Drinking in public

stovelid · 06-03-2009 01:59PM

While on the Luas, I always find that a one-litre lucozade bottle filled with cider adequately quenches a chap's thirst without drawing misinformed lout comparisons from the Legion of Mary brigade. A sports bag with a sweaty towel peeking out may also be used as an additional accessory for the amateur.

RaverRo808 · 06-03-2009 02:11PM

Theres small cans of jim beam and coke for sale in the off licenses,they look like just normal cans of coke,the odd day the way home from work,Id buy two and have a swig,nobodies the wiser

BaconZombie · 06-03-2009 02:55PM

I've been stopped a few time over the last week or two by a rent-a-cop security "person" while drinking a can of Monster energy because they thought it was a can of guinness

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 06-03-2009 03:01PM

Zangetsu wrote: »

Problem 3: I don't think the Irish public would be responsible enough for it to work...

Bingo.

Highsider wrote: »

Anyone who drinks a can of beer on a luas/bus/train is a lout. End of

What about the U-bahn?

The difference between the continent and Ireland is where you're drinking it, versus why you're drinking it.

Katniss everMean · 06-03-2009 03:07PM

Drinking on public transport and on streets drives me mad, mostly for the fact that its usually very drink teenagers, that end up getting sick down the back of the bus, and causing trouble. Outside on the canal on a warm day would be nice

Zangetsu · 06-03-2009 03:15PM

Angelkat7 wrote: »

Drinking on public transport and on streets drives me made, mostly for the fact that its usually very drink teenagers, that end up getting sick down the back of the bus, and causing trouble. Outside on the canal on a warm would be nice

Have you been drinking?

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 06-03-2009 03:18PM

RaverRo808 wrote: »

Theres small cans of jim beam and coke for sale in the off licenses,they look like just normal cans of coke,the odd day the way home from work,Id buy two and have a swig,nobodies the wiser

They're something ridiculous like 3 quid though aren't they?

Katniss everMean · 06-03-2009 03:19PM

Zangetsu wrote: »

Have you been drinking?

Extremely groggy kat is extremely groggy!

Quint · 06-03-2009 03:25PM

Sean_K wrote: »

They're something ridiculous like 3 quid though aren't they?

Yeah, the naggen of JD and bottle of coke is much better value. Those cans are pricey. Do they even use real coca-cola?

ScumLord · 06-03-2009 03:29PM

You'd just get alco's begging at bus/tram stops looking for the double whammy of drink and/or money.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 06-03-2009 03:40PM

So, we've gone from trying to convince people we're not alcoholics to sharing methods of hiding booze on public transport...

Zangetsu · 06-03-2009 03:43PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

So, we've gone from trying to convince people we're not alcoholics to sharing methods of hiding booze on public transport...

People are starting to open up in this thread :P

So how about it, those of you that think people are loats for drinking in public, ya's actually have an emergency nagan in you pocket for work dont yas? Don't lie!

jester77 · 06-03-2009 03:58PM

Quint wrote: »

Yeah, the naggen of JD and bottle of coke is much better value. Those cans are pricey. Do they even use real coca-cola?

You should have asked if they use real whisky!

BaconZombie · 06-03-2009 04:02PM

I'm currently looking for a Geek or Zombie related hip-flask

Zangetsu wrote: »

People are starting to open up in this thread :P

So how about it, those of you that think people are loats for drinking in public, ya's actually have an emergency nagan in you pocket for work dont yas? Don't lie!

Degsy · 06-03-2009 07:07PM

Quint wrote: »

What happens if you try and have a few beers in Stephens Green these days? Would you get kicked out? I remember doing it a few times about 10 years ago with a small group of people on a sunny day and there was no problem. Loads of people seemed to be doing it.

I did that for years.
Technically you werent supposed to do it but as long as you werent raising merry hell the keepers didnt mind too much.
Some days i feel like doing it now just to see what would happen.

Hazys · 06-03-2009 07:56PM

They section off a part of Shop Street during the Galway Races and allow people to wonder from pub to pub with their drink (as long as its not glass), its a great laugh. Although if they serve u a pint of Guinness in a glass and u want to leave the pub u gotta pour it into a plastic glass...its rough.

Its pretty cool but i guess it should never become the norm as we drink too much anyway and we'd literally take the piss out of the situation. Imagine if you were allowed to drink on the streets then after the night club is closed youd have droves upon droves of people drinking till 4 or 5 in the morning on the streets causing all sorts of havoc.

We are not a mature enough nation when it comes to drinking, it never should become easier for us to drink because we drink too much already.

KTRIC · 06-03-2009 08:11PM

Its allowed here in Germany. A decent bottle of beer will set you back the princely sum of 65c , whereas a bottle of Coke is just over double that.

I know what I'd choose.

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 06-03-2009 08:37PM

Hazys wrote: »

We are not a mature enough nation when it comes to drinking, it never should become easier for us to drink because we drink too much already.

Seems to me that things get worse every time the rules get stricter.

Maybe the government should try something new. Clearly the present tactic is ridiculous.

RKDus · 06-03-2009 08:48PM

Puddleduck wrote: »

Get yourself some drink, but be classy and put it in a brown paper bag, also grow a really long beard and wet yourself frequently.

See, for every problem there is a solution.

Well three out of four isn't bad, and I'll have the beard in no time.

Tchaikovsky · 06-03-2009 11:39PM

Nordwind wrote: »

This is what happens when you come back from Deutschland

For you, ze drinking in public is over

johnnyskeleton · 06-03-2009 11:47PM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Personally I think it's rather loutish and I can't help but think negatively about someone drinking in public.

You can drink in the pub, nightclub and at home. There's absolutely no need for you to drink in public. It looks bad and sets a bad example to our kids.

Problem: Want to meet friends and enjoy some nice tasting alcoholic beverages on a sunny day without breaking the bank.

The pubs don't provide a solution to that because the beers they serve are overpriced and often poor quality. If people were allowed to drink in public then pubs would have to actually provide something like decent service, cheap drinks and good beer to entice them in, rather than the situation we have now which is pretty much if you want to meet your friends you have to pay over the odds for swill.

blow69 · 07-03-2009 04:28AM

Hazys wrote: »

Its pretty cool but i guess it should never become the norm as we drink too much anyway and we'd literally take the piss out of the situation. Imagine if you were allowed to drink on the streets then after the night club is closed youd have droves upon droves of people drinking till 4 or 5 in the morning on the streets causing all sorts of havoc.

We are not a mature enough nation when it comes to drinking, it never should become easier for us to drink because we drink too much already.

But the thing is we don't have the money to support this 24 hour drinking.

Whenever I'm hitting the town I know I'm not gonna spend more than 35Euro. Now I am a student so 35 Euro doesn't seem like that much but it is for only a few hours of fun.

And besides when it comes to 2am, all I want to do is get some food and walk/get a taxi home cos at this stage in the night I'd be pretty tired.

And if I am in the mood for continuing the party, we head back to someones house and chill out/drink further there, not on the cold streets of Ireland.

Point is that people can't afford day long binges, especially in these times(swear that was not a recession reference:p)

Cianos · 07-03-2009 04:48AM

tbh, in my experience, all the scumbag teenage louts are the ones coming on to the bus or the luas with their bottles of coke, drinking and shouting and generally being a nuisance. Hanging down at the back, swigging their bottles of Coke as if they owned the place. If we didn't let them drink bottles of coke, the nation would be much better off. They could put their Coke bottles in to brown plastic bags, but it would still be obvious they're drinking coke. Scumbags.

Karlusss · 07-03-2009 04:58AM

Yeah, ban Coke.

There's definitely not even any alcohol mixed into it or anything.

DavidH82 · 07-03-2009 06:42AM

Hazys wrote: »

They section off a part of Shop Street during the Galway Races and allow people to wonder from pub to pub with their drink (as long as its not glass), its a great laugh. Although if they serve u a pint of Guinness in a glass and u want to leave the pub u gotta pour it into a plastic glass...its rough.

Its pretty cool but i guess it should never become the norm as we drink too much anyway and we'd literally take the piss out of the situation. Imagine if you were allowed to drink on the streets then after the night club is closed youd have droves upon droves of people drinking till 4 or 5 in the morning on the streets causing all sorts of havoc.

We are not a mature enough nation when it comes to drinking, it never should become easier for us to drink because we drink too much already.

There is a great atmosphere on the street in Galway during Race Week when you can drink on the street and it can really make the night. But then during Race Week I found most people are good natured enough to allow that to work.

If it was the norm I would imagine the situation would be more like many of the St. Patrick's Days we have had lately, i.e. the usual degenerates drinking on the street from early in the day and getting aggressive and violent around mid afternoon. Which of course ruins it for everyone who showed a little self restraint.

mikemac · 07-03-2009 10:51AM

Quint wrote: »

:eek:
I bet it was McDowell and the anti-fun brigade that brought in that one. Thank god he's gone, he really would have banned drink in pubs as someone said before.

Wrong
Sure he wanted to introduce cafe/bars but the vitners and FF shot him down.

There would have more places selling beer, not less

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