Alcoholism and the Irish.

Xluna · 02-04-2010 09:19AM #1

How did we become a nation of alcoholics?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 02-04-2010 09:20AM

By drinkin'

MaybeLogic · 02-04-2010 09:21AM

800 years, 1 in 4, the Holy Trinity.
It's all in the numbers.

morrowa64 · 02-04-2010 09:22AM

and more drinkin.........

stovelid · 02-04-2010 09:23AM

I take exception to the word alcoholic which implies that excessive drinking is not enjoyable?

philstar · 02-04-2010 09:37AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e9Y023-mnc

Handsome Bob · 02-04-2010 09:42AM

We've gotten it into our heads that the only way to have a good time is by drinking ourselves stupid. Listen to your friends and I bet that instead of saying "I'm going to enjoy myself tonight" they actually say "I'm going to get legless/hammered/baloobas tonight".

Then the next morning they proudly update their Facebook status with pearls such as "Dude, I can't remember anything from last night, awesome night!" How was it an awesome night? You don't even remember it you tool! See, it's like a badge of honour with people.

Chad ghostal · 02-04-2010 09:43AM

Dedication! (and ****e weather)

petes · 02-04-2010 09:46AM

LZ5by5 wrote: »

We've gotten it into our heads that the only way to have a good time is by drinking ourselves stupid. Listen to your friends and I bet that instead of saying "I'm going to enjoy myself tonight" they actually say "I'm going to get legless/hammered/baloobas tonight".

Then the next morning they proudly update their Facebook status with pearls such as "Dude, I can't remember anything from last night, awesome night!" How was it an awesome night? You don't even remember it you tool! See, it's like a badge of honour with people.

Yes. Teenagers.

Handsome Bob · 02-04-2010 09:47AM

Insurgent wrote: »

Yes. Teenagers.

In my case, kids in their 20's.

Mr Benevolent · 02-04-2010 09:51AM

Load of crap tbh. We're amateurs compared to the Finnish.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 02-04-2010 10:05AM

Confab wrote: »

Load of crap tbh. We're amateurs compared to the Finnish.

Very true.

Bugnug · 02-04-2010 10:09AM

Xluna wrote: »

How did we become a nation of alcoholics?

I am not an alcoholic. There are a handful of unfortunate people who are alcoholics for one reason or another and it is no more or no less than any other country.

Buford T Justice · 02-04-2010 10:14AM

It stems from being perceived as 'Hard'

Like, I'm hard cos I drink so much that I can't remember what I did or with whom, so that makes me uber cool and hard and you all have to do the same to be in my gang. - that kind of shite

I like drinkin, but wouldn't call myself an alcoholic. I would have a few while the crack is good. I may end up a bit pissed, but that's not the reason I'd go out. Then again, I am 28

listermint · 02-04-2010 10:15AM

Xluna wrote: »

How did we become a nation of alcoholics?

Ah sure are'nt we all drunk all the time and sure we all keep an oul bottle in our bedside drawer, yum yum hops goodness...:rolleyes:

zootroid · 02-04-2010 10:22AM

Xluna wrote: »

How did we become a nation of alcoholics?

You would swear we're the only nation that likes a drink.

Xluna · 02-04-2010 10:53AM

Ah come on now lads lets get real. We have a drink culture in Ireland and have one of the highest rates of alcoholism in the world. We're internationally infamous for it.

http://www.finfacts.ie/Private/bestprice/alcoholdrinkconsumptionpriceseurope.htm

I'm not actively complaining about it. I'm just wondering how did the situation come about that drink/pubs is such a massive part of our culture? Imperialism, Catholicism, ect.

**Timbuk2** · 02-04-2010 10:54AM

^ According to the above link, nobody in Ireland drank in 2007.

cafecolour · 02-04-2010 11:13AM

Xluna wrote: »

Ah come on now lads lets get real. We have a drink culture in Ireland and have one of the highest rates of alcoholism in the world. We're internationally infamous for it.

http://www.finfacts.ie/Private/bestprice/alcoholdrinkconsumptionpriceseurope.htm

What? We're on par with the French? The French are one of the biggest drinkers in Europe? This has completely changed my opinion of the French - I always thought they didn't drink much.

Good god. This is in liters - and the French drink mostly wine while the Irish mostly drink beer - which has significantly less alcohol per liter. The French are bigger drunks than the Irish!

The real question is how have the French been massive drunks this long but giving the impression to the world that they're lightweights!

Jason McCabe · 02-04-2010 11:13AM

bad weather and paedo priests

Xluna · 02-04-2010 11:17AM

cafecolour wrote: »

What? We're on par with the French? The French are one of the biggest drinkers in Europe? This has completely changed my opinion of the French - I always thought they didn't drink much.

Good god. This is in liters - and the French drink mostly wine while the Irish mostly drink beer - which has significantly less alcohol per liter. The French are bigger drunks than the Irish!

The real question is how have the French been massive drunks this long but giving the impression to the world that they're lightweights!

I thought that was really odd at first too. But here's the difference. The French drink persistantly in moderation. The Irish drink less often but binge. So overall they even themselves out,but the Irish drink culture is more disordered.

Bloody Nipples · 02-04-2010 11:18AM

Confab wrote: »

Load of crap tbh. We're amateurs compared to the Finnish.

We have better self-promotion though.

msg11 · 02-04-2010 11:18AM

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

^ According to the above link, nobody in Ireland drank in 2007.

Exactly. How can you take that seriously? If they can't even fill out an Excel form. Think someone had a few to many Rock Shandys.

As for the OP, The link is how ****e this country is. Weather, Jobs, Bordom.

bonerm · 02-04-2010 11:29AM

I love these league tables that show we're on a par with places like Germany and France. It just goes to shows you can prove anything you like with stats. It doesn't give the full picture imho.

We're definetly a country with a binge drinking problem. It's better to drink 2 units a day every day of your life than to smash down 14 of them on a Friday or Satuday night .... which is what we ivariably do. In that way league tables mean nothing.

As to 'why'? I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if I found out whatever power structure was in place 200-400 years ago found it a good way to surpress the working population and to make sure they never kept their head straight long enough to focus on or amount to anything.

bleg · 02-04-2010 11:32AM

Since beer got so tasty!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmm

petes · 02-04-2010 11:33AM

LZ5by5 wrote: »

In my case, kids in their 20's.

Ah, they are a different kind altogether!

Tigger · 02-04-2010 11:38AM

the figures for luxemburg and finland are higher than they should be because of people comming there from other countrys due to tax differences

kravmaga · 02-04-2010 11:39AM

Bad weather

Addictive personalities

Irish people always turn to turn to alcohol or drugs when something bad happens in their life

Low self esteem issues

Mental health problems

Selffishness/ Glutiny

For Forks Sake · 02-04-2010 11:42AM

Xluna wrote: »

How did we become a nation of alcoholics?

There's a Family Guy clip for this, but I cannot find a working link to it

rubadub · 02-04-2010 11:45AM

Fingers McGee wrote: »

I like drinkin, but wouldn't call myself an alcoholic. I would have a few while the crack is good.

Yeah, I like a few scoops after toking on the auld crack pipe, cools the throat.

Agus · 02-04-2010 12:04PM

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

^ According to the above link, nobody in Ireland drank in 2007.

Erm no, I imagine the blanks beside some countries in 2006 and 2007 mean they didn't have a figure for those year (which were the most recent) yet.

Alcoholism and the Irish.

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