Modern drinking habits

Skerries

i'm just wondering what people are doing these days when they go out or even stay in at the weekends
I know we are in the 'R' times but how has our drinking habits changed so much?
when i first started drinking 12 years ago all the young people were going to places like Howth, Malahide, Swords and City Centre, but apart from the City these other places have gone down massively with a lot of pubs and nightclubs closing
where do young people go on a weekend now?
is it going round to friends houses with some tinnies or where are they socialising?
Are the older crowd also staying in and watching come dine with celebrity dancers on ice and a bottle of vino?
so what has modern Ireland done to your social life?

Daemos

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MIN2511

Everyone's leaving Ireland... No one can afford drinks... Overpriced, underpaid

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Last night, it was a rooftop BBQ, pool (as in snooker) and night swimming in a lake. cost me about fifteen quid.

coffee_cake

Movies, dinner, that kinda thing...

rantyface

Young people go out more on weekdays. Everywhere is packed and noisy and full of an older crowd on weekends. I'm sure they're grand when you're the same age as them.

gurramok

Ah come on, home drinking with 6 bottles of Frankfurter for just over 6quid(you get from Aldi) does it for me, it beats paying 5 quid a pint in da pub!

tony1kenobi

Moate.

gurramok

Skerries wrote: »

i'm just wondering what people are doing these days when they go out or even stay in at the weekends
I know we are in the 'R' times but how has our drinking habits changed so much?
when i first started drinking 12 years ago all the young people were going to places like Howth, Malahide, Swords and City Centre, but apart from the City these other places have gone down massively with a lot of pubs and nightclubs closing
where do young people go on a weekend now?
is it going round to friends houses with some tinnies or where are they socialising?
Are the older crowd also staying in and watching come dine with celebrity dancers on ice and a bottle of vino?
so what has modern Ireland done to your social life?

Dublin(especially) publicans, are you listening?

We are drinking at home with hell of alot cheaper beer from the offy so we refuse to be ripped off any longer!!

Ricardo G

Instead of going out drinking i get in my car and go out to watch people getting drunk !! Much more entertaining sitting in your car watching everyone else throwing up, getting arrested and fighting with their partners:D Honestly you should try it

gurramok

Ricardo G wrote: »

Instead of going out drinking i get in my car and go out to watch people getting drunk !! Much more entertaining sitting in your car watching everyone else throwing up, getting arrested and fighting with their partners:D Honestly you should try it

How can you watch people drinking in the pub from your car?

Do you bring the car inside the pub?;)

Ricardo G

There called "drive thru's", obviously have'nt hit Dublin yet:D

galwayrush

gurramok wrote: »

Ah come on, home drinking with 6 bottles of Frankfurter for just over 6quid(you get from Aldi) does it for me, it beats paying 5 quid a pint in da pub!

It'll turn you into a woman you know.......:pac::pac:

anniehoo

My weekend nights out have seriously been cut down. I have a savage mortgage to be paid (by myself, but im not complaining about that).I had a healthy wage 2 yrs ago. I could afford the bills, the mortgage and most sat nights out.

Roll on to this year...still affording the mortgage(thank god) but the social life is fcuked! This mth has crippled me (hen party and 2 weddings..expensive stuff).Im not complaining though honestly i know theres worse off than me.But, ive gone from being comfortable to constantly looking for bargains and deals,cutting out on all luxuries...and i mean ALL! It has to be done.

gurramok

galwayrush wrote: »

It'll turn you into a woman you know.......:pac::pac:

You working for http://www.drinkaware.ie/ ?:D

Chuchoter

Being 17, we get bottles of paintstripper vodka from tesco or aldi and wkd and head off to the beach. Merriment ensues.

jd83

mmm toilet duck

Cheap Thrills!

No-one needs to be thirsty when there is Pravsky & Karpackie :pac:

I drink mostly in bars and night clubs. Not into the drinking at home thing at all. As I was in college during the good times and I am working now so have more money to spend on going out than I did a few years ago.

gurramok

jd83 wrote: »

mmm toilet duck

Is that what you use for the sh1ts after Guinness?

galwayrush

gurramok wrote: »

You working for http://www.drinkaware.ie/ ?:D

If i was. they would have ample grounds to sack me.........:D

gogo

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/418024/2/istockphoto_418024-happy-nun-drinking.jpg

This is what I thought this was about

munsterrugby09

what we usualy do now to keep the cost down is drink at home til before the nightclub starts then go to that...cost about 20euro at the most..its becoming huge these days

starviewadams

Me and my group of mates used to go out maybe 3 nights a week,usually Monday and Thursday's for the 2/3e drinks deals and then on a Saturday night aswell.

But,the lack of friends with money and no more weeknight nightlinks mean that we all mite get out together maybe once a month,we all just usually by cheap Aldi beer/vodka/whiskey and get pissed in each others houses at the weekends now instead.

starlit

some lads can't seem to handle cocktails or the likes of vodka and red bull yet they can drown pints and pints of beer and be ok!? :eek: why is that the case?

gurramok

snuggles285 wrote: »

some lads can't seem to handle cocktails or the likes of vodka and red bull yet they can drown pints and pints of beer and be ok!? :eek: why is that the case?

Are you saying lads are weaker than lasses when it comes to drink?:eek:

Ollchailin

Last few weekends I've had drinks in my house before heading out, so would end up spending a maximum of 30 quid on a night out. Only thing is, I think I end up actually drinking more this way, because it's cheaper & I don't measure the vodka when I'm pouring away in my own house

As for nightclubs charging to get in- this shouldn't be allowed, or a cap of 5 euro put on it. Then again, people are bigger fools to part with their money to get into a nightclub, so as long as people are willing to pay, that won't change.

Late bars or free clubs are the way to go for me anyway!

minister poxbottle

Ricardo G wrote: »

Instead of going out drinking i get in my car and go out .

kerb crawling.:pac:

NoHornJan

Why is alcohol so important for a nights entertainment?

JayEnnis

NoHornJan wrote: »

Why is alcohol so important for a nights entertainment?

For teh lulz.

Although I haven't drank in weeks after a particularly nasty night and it hasn't really affected my enjoyment and I've been going out more than ever.

starbelgrade

Ricardo G wrote: »

Instead of going out drinking i get in my car and go out to watch people getting drunk !! Much more entertaining sitting in your car watching everyone else throwing up, getting arrested and fighting with their partners:D Honestly you should try it

There is something unbelievably sad about that post.