avoid jumping into the existential void without a healthy dose self-confirming indignation.

f*** the scally pissheads! cant wait 'till 29.4.11 'cos its gonna be a megga royal weddin' pissup allround accordin' to homeoffic e - "treble snakebites fer all".....includin' the kiddiewinks.....woohoo!!! gah....i jus' cant wait. i missed all 'o the copper silver gold jubilees, dianas bonkfest and andy&fergs bewied chunder blowout.....but will&katies do 's gonna be an effin state sanctioned tear the streets up blow to my liver.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publica...censing-hours/

They are now the 14-16 age group

At last, a voice of reason in this scaremongering Daily Wail thread.

We have an official royal wedding thread for a reason. We didn't post this for a joke you know.

Official Royal Wedding Thread

appypolly loggies but i found the The4BellsLondon's last comment malenky sarky brother. http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...=704390&page=5

You're not a Canadian high school English teacher by any chance?

They're still in Woking. I deal with the ****s all the time.

Maybe its time to move to Canada?

yeah, like that'll get me away from drunk people