O/T Younger Generation and Alcohol.

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Originally Posted by Keyser Soze

I agree and its certainly what I see these days. On the plus side fitness levels are generally higher across the board, as are eating habits and behaviours from what I can tell. If you want a goody-two-shoes culture then welcome to the promised land.

There is a flipside to that. I remember in my late teens and Twenties you would regularly meet up with your work mates and swap funny stories from the weekend. Shitting beds, boning a ropey old cock-collector or some naieve young bint, having a scrap or so, being locked out and waking up the neighbours by lobbing chippings at the window to wake up your Mrs / parents to let you in, giving each other abusive banter in the pub and learning to take and give it with new nicknames often found as a result. There may not have been textbook behaviour, or health conscious decisions going on I admit, but there was a wider range of fun to be had and there were stories and tales to enjoy as a result.

It said it all for me when at 42 years of age I had an absolute rare bender with a few mates. Got trolleyed in the pub, stumbled home but not before kipping under a tree and waking up at 3am to finish by homebound sojourn, while a mate picked up a ropey old mare and gave her a good goosing and sent us all a few pics. The next day I laughed as the pictures and messages went back and forth and people spread stories around the local sports club. But when faced with two youngsters (about 21-23 at a guess) who were old enough to enjoy the story asked what were people laughing at they gave a look of horror as the stories were shown. Unprotected sex was seen as a "serious risk" and my first heavy night in about eight months was deemed to be a "one way ticket to liver disease". I just think all this risk-averse behaviour taught in school has created a very precious generation in general. They aren't all like that, but they do appear far more easily shocked than my generation was.

I think Arfur Europe mentioned it is a rebellious reaction to their previous generation who were heavy drinkers. I am a big believer in action / reaction and overcompensation cycles in life. To the new generation they are being "new" but it is as old as the hills. My great grandmother had very Victorian values which were inspired by Temperance movement. Her parents had also been big drinkers and so my great gran's generation went the opposite way as over-compensation. Rather than moderating they all frowned on drinking and many were tee-total or sought outright bans on it. Here we go again I guess!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement

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Youngsters by me are still like that, but where as the pubs would be packed with them before I'd say they are slowly being outnumbered in my local on a more regular basis of drinking. The 18-21 year olds by me stay in on the ps4 with a joint and some cans and come out now and again, the last lot I know that do it well are between 23-30 Who drink/drugs/shag anything in sight Thursday to Sunday. I'm past that now.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

Yes, but years ago it would have been everyone, pretty much every weekend and getting absolutely smashed.
Someone not drinking at that age was almost unheard of, you only have to see how empty town is on weekends now to see the culture is changing

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A majority go out now as well, town is hardly a barren wasteland on weekends

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Originally Posted by bobh

Bloody whippersnapper! I was drinking when you were in junior school!

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You were drinking when you were in junior school :hehe:

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Originally Posted by BuyingManCityTickets

People binge more.

But the main one i think is:

The sheer number of stag/hen do's abroad. Other expensive trips like boozing in spain in the summer. Festivals. People are prioritising their ££££.

A pint down the pub no longer cuts it I'm afraid. My locals are really quite bad.

People prefer to go to Nandos, stay healthy, pick an event down the line & look forward to it.

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With no Glastonbury and having seen this year's Reading lineup I can't see many saving up for festivals this year

What a lot of boring ferkers on this thread.

Get a few down you and stop wasting time posting on the internet
for your thrills.

Snowflakes aren't a new invention , clearly.

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Originally Posted by BlueWales

What a lot of boring ferkers on this thread.

Get a few down you and stop wasting time posting on the internet
for your thrills.

Snowflakes aren't a new invention , clearly.

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Irony or whoosh?

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Irony or whoosh?

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You decide.

I'm enjoying my red wine.

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Originally Posted by BlueWales

You decide.

I'm enjoying my red wine.

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Snowflake............

Can't stand the taste of alcohol , thats me out of the game

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Originally Posted by xsnaggle

You were drinking when you were in junior school :hehe:

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Not a chance!
But secondary school... :hehe: