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I have been playing a bit of D&D recently with friends. When we play it's also an occasion to bring a variety of beers to sample and share around. I wonder if t
by telchar 8y ago
I have been playing a bit of D&D recently with friends. When we play it's also an occasion to bring a variety of beers to sample and share around. I wonder if this would be off-limits in any sort of community center or public library? I suspect it would be. Those sort of restrictions and delineations of use would seem to be an integral part of what makes it hard to gather publicly. Certainly laws against open containers would make public parks off-limits for this sort of thing as well. And it's not that alcohol, in this example, is required to have fun in groups, but IMO these sort of rules/laws do add up to discourage group gatherings in public.
- bluedino 8y ago>> IMO these sort of rules/laws do add up to discourage group gatherings in public At some point, some group ruined it for everyone else. Leaving their beer cans laying around, being loud and obnoxious to others , fighting, etc
- telchar 8y agoSadly that's almost certainly true.
- newnewpdro 8y agoIt would be off-limits, but it's not like these types of laws are unique to the US. When I last visited Paris over a decade ago my Parisian colleagues took me to a bar where it was supposedly common to drink, smoke, and generally socialize outside such establishments. Either the ordinance or enforcement changed recently and we were forced to go somewhere else because it was too crowded to fit inside, and we were not permitted to take our drinks outside. It was a memorable experience for me. My colleagues were looking forward to showing off how much better Paris was than San Francisco where you can't take your drink outside without causing trouble. Yet it was basically the same deal, though I must concede the last call situation was much later than California's exceptionally early 2AM.