As someone who comes from central Europe and lived in UK for a few years I say this - UK is not particularly alcoholic. It's the drinking culture which is terri

As someone who comes from central Europe and lived in UK for a few years I say this - UK is not particularly alcoholic. It's the drinking culture which is terrible and I think it's due to 2 facts: - pubs close early - if you want a pub open longer than till 11 pm you need a more expensive license. I was told it's a remnant of a WWII policy when they needed workers ready in the morning to work in factories. Anyway the places which stay oper are more expensive. This encourages binge drinking. If you drink 8 lagers in 2 hours because the club you go to afterwards is twice as expensive you get pretty drunk. If you spaced it out between 9 pm and 4 am you would be fine. - very strict enforcement of no alcohol till 18. When the teens turn 18 and get access to alcohol they get shitfaced. I started drinking at home or at pubs at 15 and I learned how much I can safely drink. It also took off the forbidden fruit badge. Try any UK high street on Friday 11 pm, there UK doesn't seem to have bright future :-)