U2start.com | The Drunk Thread

LikeASong

14 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:[..]

How was that party last night, Sergio?

OMG

LikeASong

14 years

This was the beggining, 18:10 PM (yesterday 20th Aug.):

and this was the end, 3:55 AM (today, 21st Aug. - after almost 10 hours of partying):

MattG

14 years

Aw, see drinking in public like that in the first picture, here in the states, is pretty illegal (I think...). Looks like you guys had a fantastic time, though, what I'd give for something like that tonight...

LikeASong

14 years

It is 100% ILLEGAL here too, but... you know, it's middle August and we have over 38ºC (>100ºF) outside, there are virtually no policemen patrolling

RememberEveryMoment

14 years

oh shit, forgot to post here last night. three pints of guinness was just enough after a week of poor hungarian beer.

haytrain

14 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:It is 100% ILLEGAL here too, but... you know, it's middle August and we have over 38ºC (>100ºF) outside, there are virtually no policemen patrolling

Haha....that's another difference between our countries.

PaulaHewson

14 years

Originally posted by KaiserJose:I too am curious as to whom other than Irish people get drunk on a Tuesday.

Scratch that actually - read Sergio's posts (proper way to send off your teenage years by the way ) but I've never really discussed drinking in depth with people from other cultures (other than establish that I seemingly generally drink a lot more than they do).

What are your views on drink/ getting drunk and would they differ much from the culture (country if you will) that you've grown up in?

Also, if you're open to the idea, when and what was your first alcoholic beverage and again would this differ from the norm in your country?

Well, I've been drunk on every day of the week.

I go to college here in Belgium and I have an appartment in the city I study. You can go out anytime you want, there's always something open. There's a street in Ghent, where I study, that's full of bars, kebab-places, little dancings and a pharmacy. Haha. The bars are almost always full of people. My first year in college, I had to walk to class through that street and I had to step over a few piles of puke almost every day.

In Belgium, you can get drunk every night if you want, there's always a bar that's open, even in the small towns. In the summer vacation, a lot of people sit outside on terraces (I don't know if that's the right term, but I mean in front of the bar), having a beer or so in the middle of the week. Having a drink is very normal here. I think people have their first alcoholic beverage when they're about 14. It's legal at the age of 18. I think the first alcoholic drink for most people is a pint, Jupiler, Maes or Stella.

My first drink was beer mixed with coca cola, 'cause I didn't like the bitter taste of the beer.

Now, I love it.

And I've discovered all of the 'girly' drinks too, mmm.

My view on drinking is that it's all good, but you have to know when to stop, not much fun anymore when you drank yourself into a coma.

Wow, that was a long post. But that's about it for Belgium. Not so different from Ireland I guess.

By the way, love this topic, but I want more drunk stories!

germcevoy

14 years

Not quite there but almost. This thread has longevity written all over it.

MattG

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:Not quite there but almost. This thread has longevity written all over it.

Was literally thinking that as I loaded the page to see what the new post was. Cheers

WojBhoy

14 years

Originally posted by germcevoy:Not quite there but almost. This thread has longevity written all over it.

Amen to that. Give it a few weeks and I'll be in a position to make contributions to this fine thread too - something tells me I'll be absolutely hammered next time I'm on 'it' though, I've not drunk much in the last couple of months and obviously, uni. being uni...I'll give you all a heads-up now, 23rd of September