Why do British people drink so early in the day?
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I did no know this... now I have a reason to put visiting London on my bucket list! :laugh:
Other reasons include: randomly chatting to people cause they are polite like that, and to visit the Underground.. honestly I am in love with that.. I dont know why.. and Cambdentown (spelling?) ..and just.. London.
Just Camden. The town bit is optional.0 -
I am British and have never really gone to the pub after work!! It stems from two separate cultures, the poor working man that would go straight to the pub in dirty clothes and have a few while it was the stay at home wife's job to look after the kids (now mainly a dead culture thank goodness) and city dwellers where the working day ends in quick relaxation with colleagues before heading off home. The working man now does go home to family and many a local pub has closed down in recent years. The city dwellers are often still single and so can stay out. Those that have families and still stay out generally are not from happy households!!
The other thing I would say is that the drinking tends to end quite early on a working night !!
The real issue now is all the wine drinking that goes on once home0 -
I did no know this... now I have a reason to put visiting London on my bucket list! :laugh:
Other reasons include: randomly chatting to people cause they are polite like that, and to visit the Underground.. honestly I am in love with that.. I dont know why.. and Cambdentown (spelling?) ..and just.. London.
Carnaby Street is worth a visit as well if you are in the area but agree about the underground, I used to just love travelling on the underground just for the sake of it when I was younger.
Not during rush hour though
no, rush hour's when the drunks are on the move!0 -
When alcohol is on the line, there is no such thing as family
HAHAHA
I salute you, fellow brit.0 -
When I want to eat at a pub when touristing in the UK I have to make sure I go super early or all the pubs are filled with drunk people.. what's up with that?
Why do you just go straight to the pub? Shouldnt you go home first? Change clothes, say hi to the family.. you know, normal stuff!
I find that if I get to the pub at 11 am I can normally get a seat at the bar. I don't think that's super early - I've usually had breakfast by then.0 -
a codicil:Holy Stereotyping Batman
if you're a Brit, under 30, or over 40 but think you're under 30, it's a pre-requisite to go out drinking wearing make-up that weighs more than the clothes on your back, especially if you come from the north-east, or the north-west... :laugh:
But NO SLEEVES, on no account wear a coat or jacket and if female, nothing with a back!0 -
Not worth the strike...0
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I'm not from the UK but I sure wouldnt say no to going, now!
In all honesty I think it would be the culture in Iceland as well.. if alcohol in bars wasnt so damn expensive. We have a culture of drinking at home before going out because its a whole lot cheaper, and yet even when its cheaper its more expensive than a pint at a pub in the UK (or close to that pricetag, depending on how currency is doing)
Iceland happens to be one of my most favorite places on the planet. Anytime I've been there we started drinking in the afternoon (with lunch). The neat thing is that you can get beer with lunch after a long hike (back at the main building depending on the hiking area). After hiking 3-4 hours straight nothing is more refreshing than a beer at the end of the trail. Yes, alcohol is pricey in Iceland but it's well worth it after a day spent having adventures. :drinker:
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I prefer hot cocoa but thats just cause I generally dislike beer.
Next time, make sure to enjoy the alcohol in a hottup.. especially if you are travelling during the winter. Lounging in the hottub with a bevarage of your choosing, watching the stars above the snowline is really magical
I agree--that's also nice in the fall. One visit in October we stayed at a Inn right along a fjord. The hottub had an incredible view! I'm not a hot tub person normally (hate all of the chemicals) but in Iceland where the hot tub is geothermal and chemical-free it's a must (with a nice glass of wine of course).0 -
You are correct But it is a culture thing. When I was a student in London ,many years ago we started in the afternoon bar - and sometimes never stopped until three in the morning where we often had to walk home shnockered.
I am not proud of this - it just seemed to be something we could not get out of at the time. I am sure that many companies around the UK have this stop out culture. It is devastating0 -
first off, loving the generalisation
I didn't know I drank for a start- thanks for enlightening me P:
second, you were in a pub... where people go to drink socially... and you were surprised to see people drink... yes.
third, it's not unacceptable to have a glass of wine, or what ever you like, at lunch, in fact its the same in many European countries- its almost unusual not to.
fourth, I think we do have a bit of an issue with alcohol in this country; the idea that you need to get plastered to have a good time- so on that front yeah I can see where you're coming from.
I am starting to think more and more that Scandinavia is its own continent.. not part of Europe.. :laugh:
Well Norway isn't in the EU. :drinker:
OMG neither is Iceland.. and a bunch of other (fake?) european countries (mostly in the east).. we must not be proper European then! Must join the Union or be forever outcasts!
oh wait.. to us that would actually sound like a good thing so.. never mind!
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Give it time! We'll be outside with you if this government has its way.0 -
What??? What part of America do you people live in that there is no Happy Hour and bars don't open until late?
This. Bars here open at ten a.m. and there's always a happy hour!
And yes, I live in the US.
The airport bars in the US open at 8am!
Airport bars in Scotland open at 4am (I used to work in the airport) 0 -
<<<< It's not just the British....0
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I'm not from the UK but I sure wouldnt say no to going, now!
Parteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Our place!!!
Bring a bottle.....0 -
eurgh I can not stand pubs....I find them so grotesque !!
I do know a lot of "pubbies" main reason the people I know go there is it's cheap !!
Personally I'll pay the extra and get into a nice sophisticated bar/club with great seats, nice music and better atmosphere !!
no-no to pubs for me !0 -
I am offended by this thread. The fact that you implied drinking aaafffffter work is "so early" made me feel bad about myself.0
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Have you seen what british people look like? I would start drinking early too
:laugh: Of course, Americans are all incredibly attractive aren't they.....0 -
We tend to work in the centre of cities but could easily live two hours or more away from the colleagues we socialise with. As we all take public transport, a quick pint after work makes sense. It's a great incentive to meet deadlines and keep up office morale! Plus we tend to eat our evening meal later than our fellow Anglophones.0
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When I want to eat at a pub when touristing in the UK I have to make sure I go super early or all the pubs are filled with drunk people.. what's up with that?
Why do you just go straight to the pub? Shouldnt you go home first? Change clothes, say hi to the family.. you know, normal stuff!
Jdgemental.Clearly it IS normal here. The after work drink is a kind of ritual- no we don't go home and change first, that is more what we do for a 'big night out', not the day to day social bonding stuff. The pub has a special place in our culture. It is not that we are all alcoholics, just it is like a community hub, where normal social rules are relaxed and you can chat to people. People find it good to socialise with colleagues, and unwind together, helps deal with the stress of work. If you don't like our culture in the UK, just like, don't BE in the UK.
And I say that as an migrant myself.
Also, funny how Americans slag us off for drinking but if you dare say they are all lightweights, there is hell on.0 -
It was right after work, on a Friday, with a home game that weekend and a bankholiday right after.. so.. yeah not a usual day.:laugh: And, as we found out the day after, if we had gone to a different part (really just a few streets over from where we were looking) we would have found eating places a-plenty.
Oh well! Serves you right
You really do have more of a culture about going out for drinks after work than Iceland does..
I wish :sad: I only ever worked in one place where *some* of us went out for a drink after work once in a while.People might catch a cup of coffee or invite coworkers home to drink instead (after dinner, again culture thing.. probably due to shorter distances between work and home as well).
that'd never work here! An Englishman's home is his castle! We pull up the drawbridge when we get in. (and as we all know, what's English is automatically British)0 -
Drunk people in a bar OP? No way, surely not?!
If you don't like being around drunk people, go to a restaurant and leave the people capable of having fun alone0 -
I am offended by this thread. The fact that you implied drinking aaafffffter work is "so early" made me feel bad about myself.
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I mean.. I AM SO SO SORRY!!! I DIDNT MEAN TO JUDGE!!!
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It was right after work, on a Friday, with a home game that weekend and a bankholiday right after.. so.. yeah not a usual day.:laugh: And, as we found out the day after, if we had gone to a different part (really just a few streets over from where we were looking) we would have found eating places a-plenty.
Oh well! Serves you rightYou really do have more of a culture about going out for drinks after work than Iceland does..
I wish :sad: I only ever worked in one place where *some* of us went out for a drink after work once in a while.People might catch a cup of coffee or invite coworkers home to drink instead (after dinner, again culture thing.. probably due to shorter distances between work and home as well).
that'd never work here! An Englishman's home is his castle! We pull up the drawbridge when we get in. (and as we all know, what's English is automatically British)
I want a castle!
And yes anyone from the UK = British = English. It works the other way so must work that way.0 -
Hey, $25 question.
Why do brits have such bad teeth?
I mean Austin Powers, come on bro.0 -
When I want to eat at a pub when touristing in the UK I have to make sure I go super early or all the pubs are filled with drunk people.. what's up with that?
Why do you just go straight to the pub? Shouldnt you go home first? Change clothes, say hi to the family.. you know, normal stuff!
I live in the UK and at the risk of upsetting fellow 'brits' , Binge drinking is a massive part of British life.
The.
World's.
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Exactly this.I've just returned from a vacation in London and was amazed at the employees hitting the pubs as soon as they leave work. I mentioned this to a British friend and he just replied that England was the land of plenty and they had to support their pubs. He then left work and went straight to the pubs without seeing his kids first - what is the sense of that?? Bars in the US open much later and yet we have alcohol problems here too.
I can always tell the British tourists here because they are making a beeline for the bars, wearing their I
William and Kate shirts, even in the dead of winter.
I don't get this, if you want to go for a drink with your workmates you have to go after work. Otherwise people are off on their 1hr, 1.5hr, or 2hr commute in separate directions and no one is going to then go back into town after getting changed...
This is a London thing though, because no one in London drives to work. Since moving out of London we only do work drinks a couple of times a year because people have to plan about leaving their cars and how they are going to get in on public transport and the cost of a taxi home.
fwiw, my group of pals here in the U.S. meets on fridays directly after work. On our way home. Very often hubs comes after he gets of an hour or so later, and we go to dinner from there as well. All on our way home.0 -
Are you the word czar? Apparently not, or you'd know tourist can be used as a verb."touristing" is not a word.....
Europe in general has a more liberal view of alcohol.
tour·ist
ˈto͝orist/
verb rare
gerund or present participle: touristing
1.
travel as a tourist.
"American families touristing abroad"
Sounds fine to me!:drinker:0 -
Hey, $25 question.
Why do brits have such bad teeth?
I mean Austin Powers, come on bro.
from all the thugar in the beer of courthe! Pluth the falling flat on our fatheth all the time0 -
Are you the word czar? Apparently not, or you'd know tourist can be used as a verb."touristing" is not a word.....
Europe in general has a more liberal view of alcohol.
tour·ist
ˈto͝orist/
verb rare
gerund or present participle: touristing
1.
travel as a tourist.
"American families touristing abroad"
Sounds fine to me!:drinker:
No ****. That's a really rare use of it. Wow.0 -
Hey, $25 question.
Why do brits have such bad teeth?
I mean Austin Powers, come on bro.
from all the thugar in the beer of courthe! Pluth the falling flat on our fatheth all the time
If it's not 11%, it's not beer!0 -
Hey, $25 question.
Why do brits have such bad teeth?
I mean Austin Powers, come on bro.
from all the thugar in the beer of courthe! Pluth the falling flat on our fatheth all the time
If it's not 11%, it's not beer!
One of these? http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TopAlcohol.asp0
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