Brits LIKE to get drunk
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Brits LIKE to get drunk
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She's obviously never been to France.
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I know if I ever found myself at a party with Ms Blears (God forbid) I would be getting drunk as fast as is humanly possible.
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I guess it's possible I've built up tolerance, I guess...
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Proponents of the changes to the licensing laws had argued it would usher in more civilised drinking habits like those of France or Spain.
A day in the life of a Spanish drinker:
0800- Cafe con leche
0815- A "Revuelto" at the bar...Moscatel (sweet wine) with anis.
1100- Pre lunch snack with a few glasses of wine or beer, and some tapas.
1330- Back to the bar for another few wines or beer
1400- Lunch- with a bottle of wine of course
1500- Back to the cafe for a Carajillo (expresso coffee w/brandy), followed by a glass of brandy, Ponche Caballero, Anis....
1530- A card game at the bar, with another few 'copas'
1930- back to the cafe to have a Vermout, or a couple beers or wines, or Cuba Libres.
2130- Dinner with wine.
2230- Time to go out and start drinking at the Clubs
0400- Bedtime
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Re: Brits LIKE to get drunk
A working day for a couple of Guardia Civil I know in Alicante ?
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From what I have seen/read, Brits go out to get as drunk as possible, whereas other europeans go out just to have a good time, getting drunk is optional.
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Proponents of the changes to the licensing laws had argued it would usher in more civilised drinking habits like those of France or Spain.
A day in the life of a Spanish drinker:
0800- Cafe con leche
0815- A "Revuelto" at the bar...Moscatel (sweet wine) with anis.
1100- Pre lunch snack with a few glasses of wine or beer, and some tapas.
1330- Back to the bar for another few wines or beer
1400- Lunch- with a bottle of wine of course
1500- Back to the cafe for a Carajillo (expresso coffee w/brandy), followed by a glass of brandy, Ponche Caballero, Anis....
1530- A card game at the bar, with another few 'copas'
1930- back to the cafe to have a Vermout, or a couple beers or wines, or Cuba Libres.
2130- Dinner with wine.
2230- Time to go out and start drinking at the Clubs
0400- Bedtime
A day in the life of a Spanish drinker:
0800- Cafe con leche
0815- A "Revuelto" at the bar...Moscatel (sweet wine) with anis.
1100- Pre lunch snack with a few glasses of wine or beer, and some tapas.
1330- Back to the bar for another few wines or beer
1400- Lunch- with a bottle of wine of course
1500- Back to the cafe for a Carajillo (expresso coffee w/brandy), followed by a glass of brandy, Ponche Caballero, Anis....
1530- A card game at the bar, with another few 'copas'
1930- back to the cafe to have a Vermout, or a couple beers or wines, or Cuba Libres.
2130- Dinner with wine.
2230- Time to go out and start drinking at the Clubs
0400- Bedtime
That's very accurate.. but where does it say that we get drunk?..
Nothing if people didn't turn so aggressive when they drink.. I never understood this .. I understand that there is only a few hours in which to get drunk so if you want to get drunk you need to drink quickly.. but what's the aggression all about? It's like drinking and fighting goes all together .. I found this quite traumatic and ended up being scared of drunk people..
In other countries we drink more than in Britain but we drink to socialise, we don't have this big aim of getting drunk ..
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Nothing if people didn't turn so aggressive when they drink.. I never understood this .. I understand that there is only a few hours in which to get drunk so if you want to get drunk you need to drink quickly.. but what's the aggression all about? It's like drinking and fighting goes all together .. I found this quite traumatic and ended up being scared of drunk people..
Drink is good....we built an empire on it.
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You forget something. Britain is an island and we are an island race. We have had to fight off all you lot for centuries. If we never got violent after a few snifters then Drake would'nt have been able to put all your Armada at the bottom of the English Channel after he got pissed up and roaring drunk. He was so good at he even warmed up by ruining a game of bowls a few old dears were haing down in Plymouth. Contrary to popular belief he was with the "Plymouth Ho" and not at "Plymouth Hoe".
Drink is good....we built an empire on it.
Drink is good....we built an empire on it.