stuboy

You got me again there

jackytoo

Why are you saying that if you watch Spanish TV and read. There has been lots of stuff about the growing problems of botellones...Google it and look at some photos if not

amideislas

I have to stand for cman on this one. I've rarely seen a drunken Spaniard. I see plenty of drunken Brits & Germans though. But generally I find drunken Germans tend to be the antithesis of their sober selves; funny, joking, happy... Whereas drunken Brits tend to be angry, arrogant, and aggressive.

jackytoo

We mange to go out and not bump into drunks all the time, arrogant or happy. Some of you must go to some dumps.

amideislas

No, I live in a place surrounded by tourist hotspots. People tend to drink more on holiday.

Dick Dasterdly

Quite a lot about it in the Spanish media I agree.

It came up on a BE thread quite a while back as I recall with links relating to the increasing number of stabbings.

Obviously a case of out of sight, out of mind and just because a number of posters say they've never seen it they wrongly assume it doesn't happen.
Much the same as in Madrid at the weekend I suppose, there's none so blind, eh ?

In fairness the fact that the bottle bingers meet well out of sight of the general public in total contrast to those in the UK may well be the reason that those of you living more sheltered lives haven't a clue what is going on and just how widespread the problem has become.

cricketman

Or it could be that you are completely exagerrating it because you have read something in the press

Life is for living, make your own opinions

jackytoo

The flat earth brigade

jackytoo

Yes, I have seen Scandinavians drinking beer at 9am

Although if anyone has seen the police programme about Benalmadina much of the problems in the Port area were caused by Spanish youth from Malaga.

andyrich666

I think I can be 100% certain that you like me has seen the end of a botellon
whether it be the beach or some abandoned area, for me the last one I saw we went to watch some planes fly into Alicante, you can get really close to the fence if that is your 'thing', the last time I went there was I would say hundreds of empty bottles, Coke Lemonade, cider, cans and fag packets and more.

In the past I think maybe they were semi legal or just accepted but I don't think so no more, I remember when I had a long on off 2 year stay in Benidorm back in the 90's it was common to do this on the beach late at night, its still done just not in so much qty of people

andyrich666

I posted a month or two back that they are the worst I have seen, I seen many round (Brits) over consume, One bloke me and a friend had to help home the other night, we got him on his bike he got up the road, smashed straight into the kerb and off on the other side, some Spanish come over to help him up, it was a bit embarrasing and shameful, that's what 'soberano' does for you and one reason I will not drink it! Ive heard a few peeps have popped off here from that drink alone.

olivefarmer

They have just had one in Granada City with attendance of only 12,000 from memory.

Dick Dasterdly

Very true about the Scandinavians also.

Generally very peace loving till they hit the Costas or go on a booze cruise.
They are so restricted in their own countries that once they get a taste of freedom and cheap booze on holiday many of them lose the plot altogether and I am not talking only of the younger ones.

Really hilarious at times to see some of the older generation Scandies smashed out of their minds with not the faintest clue what total R-soles they are making of themselves.

amideislas

Go to the viktualienmarkt in central Munich at 8:00am any day of the year and experience 1000's of Bavarians drinking weißbier and enjoying spielgeleier mit weißwürst. But you'll rarely see anyone drunk at that time. But show up at a disco at 3:00am and you'll be surrounded. Have you ever been to Oktoberfest? Sober would be in the minuscule minority.

You'll find the same behaviours here. And if you run into a particularly drunken lot, they're almost guaranteed to be foreigners. The Mallorquins seriously frown on drunkenness.

jackytoo

The people who I have seen who drink the least (aside from the obvious nations who ban it) are Americans. Even in posh restaurants most stick to water.