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
a lot of people are not full blown alcoholics, but alcohol dependents, as if they don’t get shit faced, but they need a drink to function in ordinary situations.
I have known people like this. They can’t interact without people without alcohol. So at work, at a party, or just getting a coffee… they have to drink. And most stealth way to do this is a nip they can drop in their coffee or whatever. Typically they are not drunk or visible intoxicated, but without drinking they feel anxious and miserable.
it’s called Alcohol Use Disorder, or if you go by the alcoholic stages, it’s stage 1-2 on that scale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who the hell brings car keys to a bar?
Why would I leave the car keys at home? It’s not like they’re heavy or anything
My car keys and house keys are on the same keychain.
Get an extra house key so you don’t have to take your car key with you when you’re not driving
why would I drink if I’m not driving?
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
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.
it’s how they cope with their miserable life.
a lot of people are not full blown alcoholics, but alcohol dependents, as if they don’t get shit faced, but they need a drink to function in ordinary situations.
I have known people like this. They can’t interact without people without alcohol. So at work, at a party, or just getting a coffee… they have to drink. And most stealth way to do this is a nip they can drop in their coffee or whatever. Typically they are not drunk or visible intoxicated, but without drinking they feel anxious and miserable.
it’s called Alcohol Use Disorder, or if you go by the alcoholic stages, it’s stage 1-2 on that scale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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… Oh sorry, I forgot that your personal anecdotal experiences supersedes the reality of other people’s habits. My bad.
US-Americans, cos their “beer” is just water basically lol
The 1960s called and want their generalization back. https://www.brewersfriend.com/2017/05/07/beer-styles-abv-chart-alcohol-by-volume-ranges-2017-update/