Ah, yes, Germany! The land where there are no alcohol issues because everybody is by default drunk.
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I think you have Germany confused with Czechia
I think every other country has this joke about themselves, "haha we're the biggest drinkers"
Though the Czech drink by far the most beer according to wikipedia
Czechia drinks just a little bit more than germans(Beer). On Average Germans drink afaik 114 l/year when Czechia has something like 116 l/year.
I think we're pretty average and it's even on the decline.
I was just making a stupid joke. Playing with an old stereotype. It's germans and beer and us and our mustaches.
That is good to know. My own country had a serious issue with alcohol and we managed to curb it in less than 10 years.
The recent surge revolves around binge drinking and hard liquor, when it was originally around wine. And supposedly women are drinking more than men, nowadays.
Yeah I know, all good :D
Where are you from? Nordic country?
Portugal, Land of the Epic Mustache!!!
That's not Nordic :D and why is Portugal famous for a mustache? Haha
The mustache was a mandatory fixture for the portuguese man between the 70's and the 90's.
Hell I didn't know the mustache was that relevant for Portugal, til.
The mustache fell out of favour in the late 90's but it was almost quintessential to the "true" portuguese male, along with the elongated pinky fingernail, greased back hair and sun glasses.
It has found some degree of revival but usually with full beards nowadays.
By the time Germans turn 18 (legal age for stronger alcoholic beverages) most of them already know their limit and party with more responsibility in my opinion.
Grew up in South America and underage drinking, though illegal in theory, is pretty much the norm.
I grew up in the US, and the only person I know who didn't drink as a 15 year old is a 33 year old who still doesn't drink. Lol.
Interesting. I'm in Australia now and people here actually do respect the law when it comes to drinking. If you are under 18, it's unlikely you will be able to buy alcohol or get into a nightclub etc. It would be shocking to hear someone got pissed drunk at 15, whereas where I come from that isn't the case.
From OPs post I presumed US would be more like Australia in that regard, but, I take your word
That might be more to do with your social circles. There was a shit ton of teenage drinking happening when I was in high-school.
Might be a thing of social circles. For middle working class in NSW, personally, I've found it's not the norm in my circles and I might say it's also not the norm for even wealthier people- but I don't rub shoulders with these crowds a lot. I'm sure it happens though.
My experience elsewhere was that underage drinking was actually the norm across any backgrounds.
With the exception of fake IDs, I don't know if anyone getting into nightclubs or most bars. Occasionally there'll be a shitty gas station that'll sell kids beer, but they get shut down pretty quick. It's mainly kids getting drunk with other kids in garages, at house parties, in the woods, et cetera, because one of them has an older brother, or is dating an older person or something.
in Germany at 16 it is not underage drinking, you can legaly buy beer and wine.
In Germany underage drinking is at 13-14 and also happens a lot
yes, but leo is 16 in this image, and 16 is nit underage drinking in germany. and 15 is underage, too, isn't it? it happens a lot and is nothing positive, but here we are 🤷
With 16 only Beer, stronger alcoholic drinks only when 18 Years old.
That's the official age for stronger alcoholics. Most 16 year old already drink the hard stuff.
This is inevitable, but they cannot buy it themselves in a store. The owner risks having his store closed and having to pay a large fine if he sells alcohol to minors.
Theoretically you're right, but from my experience a lot of cashiers don't care if you're 18 or not. Some do and ask for your ID, but especially in the more rural areas it generally isn't a big problem to buy harder Alkohol. Of course the shop is risking a fine but I haven't heard about any sort of market getting fined for selling Alkohol to minors.
Clever meme. The drink in hand works so well that you wonder whether the caption came before the image or vice versa.
8 year olds in Slovakia:
Waiting for 21 was well worth is tbh. I'm more responsible and don't have to get sloshed to show people that's I'm a grown up.
As an American, I can assure you no 16 year old has much trouble procuring alcohol. I certainly didn't. By the time I was 21 the novelty had worn off
Drinking alcohol or buying it? Because in Britain it's 18 to buy it yourself but 5 to have it at home.
What the hell, Britain?
The day after I moved to Germany I went to the hospital emergency room with what was later diagnosed as a kidney stone and stomach infection.
I was given over the counter painkillers and some cramp medication and told to drink lots of beer to treat the stomach infection by the doctor.
I am serious. I asked about the complications drinking on the pain meds and he just said it was OK.
mixing those meds with alcohol fucks your liver
Was "fuck your liver" as in "once is enough to fuck your liver" or as in "do this every day over a month to see any significant damage" kind of thing.
depends on the painkiller. Tylenol? Yeah goodbye liver. Ibuprofen? Better eat something alongside so your stomach lining doesnt get fucked.