• JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      I recently picked up a night shift job at a convenience store to pass the time. You’d be appalled by the amount of people that are buying shots in their way in to work

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        Yo, wtf is up with that. Can get mini bottles of liquor at the counter, next to the 5 hour energy drinks. Literally inviting drunk driving.

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          My favorite is the people who come up with a cup, an energy drink and ask for some shots. On their way in to work. You’re not slick.

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        Norway had a Christian party as part of parliament in the late 90’s and early 00’s, so that couldn’t happen here. Can’t buy alcohol up to 4,7% before 9 or after 20 at the grocery. Anything harder can only be bought from the state regulated monopoly from 10-18 on weekdays, 10-16 on Saturday’s.

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          Also, if you want to have beer over the Easter weekend, you’d better stock up early. I found out the hard way that Norway takes Easter much more seriously than anyone else earlier this year. Wednesday night, I was thinking about stocking up at the Kiwi next to my hotel for food and drink for the rest of my stay, but thought, “Nah, I’ll go first thing in the morning.” And that’s how I learned the entire city of Oslo basically shuts down from the Thursday before Easter all the way through Sunday. I think there was a 4 hour window on Saturday to hit up Vinmonopolet and grab the rest of your food and beer from the larger shops, and otherwise you were at the mercy of restaurant prices.

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            Yeah, what you don’t get by Wednesday, you’d have to be quick on Saturday to get, or spend your entire budget in a bar.

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          I used to think this was the norm everywhere as I live in a very conservative state in Mexico, but I once was visiting monterrey and we were partying until like 4am and then went to a convenience store for more buzz at around 5am or so.

          My mind was suddenly opened. And I didn’t even drink.

    • GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      First of all, a lot of problem drinkers bring their car keys to bars and use them to get home. This is not a novel phenomenon, it’s been well documented for decades.

      Second of all, plenty of people keep a key to their place on the same keyring as their car key, so even if they’re traveling to and from the bar responsibly they might have their car keys on their person.

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        I have never drunk drove, but I always had my car keys with me as my house keys were on the same ring. Bus route 761 for the win

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        Oh, sorry. I’m not from the US, so your first point is really foreign to me.

        For the second point, some people gather all their keys together, but for most instances, keeping car keys and other keys separate reduces risk of loosing your most valuable keys, as most people I know, me included, either has a smart lock to their apartments or has a neat place for it around their home. Why risk losing a valuable key for a night of fun, so keep keys away from fun times.

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          Oh sorry, I forgot that the US is the only country on the planet that has both alcohol and motor vehicles. My bad.

          And for your second point… Of sorry, I forgot that your personal anecdotal experiences supersedes the reality of other people’s habits. My bad.

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    The only time I ever blacked out, I woke up with no idea where my keys or phone were. My keys were behind my bed, but my phone took a couple days to show up, and had some fun selfies from the people who found it

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    19 hours ago

    Being hungover is a product of being dehydrated, drink more water before and during your bender. Or better yet just smoke a joint instead.

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      Also due to the products of alcohol metabolism, which cannot be avoided, even with proper hydration.

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        To reduce hangover severity, experts recommend consuming water or non-alcoholic beverages intermittently while drinking alcohol. This practice not only helps maintain hydration but also promotes moderation by slowing the pace of alcohol consumption, thereby extending the time available for the body to metabolize alcohol.

        Did you even read the link before posting it?

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          However, dehydration represents only one aspect of hangover

          And

          not only helps maintain hydration but also promotes moderation by slowing the pace of alcohol consumption, thereby extending the time available for the body to metabolize alcohol.

          Did you?

          It’s literally the first misconception on the page. But you do you bro.

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            You aren’t saying anything I didn’t say but you do you bro. It honestly seems like you argument is that I didn’t word my comment the way you would have…

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              Being hungover is a product of being dehydrated

              Is the common misconception

              However, dehydration represents only one aspect of hangover symptoms.

              Is the counter argument to the common misconception

              I thought that would be pretty clear