# Brits, Alcohol, and the London Underground **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342 "2008-06-01T12:35:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/21 "2008-06-02T11:31:46Z")
[QUOTE=Desert Nomad] I am from Nevada and while there is a lot of alcohol in the casinos, I know of nobody that makes it a goal to drink until they vomit. This is just bizarre. [/QUOTE] That’s more of a phase, really. The real goal is cirrhosis of the liver. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/22 "2008-06-02T12:35:22Z")
[QUOTE=Capt. Ridley’s Shooting Party] That’s because all Australian heavy drinkers end up backpacking in Europe on semi-permanent holiday 😉 😛 [/QUOTE] It makes up for the Brits in Sydney. 😃 I’ve transcribed some interviews for a study on the impacts of backpacking in Sydney, and it wasn’t pretty. Drunken English “gap year” kids pissing in doorways and lifts, lying on the street in their own vomit, etc etc. I’ve no doubt the Australians do likewise in the UK, of course. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/23 "2008-06-02T12:45:56Z")
Interesting that the US beats Australia too! Next we have to tackle the canard that every other critter in Australia is going to kill you when you set foot outside your front door. I was thinking of this when somebody the other day casually posted that there was a bear in their backyard! A. Bear. In. Their. Backyard. Uh… huh. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/24 "2008-06-02T16:28:16Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] Interesting that the US beats Australia too! Next we have to tackle the canard that every other critter in Australia is going to kill you when you set foot outside your front door. I was thinking of this when somebody the other day casually posted that there was a bear in their backyard! A. Bear. In. Their. Backyard. Uh… huh. 😃 [/QUOTE] Yeah, but at least it wasn’t a _drop bear_… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/25 "2008-06-02T17:15:04Z")
[QUOTE=aldiboronti] [World Alcohol Consumption](http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9325487) [Alcohol Consumption incl. individual US states](http://www.unusualmaps.com/Consumption.html) [/QUOTE] New Hamphire? That I never would have guessed. Not that I had any reason to assume they were light drinkers or heavy drinkers. What makes them challengers for the world title? Are neighboring states sneaking in to drink there? Canadians skewing the stats? What’s going on there? ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/26 "2008-06-02T18:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=wolfman] New Hamphire? That I never would have guessed. Not that I had any reason to assume they were light drinkers or heavy drinkers. What makes them challengers for the world title? Are neighboring states sneaking in to drink there? Canadians skewing the stats? What’s going on there? [/QUOTE] New Hampshire liquor stores are state run and their prices are a lot lower then those in other states (since the entire profit on the sales is essentially the state tax, taxes aren’t added on to the price) - especially Massachusetts. There are state liquor stores just over the state lines on every major highway to take advantage of sales from out of staters. An interesting answer on their website’s [FAQ](http://www.nh.gov/liquor/faq.shtml) : > [@](#): > > What are the limits as to how much liquor I may purchase at a New Hampshire State Liquor and Wine Outlet Store’s? > > With the possible exception of certain limited availability items, there are no restrictions relative to the quantity of liquor purchased from a New Hampshire State Liquor and Wine Outlet Store’s. However, you should be aware that each state or province regulates the transportation of alcoholic beverages differently. You may wish to check with local authorities for any restrictions that may apply to your purchases. They expect people to buy in bulk and take it out of state (or into Canada). ---
**Author:** ![I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/27 "2008-06-02T18:16:07Z")
I’m not from London but was using the tubes Saturday night just before the ban came in. Luckily i wasn’t using the circle line but was waiting on the same platform as those waiting for a circle line tube, and it was horendous/amusing to watch…lots of very drunken people hanging around on the platform surrounded by lots of police all making a lot of noise. Each to their own i say. Especially the guys wearing the blond wigs…did anyone else see them?! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/28 "2008-06-03T02:18:44Z")
[QUOTE=Desert Nomad] I am from Nevada and while there is a lot of alcohol in the casinos, I know of nobody that makes it a goal to drink until they vomit. This is just bizarre. [/QUOTE] You didn’t go to a Big Ten school, did you… Or just about any college. The purpose is perhaps not to vomit, but to get drunk (binge drinking, IOW), the emesis just comes naturally sometimes–or the fight brings it on (not to mention the nachos/curry/sliders aka pub/bar food). Irrelevant aside: what I don’t get is how anyone finishes a pint. I can’t finish a half-pint of lager. The carbonation fills me up. Now, I used to be able to drink quite a bit in college (we played all manner of drinking games), so at one time I could do this, but now? Two sips and I’m full. I’m a wuss, I know. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/29 "2008-06-03T14:26:36Z")
[QUOTE=Schnitte] This is a nitpick, but I think these statistics are not very helpful with regards to countries like Luxembourg. It’s a small nation with a small population, but there’s a lot of tourism and commuting there; quite a number of people who work in Luxembourg live in France, Belgium, or Germany. If you add up all the alcohol sold in Luxembourg, including the stuff drunk by tourists or commuters, and divide it by the number of Luxembourg residents, you’ll end up with an exaggerated per capita consumption. [/QUOTE] They note that in the stats link posted above, which means that Ireland’s really number 1. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342/30 "2008-06-03T17:23:06Z")
[QUOTE=Desert Nomad] Peter Moore, 35, from Brighton on the southern English coast, told the agency his night was “Drunken, I just downed a can of beer in 10 seconds. It’s sweaty on there but I’m going **round and round** until I vomit.” And this is fun?? :dubious: :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Bolding mine. I take this as being a play on the fact that they were on the **Circle Line** which does go round and round in circles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-alcohol-and-the-london-underground/451342.md?page=1)