Random thoughts on drink

[lizwilliams]

Or rather, drinking. The writing group went to the pub last night and suddenly discovered that it was midnight and no last orders had been called. This is because the licensing laws in this country have finally been changed.

T and I differ on this issue. T thinks that Britain will finally learn how to drink sensibly, i.e. like the rest of continental cocktail-sipping, Galliano-wearing Europe, whereas I believe that the legislation won't break a pattern going back several hundred years and the new laws will lead to the decay of Western civilisation, crop blight, infertility and probably an attack by asteroid. Well, okay, nearly.

In fact, the writing group (a moderate bunch) did not drink any more than usual because after a couple of drinks, we all felt we'd had enough and would turn into pumpkins if we had any more, so we went home. I don't know how representative we are of class, age, gender or whatever, really.

Another random (and only possibly unrelated) thought: why do so many women believe that pram + baby is an ideal battering ram, particularly when approaching the path of a BMW?

Comments

[camies.livejournal.com]

Britain will finally learn how to drink sensibly, i.e. like the rest of continental cocktail-sipping, Galliano-wearing Europe,

Part of it may be the perception of a right not to drink. If I go out locally to hear music in a pub I'm quite likely to drink soft drinks (last night, for example). But in a group there's still more of a pressure to keep up with everyone else in the alcohol stakes.

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know what you mean. It's harder to tell these days, as I and (most of) my friends are getting older, and thus slowing down!