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Brits Still Party Like Its 1066

As effort to turn them into sophisticated continentals fails. via Boston Herald:  

LONDON - Getting Brits to stop pounding beers is turning out to be harder than expected - and extending drinking hours in the pubs strangely didn’t help.

That’s the conclusion of Her Majesty’s government, which acknowledged yesterday that letting pubs stay open past the traditional 11 p.m. closing has failed to curb old Blighty’s notorious binge-drinking problem.

There was some logic, flawed though it has proven to be … The government had hoped to foster a more relaxed approach to drinking more common in such European countries as France and Spain, and curb violence in the process.

Topics: Britain, booze

  Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:51 am on Wednesday, March 5, 2008

4 Responses to “Brits Still Party Like Its 1066”

1. RebeccaH Says:
   March 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am

   Looks more like they’re pounding boilermakers. Eventually, as young men (and women) grow older, puking in alleys, suffering killer migraines, and general all-around liver fatigue isn’t as much fun as it used to be.

2. The_Real_JeffS Says:
   March 5th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

   I suppose it’s never occurred to the British “government” that it’s possible that many Brits drink like fish because life in the UK sucks?

   Natives of Britian — feel free to dis me if I’m wrong. I admit my assessment is based on news reports only, as I haven’t been in England since 1983.

3. Vodkapundit » Stuff to Keep You Busy Says:
   March 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am

   [...] Brits still can’t handle their [...]

4. Fatty Bolger Says:
   March 6th, 2008 at 10:36 am

   Well, that plan didn’t work, but I’m sure Nanny will figure something else out. Probably something more in line with Her disciplinarian tendencies.

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