That’s more of a phase, really. The real goal is cirrhosis of the liver.
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.
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.
Yeah, but at least it wasn’t a drop bear…
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?
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 :
They expect people to buy in bulk and take it out of state (or into Canada).
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?!
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.
They note that in the stats link posted above, which means that Ireland’s really number 1. :smack:
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.