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In the eighties and nineties it was certainly the case that Friday lunchtime was nearly always spent in the pub - other days also, but less frequently so. In on
by tragomaskhalos 4y ago
In the eighties and nineties it was certainly the case that Friday lunchtime was nearly always spent in the pub - other days also, but less frequently so. In one particular project this effectively turned into a four and a half day week, and the expression 'going back to the office to log off / collect my coat' became a running joke. This was software development but in many other industries, particularly creative ones, this was very much the norm. In my experience this started to change mid-late nineties.
As others have commented, the symbiotic bond with the boozer that was ingrained in the culture has largely vanished, and young people in the UK would rather hang out with their friends in other places and ways, and drink far less than their elders did/do.
- secretsatan 4y agoAlthough it's the common explanation that young people just don't do that anymore. I think it's one of the symptoms of the fact that younger generations just don't have the disposable cash anymore to go out.
- scottiebarnes 4y agoThere are also competing activities ie. the growth of the fitness industry. People have made habits of working out at the gym after work. I could never imagine not having a fitness/athletic/martial arts hobby in my life, and thus I reduce drug/alcohol/bad food consumption to optimize for performance in those hobbies.
- yakak 4y agoI don't think it is just the disposable income. As competition has become more global there is far more stress to be at the top or stay at the top which tends toward trying to optimize all sorts of choices. In my high school years, if you were smart enough you aced everything and that was all. Our valedictorian had a rowdy social life and there were few ideas that you had to show any real skills to the level expected in a local member of industry then, let alone today.