Good Morning Thursday

[Kaz]

[Diflower]

I did see the link Gal, and it was so kind of him

My take on this is that a lot of these youngsters don't just get tipsy, they get blotto - and near water that is incredibly dangerous So many of them are not in the least street smart IMO

I think you're right Kaz.
When we were that sort of age it's odd that a lot of us were going into pubs from 15 or 16, yet never getting properly drunk (well, almost never!).
Partly we couldn't afford it, partly the licensing hours, and also it wasn't generally acceptable to drink at home, so the only drinking was done at pubs or parties.

[Kaz]

There's a lot in that Di, the culture around drinking is totally different now They meet up at a friend's house, pre-load (as they call it) then go out pretty drunk already and drink cheap shots

We went out to meet friends and have a laugh, that involved drink but wasn't the object of the evening - now the object is to get as drunk as possible