Originally Posted by toadstool
Do we need a drink that badly that this this is an issue?
Bingo. This has always amazed me about the British culture. That most Brits must have a drink. If you don't have a drink others ask why aren't you drinking? Like it's against the norm not to have a drink. In other cultures this would be an alcohol dependancy problem.
If you do not have an alcohol dependancy problem you can go out for a social occasion and not drink. Or you would not need to have a beer or wine every time you go out for a meal.
It amazes me when you ask the youth of today what they are doing this weekend, they reply they are planning to drink and drink and drink until they are absolute p*ssed. Why do they feel they need to do this every weekend?