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Drinking culture

  • 16-03-2020 05:28PM
    #1
    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭


    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better here in Ireland I'm saying this coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.


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  • #2
    jimwallace197
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭jimwallace197


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    Longer opening times for off licences and nightclubs would be a start


  • #3
    KiKi III
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭KiKi III


    It’s a question that requires a more nuanced answer than most will give.

    Our brand of craic is legendary worldwide, and we shouldn’t ever lose that. However, we do tend to binge drink to extremes and judge non-drinkers like myself a lot and that should change.

    It makes me a bit sad when I see a children’s event like a birthday party or Communion turn into a knees up.


  • #4
    Church on Tuesday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭Church on Tuesday


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.



    :rolleyes:


  • #5
    TuringBot47
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭TuringBot47


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    So did they mutilate your genitals?
    That might explain a lot?


  • #6
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    Drink was quite literally invented, to prevent the Irish from taking over the world!

    It's a known fact! ;)


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    I like it and I’m sad we’re losing it.


  • #8
    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,439 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.


    You could swap Ireland and Africa around in your post and the question would still remain the same. Be like asking do you like Africa’s drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think it’s better coming from an Irish family where it is the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    That’s the reality for most people whether it’s Ireland or Africa you’re talking about, and the term “drinking culture” is exaggerated nonsense used to imply that the issue of alcoholism is more prevalent in either society than it actually is in reality.

    You’ve mentioned before you come from a family where they take their religion seriously, and that would certainly offer some explanation as a contributing factor to their attitudes to alcohol. It’s not really all that different in Ireland.


  • #9
    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    TuringBot47 wrote: »
    So did they mutilate your genitals?
    That might explain a lot?

    They tried when I was 13 but i said **** no. Was supposed to be an initiation ceremony into adulthood


  • #10
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    They tried when I was 13 but i said **** no. Was supposed to be an initiation ceremony into adulthood

    Didn’t you post here before that you tried to castrate yourself? Pretty sure you did.


  • #11
    mr_fegelien
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭mr_fegelien


    One eyed Jack wrote: »
    You could swap Ireland and Africa around in your post and the question would still remain the same. Be like asking do you like Africa’s drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think it’s better coming from an Irish family where it is the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    That’s the reality for most people whether it’s Ireland or Africa you’re talking about, and the term “drinking culture” is exaggerated nonsense used to imply that the issue of alcoholism is more prevalent in either society than it actually is in reality.

    You’ve mentioned before you come from a family where they take their religion seriously, and that would certainly offer some explanation as a contributing factor to their attitudes to alcohol. It’s not really all that different in Ireland.

    I dont think its religiousness that contributes to their views on alcohol. My parents arent religious by any means and dont drink alcohol much.

    It's typical for African households not to drink much i suspect because most didnt grow up with it. Not to offend anyone but Africans generally dont have any money and alcohol , though cheap to us in Ireland, is still unaffordable for people who earn 1 to 2 dollars per day, therefore alcohol as a culture simply doesn't develop.


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  • #12
    corks finest
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    KiKi III wrote: »
    It’s a question that requires a more nuanced answer than most will give.

    Our brand of craic is legendary worldwide, and we shouldn’t ever lose that. However, we do tend to binge drink to extremes and judge non-drinkers like myself a lot and that should change.

    It makes me a bit sad when I see a children’s event like a birthday party or Communion turn into a knees up.

    No beating around with this,us Irish have a v bad relationship with booze, we're not responsible enough ( and I include my younger self in this)
    We just haven't the cop on to go out and sip 2/ 3 points over a few hours ,it's not in our DNA and i see younger ppl actually worse than my generation and that's saying something.
    So we either act like adults or give it up.
    We're absolutely embarrassing with drink on board we can't have fun and enjoy without gorging, I jacked it years ago,still frequent pubs for a coffee or a Beck's 00 but lost the appetite for it and the thought of a hangover frightens me, each to his / her own but that's my honest opinion


  • #13
    MadDog76
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    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    Do you like Ireland's drinking culture or would you like it to change? I personally think its better coming from an African family where its the opposite in regards to alcohol, so straight laced.

    I think Africans should drink whatever way Africans want to drink in Africa and not concern themselves with the drinking culture here in Ireland.......


  • #14
    hurler32
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    Having a few drinks regularly was good fun the vast majority of the time over the years and made the Irish good craic worldwide .
    Now many young Irish have to be snorting cocaine as well which has really added petrol to the fire .


  • #15
    Bobblehats
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    My only concern is the drinking couture


  • #16
    corks finest
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    MadDog76 wrote: »
    I think Africans should drink whatever way Africans want to drink in Africa and not concern themselves with the drinking culture here in Ireland.......

    Ireland's drinking "culture" as you put it puts families in debt, jeopardy,makes kids homeless,hungry and afraid,not to mention the brave Guinness guzzlers who go home and beat their partners,simple as this- any family man/ woman who boozes takes from the family pot,no prob a single person wasting their money but any one with responsibilities should not booze


  • #17
    MadDog76
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    corks finest wrote: »
    Ireland's drinking "culture" as you put it puts families in debt, jeopardy,makes kids homeless,hungry and afraid,not to mention the brave Guinness guzzlers who go home and best their partners,simple as this- any family man/ woman who boozes takes from the family pot

    I think you're confusing social drinking with alcohol abuse......


  • #18
    corks finest
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    MadDog76 wrote: »
    I think you're confusing social drinking with alcohol abuse......

    I'm not it's a thin line,I worked in clubs ,pubs etc for years and saw at first hand the damage alcohol causes


  • #19
    corks finest
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    MadDog76 wrote: »
    I think you're confusing social drinking with alcohol abuse......

    Abuse of alcohol is anyone drinking over the recommended levels,most Irish drink at home/ and pub and consume well above what's ok,these are facts


  • #20
    MadDog76
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    corks finest wrote: »
    Abuse of alcohol is anyone drinking over the recommended levels,most Irish drink at home/ and pub and consume well above what's ok,these are facts

    Eh....... ok....... well, I'll try not to beat the wife & kids and lose the house next time I have a few too many....... happy?


  • #21
    One eyed Jack
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    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    I dont think its religiousness that contributes to their views on alcohol. My parents arent religious by any means and dont drink alcohol much.


    Ahh I’m mixing you up with another African poster so, there’s so many of yiz on Boards :D

    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    It's typical for African households not to drink much i suspect because most didnt grow up with it. Not to offend anyone but Africans generally dont have any money and alcohol , though cheap to us in Ireland, is still unaffordable for people who earn 1 to 2 dollars per day, therefore alcohol as a culture simply doesn't develop.


    No offence taken at all, it’s a fair point. The same point can be made about Ireland that it’s not typical for Irish households to drink much because we didn’t grow up with it either. Only a small minority of people in Ireland will have grown up in households where alcoholism was an issue, more often simply because it was prioritised above everything else regardless of whether it was affordable or not.

    Alcohol as a culture doesn’t develop in Africa (a continent where not every economy in every country is so piss poor they can’t afford alcohol), for similar reasons to the fact that it hasn’t developed as a culture here in Ireland or any other country either - because there are a number of different factors influencing a growing issue of binge drinking among young people in almost every society around the globe.


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  • #22
    whisky_galore
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    It's a problem when people choose "the craic" (tm) over being socially responsible as we have seen lately.


  • #23
    Redneck Reject71
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    To be honest, just about most countries have a drinking culture. Whether it's Tequila in Mexico or Rum in Cuba or Guinness in Ireland. It's just certain places get more coverage than the others because we are more fun,heh.


  • #24
    0lddog
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    Here OP, read this .


    Then post back with your thoughts


  • #25
    Rufeo
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    I was tempted to say "is it cos i is black"


  • #26
    saabsaab
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    Some people can't handle it at all and should give it up but for most it's a nice way to unwind with a few friends. Murphy's is a nice drink.


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