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Qatar to ban beer at World Cup stadiums two days before tournament starts
- kreid1 4y agoLAME
- fsflover 4y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33652599 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33652599
- anonymousDan 4y agoHa. I remember going to the world cup in rugby in france and drinking about 5 pints during the game for an extortionate price (10 euro each or somesuch). Only found out after the game they were non-alcoholic. I think it is illegal in france to serve alcohol in stadiums?
- ilamont 4y agoDidn’t you notice something seemed … off?
- z9znz 4y agoSome beer is so bad, maybe you don't notice? I imagine the only way Budweiser can still sell beer is by buying exclusive vendor rights at sporting events.
- giarc 4y agoProbably had 5 real pints on the way to the game so it's understandable not to notice the lack of alcohol. :)
- z9znz 4y agoClassic Male Pregame - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je1nn2-y3cw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je1nn2-y3cw
- theGnuMe 4y agoNA beer is great in those situations. You get the socialization and trick your mind but no risk of being drunk or hungover.
- thelittleone 4y agoI don't drink alcohol, but surely selling tickets saying beer will be available in stadiums then reversing is grounds for refund of tickets and perhaps more.
- nisegami 4y agoWho would someone complain to for that refund? FIFA?
- rbanffy 4y agoI'd suggest, in this case, a deity or their local representative.
- throwup 4y agoOr perhaps more productively, file a chargeback. I hope you used a credit card.
- thelittleone 4y agoYes this.
- rbanffy 4y agoDo the tickets actually say that?
- discordance 4y agoQatar building stadiums at the cost of 6500 workers lives seems pale in comparison.
- thelittleone 4y agoWait what? 6000? I hadn't heard that and did a little searching. This fact check here seems to debunk that number. Though I don't have time to investigate further, and any lives lost is terribly sad. https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-many-people-have-died-for-the-qatar-world-cup/a-63763713 https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-many-people-have-died-f...
- alexmolas 4y agoIn my country (Spain) it's not been allowed to drink alcohol in stadiums for a long time ago. I think it's normal to ban alcohol from these kinds of places to avoid fights and problems.
- z9znz 4y agoThere are a lot of negative things to say about the US, but I've always been amazed at how US sporting events involve a lot of alcohol but rarely have significant conflicts. This is in stark contrast to EU/UK football events. Some years ago I was visiting Germany for the first time, and while walking the city I passed an area with 20+ police vans and dozens of officers armed with assault rifles. I paused and politely asked one of the cops if there was something going on... or why was there such heavily armed police presence? He casually said, "oh there's a football match here this afternoon".
- Semaphor 4y agoIt’s insane. Trains to games have the fans segregated from the normal population (a temporary extra walking lane), and police with machine pistols make sure everyone stays where they are supposed to. I think it’s mostly an issue with the "Ultras", but as a non-fan I don’t know much about it.
- bennysonething 4y agoMy theory is that free health care in the UK makes the drunken population more likely to fight each other. Or possibly that picking a fight in the USA could get you shot.
- realityking 4y ago> [..] I was visiting Germany [and saw] dozens of officers armed with assault rifles. A bit of nitpick but I’ve never seen German police with assault rifles (unlike the US, France, and Belgium). There were more likely MP5 machine pistols which are quite commonly carried in sensitive areas or around major events as a “show of force”.
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- jrs235 4y agoDupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33652599 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33652599
- ahartmetz 4y agoIt is good that Qatar trouble hits FIFA where it hurts - sponsors.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoBrazil did the same in 2014, and somehow FIFA made them change. Overpriced beer makes a lot of money. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-16624823 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-16624823
- macinjosh 4y agoWhich prince did anheuser-busch forget to bribe?
- dudeinjapan 4y agoIronically, the frog prince.
- ID1452319 4y agoI read that Bud Zero will be available. I'm not sure whether that adds insult to injury or not.
- destroy-2A 4y agoWhoever awarded the bid really needs to go to jail.
- jacooper 4y agoGood. Drinking in public events is always annoying.
- p0pcult 4y agoThen don't do it!
- haunter 4y ago>Those in corporate areas of stadiums at the tournament will still be able to purchase alcohol lmao can't make this up This is like when I was hitchhiking in the Balkans and I saw turkish truck drivers in a car park drinking under their truck. Like literally laying down on the tarmac under the truck. I didn't understand it and asked some "it's okay, Allah don't see it there"
- ASalazarMX 4y agoMaybe that was a joke? I personally know non-orthodox Jews that eat pork or other non-kosher foods, and non-orthodox Catholics who eat meat during Easter. I suppose there are non-orthodox Muslims too.
- justsomehnguy 4y ago"Allah don't see it there" is quite known as an excuse to anything what otherwise is forbidden or frown upon ni Muslim world.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoI can see that, even if it's weird because Allah, like Yahweh, is presented as infinitely omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent.
- ofrzeta 4y agoIt's almost touching if they were serious. In southern Germany there's a dish called Maultaschen (similar to Ravioli) that used to go by the name "Herrgottsbscheißerle" (swabian dialect, literally "little god cheaters"). During the easter week it was prohibited to eat meat before easter sunday, so they put the meat inside the dumplings, so god could not see it.