Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I was pretty much a tea totaller when I went away to college. But when you could get beer a £ a pint ($1.50) but a pint of coke was £1.80 ($2.70). I started drinking beer and other things too. I cannot stomach Baileys any longer, nor certain whiskeys. And don't get me near sherry.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sadly rather than cheap beer, I developed a taste for guiness at Uni, and Kriek (Belgian Strawberry Beer), also a hankering for Leffe Bruine (8%) and Newcastle Brown Ale.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Two really bad memories. I was an exec member for RAG (Receiving and Giving organisation - we raised money for charity). For our Christmas fundraiser, we hitchhiked (sponsored) to Dublin with the meeting place being the original Guiness Hops Store. Well for 2 punts (Irish pounds), you could tour the museum, brewery, and have two free drinks of Guiness in the bar. Well of the 20 odd people there, only 5 of us liked Guiness. The rest is a little hazy. And again, I did an internship at NATO in Brussels. They had a bar in the cafeteria and it was free. Never a good thing with students. Good times.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And again, I did an internship at NATO in Brussels. They had a bar in the cafeteria and it was free. Never a good thing with students. << I would still be serving my internship there if I were you!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol, I think 2 weeks was good enough there. I am not a big drinker now either. I got it out of my system, but occasionally I will imbibe a drink or two. Also I remember as a teenager on German exchange, the schnapps got a little messy. Or the time where my passport and wallet were stolen on the Transiberian railway because of the local vodka. Yes, I like to keep my wits about me now. I used to rely on Disney for my escape from the real world. I need to find something new.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey << I am not a big drinker now either.>> Aren't you the same guy who said in an earlier post that you and your wife have a BOTTLE of wine with their late lunch at Disney?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Never heard of Peals. Must be a US thing. For cheap beer here it was Coors or Carling on tap.*** Think WAY cheaper. Your selections are Sam Adams premium compared to Peals. ;p
Originally Posted By Mr X **Aren't you the same guy who said in an earlier post that you and your wife have a BOTTLE of wine with their late lunch at Disney?** Well, they're European so I'm sure the kids drink their fill as well.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>> Aren't you the same guy who said in an earlier post that you and your wife have a BOTTLE of wine with their late lunch at Disney? <<< Yep, that's about 10 days tops a year. Compared to the average Brit or European, we do not drink much at all.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well the kids do enjoy their watered down wine very much and protest when we say no in the US.
Originally Posted By Mr X Wow. I thought I was just kidding. Why do you say no in the U.S.? It's perfectly legal, you know.
Originally Posted By Mr X Still wondering about the legality part here (I thought drinking with your parents was allowed in the U.S., but I'd have to check the local puritan laws to be sure lol), but to let poor Dave off the hook on this one, a bottle of wine is about four glasses is it not? I don't think anyone would argue that someone who enjoyed two drinks over a long and leisurely meal was a raging alcoholic, even on a family site. In fact, there's no reason someone in that condition couldn't get behind the wheel and drive home, according to the law. Although I must admit, I had 2 glasses of champagne at lunchtime over new years and it made me super sleepy. Nikki, I'm thinking you need to drink more wine in order to educate yourself on this one. j/k
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed 1 bottle is about 5 medium or 4 large glasses. I would not drive afterwards though. I thought it was legal for anyone under 1 to drink any alcohol in the US. As for the kids, really they have a glass of water with maybe 2 teaspoons of wine in it, enough to make the water a pale pink. And indeed this is over the course of 2 hours with 3 courses (though in Paris as AP holders we also get a free aperitif).
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<I don't think anyone would argue that someone who enjoyed two drinks over a long and leisurely meal was a raging alcoholic, even on a family site. >> Oh no, I didn't mean to suggest that dave was a raging alcoholic. I just thought it was funny that he said he wasn't a drinker after his bottle of wine comment. I'm not one to talk - I've imbibed more than my share over the past two weeks.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Still wondering about the legality part here (I thought drinking with your parents was allowed in the U.S., but I'd have to check the local puritan laws to be sure lol)>> I'm pretty sure that in most, if not all, states you can't order a drink in a bar or restaurant if you are under 21, not even with parental consent. Those outside the US will probably find this to be puritanical (and to some degree it is) but its also because in the US teens drive a lot and insurance industry stats show that the under 21 crowd are a very high risk even when sober. Its costs more to insure my 17 year old straight A daughter than for my wife and I combined.
Originally Posted By Mr X **Indeed 1 bottle is about 5 medium or 4 large glasses. I would not drive afterwards though.** Well, I wouldn't suggest anyone drive if they feel they might be impaired. I'm just saying I think 2 drinks is still within the legal limits of sobriety for driving purposes (of course it depends on time, body type, how much you eat etc...).
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Either your bottles are larger or your glasses smaller, I get 3 glasses from one bottle of Riesling, and spread it over 3 nights.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I suspect the glasses in the restaurants are smaller (though the waiter does not fill them as much as many Americans do at home - room to let it breathe).
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "I'm pretty sure that in most, if not all, states you can't order a drink in a bar or restaurant if you are under 21" That is SO freakin ridiculous. In Australia it's 18. I don't drink alcohol(can't stand the taste)and even *I* think 21 is ridiculous!!!
