American drinking culture is so crazy

[Anonymous]

this thread again?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so, so, so glad you started yet another thread about this. The previous 100 threads on the same subject were simply not enough. But THIS one is sure to generate the outrage and the results you crave.

Triggered alcoholic says what?

Triggered moron has nothing smart to say, as usual.

Says the person who can't have a good time without involving alcohol? Mmkayyyyyy.

Why are you pretending that you know anything about me, idiot? I don't drink. Your stupidity is grading on everyone and is making me want to take up drinking. Also, use learn how to use the search button.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People in other countries don't have drinking culture? Have you hung out with Brits or Russians?

I think OP's point is that while of course people in other countries drink (sometimes a lot more than we drink in the US), people aren't endlessly talking about drinking the way we do here. Drinking is a background activity and not the top of social media posts. People don't make "drinking" their personality.

You need to get out more, because this is patently untrue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People in other countries don't have drinking culture? Have you hung out with Brits or Russians?

As a half white person, I'm just going to say it. Drinking culture is overwhelmingly a white thing.

Yes, well, Europeans have made the best alcohol. Wine, beer, whiskey?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did it occur to you this is the people you are friends with and know?

I drink socially and no one saying this or posting this.

Generalizing based on the people you associate with is never a great plan.

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Uh, it's everywhere. Friend circles, work colleagues, neighbors, etc.

Yes, everywhere among YOUR friends, colleagues and neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People in other countries don't have drinking culture? Have you hung out with Brits or Russians?

I think OP's point is that while of course people in other countries drink (sometimes a lot more than we drink in the US), people aren't endlessly talking about drinking the way we do here. Drinking is a background activity and not the top of social media posts. People don't make "drinking" their personality.

You need to get out more, because this is patently untrue.

I was born and raised in Europe and agree that PPP has no idea what she is talking about.

[Anonymous]

In my experience, these are the same people figuring out where their kids are going to rush before they even step foot on a college campus. The drinking is the point of college too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People in other countries don't have drinking culture? Have you hung out with Brits or Russians?

As a half white person, I'm just going to say it. Drinking culture is overwhelmingly a white thing.

Yes, well, Europeans have made the best alcohol. Wine, beer, whiskey?

NP
They also have genes that help them process it easier (bread too).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so, so, so glad you started yet another thread about this. The previous 100 threads on the same subject were simply not enough. But THIS one is sure to generate the outrage and the results you crave.

Triggered alcoholic says what?

Triggered moron has nothing smart to say, as usual.

Says the person who can't have a good time without involving alcohol? Mmkayyyyyy.

Why are you pretending that you know anything about me, idiot? I don't drink. Your stupidity is grading on everyone and is making me want to take up drinking. Also, use learn how to use the search button.

+1

I rarely drink either (and spouse has been in recovery for 6 years) and I find these threads tiresome. And the "yOu mUsT bE aN alcOhoLic" response to any criticism is quite telling and shows the level of intellect.

I know a few people in recovery and none of them rail on and on about booze the way the DCUM posters do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my experience, these are the same people figuring out where their kids are going to rush before they even step foot on a college campus. The drinking is the point of college too.

I will concede that american colleges have a crazy drinking culture - far more than other countries. But that's because other countries it's legal much earlier to drink, so it's not as big of a deal.

[Anonymous]

I actually think drinking culture in America has been in rapid decline for several years now. Drinking in 2026 is nothing like drinking was in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Alcohol consumption by under 30s has been in a tailspin for a while now.

The big remnant drinkers these days are Gen X and Boomers. Plus, those with an alcohol use disorder, who are responsible for the vast majority of alcohol consumption in this country.

For the most part, normal people have drastically reduced their drinking compared to people in prior decades.

[Anonymous]

OP, no one I know or who I am friends with does this. And I'm American.

I do find that people in the DC area / mid Atlantic and people from the Upper Midwest, drink a whole lot more than people I know from the West and the Southeast.

[Anonymous]

And, I'm also Gen X, who used to binge drink in college. Most friends stopped this by their late 20s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People in other countries don't have drinking culture? Have you hung out with Brits or Russians?

The Irish would like a word.

+ Much of East Asia, Eastern Europe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so, so, so glad you started yet another thread about this. The previous 100 threads on the same subject were simply not enough. But THIS one is sure to generate the outrage and the results you crave.

Triggered alcoholic says what?

Triggered moron has nothing smart to say, as usual.

Says the person who can't have a good time without involving alcohol? Mmkayyyyyy.

Why are you pretending that you know anything about me, idiot? I don't drink. Your stupidity is grading on everyone and is making me want to take up drinking. Also, use learn how to use the search button.

Maybe if you had a drink you would be less of an a**hole. (NP here.)