Drunks in UK according to the NY Times

[Abdul Alhazred]

Partying Until Drunk and Disorderly in Britain

OK UKers.

Is The New York Times totally wrong though "fit to print" as usual?

Partly right (please elaborate)?

Spot on?

Thank you.

 

[Architect]

UKers??

 

[Rat]

After reading the report there from Northampton, I can only report that the people of Northampton are lightweights. Not even trying.

Basically, I'm not sure of the question. Is it true that young people have a few offie drinks and then go to town to get properly hammered? Yes. Can you see the behaviour described in that article in any large town or city in the country, at least to within the margin of error allowed for newspaper scare stories? Yes.

 

[Darat]

I'm with Rat.

 

[lionking]

After reading the report there from Northampton, I can only report that the people of Northampton are lightweights. Not even trying.

Basically, I'm not sure of the question. Is it true that young people have a few offie drinks and then go to town to get properly hammered? Yes. Can you see the behaviour described in that article in any large town or city in the in the country world, at least to within the margin of error allowed for newspaper scare stories? Yes.

FTFY,

With the exception of Australia, of course.

 

[MikeG]

No, lionking, that really isn't the case. Obviously I haven't been to every city in the world, let alone the UK, but you'd be hard-pushed to find any city in Africa or India, for instance, where there is the large-scale 2 nights a weeks public drunkeness as seen in UK towns and cities.

 

[lionking]

No, lionking, that really isn't the case. Obviously I haven't been to every city in the world, let alone the UK, but you'd be hard-pushed to find any city in Africa or India, for instance, where there is the large-scale 2 nights a weeks public drunkeness as seen in UK towns and cities.

Poetic license, as evidenced by my use of a smilie.

But, seriously, why just the UK? I'm certain that much of Eastern Europe and the Americas are exactly the same.

 

[GlennB]

I think the article is pretty much spot on. Aiming to get blind drunk on Fri/Sat night and fully expecting to collapse, vomit, fight is par for a section of the community. Other nations might drink more than Brits but not in such a concentrated fashion.

 

[Last of the Fraggles]

I think the article is pretty much spot on. Aiming to get blind drunk on Fri/Sat night and fully expecting to collapse, vomit, fight is par for a section of the community. Other nations might drink more than Brits but not in such a concentrated fashion.

Thank God we are still 'Great' Britain at something!

 

[lionking]

I think the article is pretty much spot on. Aiming to get blind drunk on Fri/Sat night and fully expecting to collapse, vomit, fight is par for a section of the community. Other nations might drink more than Brits but not in such a concentrated fashion.

I won't argue, but make this personal observation. My youngest daughter turned 18 last week. She is a very intelligent young woman (jeez, its hard to call her a woman) who has her future well mapped out. She has obviously had underaged binges, but on making the magic age, she went turbo.

Twice in the last week she had friends come over for drinks before going out. The last time comprised about 20 getting pissed for three hours before going into the city. They all returned safely. Thankfully.

It seems to me that it's the type of drink which is the problem. When I turned 18, it was beer or wine, both of which were not of high alcohol content, and were not easy to drink. Now it's vodka or rum sweet mixes, which taste good, are easy to drink and easy to get drunk with.

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

... within the margin of error allowed for newspaper scare stories ...

This bit is my point.

 

[3point14]

UKers??

As opposed to USers, I would guess.

 

[Darat]

USAians. I quite like UKers - more encompassing.

 

[Nessie]

I agree with Rat, Northampton is an odd place to chose on which to base the article, but overall the author is correct there is a binge drinking problem. The Christmas parties, especially works nights out make the situation even worse.

 

[Architect]

rUKers?

 

[Architect]

Old Andy Capp cartoon:


Intoxicated middle aged lady: Andy I bet you don't think much of women who drink....

Andy: I dunno Love. I never met one who could.

 

[Abdul Alhazred]

USAians. I quite like UKers - more encompassing.

I didn't want to get bogged down in a discussion of who is really "British" and the like.

 

[geni]

I think the article is pretty much spot on. Aiming to get blind drunk on Fri/Sat night and fully expecting to collapse, vomit, fight is par for a section of the community.

Not quite. There is a general expectation that you will manage to stagger home and fights aren't that common. Vomiting varies.

 

[Craig4]

No, lionking, that really isn't the case. Obviously I haven't been to every city in the world, let alone the UK, but you'd be hard-pushed to find any city in Africa or India, for instance, where there is the large-scale 2 nights a weeks public drunkeness as seen in UK towns and cities.

Gaborone, Botswana and Kampala, Uganda (actually the whole Kampala to Entebbe Road) have massive drunkfests at least two nights a week.

 

[NWO Sentryman]

Russia and northern Ireland and the south laugh at Northampton