Middle class parents drinking heavily - new report published
Discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19870190
Well stop the press... Who would ever imagine people drinking alcohol daily?
I spent my childhood in the excess years of the 80's and 90's growing up surrounded by friends of my parents drinking (a few) bottles of wine daily. In fact, as a small child, my grandmother was absolutely horrified on one occasion, when one of my mums friends called round and having observed she was a big gin and tonic drinker, I managed to retrieve a bottle of Gordon's from the kitchen and drag it though the house to where they were sat chatting...
I just assumed from an early age that adults were pissed all the time to be honest.
Can't say it's done me any harm...
Well stop the press... Who would ever imagine people drinking alcohol daily?
I spent my childhood in the excess years of the 80's and 90's growing up surrounded by friends of my parents drinking (a few) bottles of wine daily. In fact, as a small child, my grandmother was absolutely horrified on one occasion, when one of my mums friends called round and having observed she was a big gin and tonic drinker, I managed to retrieve a bottle of Gordon's from the kitchen and drag it though the house to where they were sat chatting...
I just assumed from an early age that adults were pissed all the time to be honest.
Can't say it's done me any harm...
neilr said:
People drinking regularly becuase life is hard shocker.
I can't drink due for medical reasons and havent been for the last six years so I fully understand what otheres are saying on here about being treated like an pariah at the pub/parties/any social event. Do I miss it? yes, i'd like to be able to have a decent glass of wine wiht my meal or a nice pint on a hot day. Far too much in out society revolves around drinking all the bloody time though. I'm single at the moment, and i must admit, I'm finding that women do seem to view me with suspicion/lose interest when I inevitably have to tell them I can't drink, it's pretty strange to be honest, and pretty irritating.
However, people drink to escape, unreality is better than reality. Perhaps instead of pointing the finger and saying ' you evil b
ds, you drink far too much on a regular basis, do as we tell you' the people conduction these surveys could put their time to much better use discovering what is causing them to drink and how best to help them help themselves. That might be too obvious though, and might not pave the way for more taxation.
Good post. Agree with both parts.I can't drink due for medical reasons and havent been for the last six years so I fully understand what otheres are saying on here about being treated like an pariah at the pub/parties/any social event. Do I miss it? yes, i'd like to be able to have a decent glass of wine wiht my meal or a nice pint on a hot day. Far too much in out society revolves around drinking all the bloody time though. I'm single at the moment, and i must admit, I'm finding that women do seem to view me with suspicion/lose interest when I inevitably have to tell them I can't drink, it's pretty strange to be honest, and pretty irritating.
However, people drink to escape, unreality is better than reality. Perhaps instead of pointing the finger and saying ' you evil b
ds, you drink far too much on a regular basis, do as we tell you' the people conduction these surveys could put their time to much better use discovering what is causing them to drink and how best to help them help themselves. That might be too obvious though, and might not pave the way for more taxation.I sometimes stop drinking for a few months at a time for no other reason than I just go through a keep fit phase and hit the gym, stop drinking and watch what I eat... and whenever I'm in a 'not drinking' phase I get quite a bit of hassle. People do indeed treat you with suspicion as to why exactly you don't drink, often assuming you are/were a recovering alcoholic, but once they find out you are choosing not to drink it all starts again: "just have one, don't be rude, have a drink with us... I'm sure you can have one"
How many times you you have to tell people "I'm not drinking"??
As for your second point, spot on. Why people drink is the more important question.
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