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Indeed, partly to do with the "opening hours", pubs only open 11:30-3:00, then 7:00-11:00 (or thereabouts), introduced during WW1. It meant that you had to get
by jjgreen 3y ago
Indeed, partly to do with the "opening hours", pubs only open 11:30-3:00, then 7:00-11:00 (or thereabouts), introduced during WW1. It meant that you had to get drunk fast, and although the rules have now been relaxed, it takes a while for a culture to adapt to new conditions.
- stavros 3y agoIn Greece, though, the goal isn't to get drunk at all. You see very few drunk people in the streets, at any hour of the night. Usually everyone will just nurse 1-2 drinks the whole night, which is a stark contrast from the UK.
- jjgreen 3y agoNice to see there is a bit of variety in the world.
- stavros 3y agoIt is, though the culture clash is sometimes awkward when you're out with your coworkers one night, they get pass-out drunk, and then next day you say something about it at work and everyone looks at you like "we don't talk at work about what we do in the bar".
- jjgreen 3y agoThey may be looking at you with a "what? I can't remember a thing after the second round of vodkas"
- stavros 3y agoNo, they later told me not to mention in the office what happens on a night out. I'd prefer not to do things with my coworkers I'll later be embarrassed about, but I guess it's just different cultures.