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>as part of the regulations they banned all alcohol sales For my curiosity, would you mind sharing where this is? It contrasts with my experience in the US, wh

>as part of the regulations they banned all alcohol sales For my curiosity, would you mind sharing where this is? It contrasts with my experience in the US, where I know a few states made it easier to sell alcohol.

seretse 6y ago
Dude's name ends with ZA which is the TLD for South Africa
- hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
  Holy crap, this is insane: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/lockdown-alcohol-ban-still-in-place-16-april-2020/ https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/lockdown-alcohol-ban-st... . I can't imagine trying to get through this quarantine without at least some booze, and I rarely drink. How are they handling all the bonafide alcoholics that would go into DTs with this?
  - richardw 6y ago
    And cigarettes. Smokers must be going insane.
  - aaronax 6y ago
    Also Bahamas has no liquor sales, and crazy tight lockdowns every weekend where you can't leave your house for groceries even.
  - smabie 6y ago
    Having lived in Africa for 2 years (not SA though), I guarantee that the reason for the ban is for the government to profit off of bribes. Whenever something doesn't make any sense in Africa, the answer is always the same: bribes.
ApolloFortyNine 6y ago
Pennsylvania closed their state run liquor stores. Virginia/West Virginia/Ohio's are still open, I'm pretty sure across the whole U.S they're still open.
- AustinDizzy 6y ago
  The northern counties of West Virginia have also issued a prohibition order for all non-residents, so that only West Virginians can purchase alcohol because apparently there have been hundreds of cases of Pennsylvanians crossing the border just to buy alcohol. Some find this order reasonable, but most in WV find this irresponsible of both WV and PA since alcoholics cutting cold turkey can be hospitalized for their withdrawal symptoms.
- thruhiker 6y ago
  Wow that's crazy. In Seattle liquor stores, breweries (take-away only), beer bottle shops, and marijuana stores are all included under the "essential" exemption. I can't imagine the upheaval we'd have if the government had shut them.
yonig 6y ago
I have friends in the philippines (Manilla specifically) who told me this

seretse 6y ago

Dude's name ends with ZA which is the TLD for South Africa

hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
Holy crap, this is insane: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/lockdown-alcohol-ban-still-in-place-16-april-2020/ https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/lockdown-alcohol-ban-st... . I can't imagine trying to get through this quarantine without at least some booze, and I rarely drink. How are they handling all the bonafide alcoholics that would go into DTs with this?
- richardw 6y ago
  And cigarettes. Smokers must be going insane.
- aaronax 6y ago
  Also Bahamas has no liquor sales, and crazy tight lockdowns every weekend where you can't leave your house for groceries even.
- smabie 6y ago
  Having lived in Africa for 2 years (not SA though), I guarantee that the reason for the ban is for the government to profit off of bribes. Whenever something doesn't make any sense in Africa, the answer is always the same: bribes.

ApolloFortyNine 6y ago

Pennsylvania closed their state run liquor stores. Virginia/West Virginia/Ohio's are still open, I'm pretty sure across the whole U.S they're still open.

AustinDizzy 6y ago
The northern counties of West Virginia have also issued a prohibition order for all non-residents, so that only West Virginians can purchase alcohol because apparently there have been hundreds of cases of Pennsylvanians crossing the border just to buy alcohol. Some find this order reasonable, but most in WV find this irresponsible of both WV and PA since alcoholics cutting cold turkey can be hospitalized for their withdrawal symptoms.
thruhiker 6y ago
Wow that's crazy. In Seattle liquor stores, breweries (take-away only), beer bottle shops, and marijuana stores are all included under the "essential" exemption. I can't imagine the upheaval we'd have if the government had shut them.

yonig 6y ago

I have friends in the philippines (Manilla specifically) who told me this