The source of loutish behaviour in town = vertical drinking

lostexpectation

City tries to ban drinkers from standing at the bar
By Alan Hamilton

IT SHOULD be patently obvious. The principal drawback to vertical drinking is the danger of vertical falling over into horizontal befuddlement.

Police in Preston, Lancashire, think it is not as simple as that. Vertical drinking, they believe, is one of the country’s main causes of public disorder and would like to see it banned in the city’s pubs.

Vertical drinking is a new term for what used to be called standing at the bar, long regarded as the natural refuelling posture. Sixteen pints of lager slip into the tanks much more easily when the gullet is erect rather than kinked by the body being squeezed into a chair like a half-shut penknife. Drinking while standing in a like-minded group, police argue, is a contributor to booze-fuelled violence.

When the mindless nerd next to you knocks the pint out of your hand, it’s much easier to go for him directly than having to get out of a chair to punch his lights out.

Backed by the local NHS primary care trust, Preston police want a “no standing” drinking rule imposed on the city by the autumn; they want customers to be served only if they have a seat.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2295384,00.html

that sorta makes sense but pubs and clubs realy like to pack people in which they can only do with satnding room.

Caco

I'd agree with that but also the point ya made that there is NOWHERE to sit!

It also seems like you drink much faster when your standing up and your drink is in your hand and not on the table!

Wertz

Interesting. But what do you do with all the scummers that end up standing around a street corner/bonfire/burnt out car downing the dutch gold vertically?

Sometimes I enjoy a few drinks standing up....but it's not exactly a relaxing posture. If I'm out for the night, it's got to be in seating for the most of it...

InFront

How is that even workable? For some clubs you'd almost need to install audience-style seating to accomdate every punter.
And what about the people who have finished drinking and are now drunk, can they stand?
Who will be in charge of policing this, the publican or the policemen? It would be like a game of musical chairs each time the policemen open the bar door *Door open/ Door Closed... Door Open...* etc

Very strange.

Sparky

Chances are that if your sitting down and drinking you are more relaxed. Hense you will fall asleep and will have to be dragged out of the place.

Dave!

I don't buy that at all