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Literally illegal in many places. Edit: including much of Europe.

by HPsquared 1y ago

janderson215 1y ago
Which in itself is a crime, IMO.
- HPsquared 1y ago
  Most places do have a few dedicated areas like beer gardens. No supermarket beer allowed, of course.
  - trinix912 1y ago
    So it's not true freedom for everyone; you're just staying at someone's place so the local rules of public space don't apply there.
    - janderson215 1y ago
      Yeah, that annoys me as much as registering for a camping spot in a park (that doesn’t have congestion issues).
RugnirViking 1y ago
where is it illegal in Europe? I've not encountered this yet and I've lived here my whole life. It's always struck me as a weird puritanical American thing Looked online and found maps suggesting eastern Europe has more laws relating to it, although many of them in practice don't apply
- HPsquared 1y ago
  Nordics, Eastern parts (except Czechia), even many parts of the UK have byelaws (e.g. Glasgow). Illegal in Russia and Ukraine too.
  - watwut 1y ago
    Russians drink anywhere and everywhere. Including cops themselves. Polish and Slovaks too. Ukraine has war related prohibition, other then that? Where exactly eastern is it not allowed (or not completely normalized to the point locals would be surprised there is such law)?
    - HPsquared 1y ago
      Maybe they just don't follow that law, but public drinking is apparently illegal in Poland, Romania, even some cities in Slovakia apparently. Supposedly the police in Poland take a strict approach? (See wiki article "Drinking in public / By country")
  - trinix912 1y ago
    > Eastern parts (except Czechia) Which "eastern parts"? I've never seen that rule here, but have seen people drinking in public. Do you know that or are you just asking AI to confirm your biases?
    - HPsquared 1y ago
      My biases were that Eastern Europeans like a drink, I was surprised to see the laws. I already knew about Nordics and my hometown, Glasgow. Public drinking is generally illegal in Poland ('police take a strict approach'), Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia (apparently not enforced in Slovakia). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public
  - ent 1y ago
    Well, at least the Finnish laws against it aren't enforced at all and public drinking is very common. Judging by what I've seen, it seems to be the case in Sweden too.
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9rx 1y ago
Technically. Enforcement is nonexistent, though. Hell, I've had police officers hand me drinks in public on numerous occasions.

Literally illegal in many places. Edit: including much of Europe.

janderson215 1y ago

Which in itself is a crime, IMO.

HPsquared 1y ago
Most places do have a few dedicated areas like beer gardens. No supermarket beer allowed, of course.
- trinix912 1y ago
  So it's not true freedom for everyone; you're just staying at someone's place so the local rules of public space don't apply there.
  - janderson215 1y ago
    Yeah, that annoys me as much as registering for a camping spot in a park (that doesn’t have congestion issues).

RugnirViking 1y ago

where is it illegal in Europe? I've not encountered this yet and I've lived here my whole life. It's always struck me as a weird puritanical American thing Looked online and found maps suggesting eastern Europe has more laws relating to it, although many of them in practice don't apply

HPsquared 1y ago
Nordics, Eastern parts (except Czechia), even many parts of the UK have byelaws (e.g. Glasgow). Illegal in Russia and Ukraine too.
- watwut 1y ago
  Russians drink anywhere and everywhere. Including cops themselves. Polish and Slovaks too. Ukraine has war related prohibition, other then that? Where exactly eastern is it not allowed (or not completely normalized to the point locals would be surprised there is such law)?
  - HPsquared 1y ago
    Maybe they just don't follow that law, but public drinking is apparently illegal in Poland, Romania, even some cities in Slovakia apparently. Supposedly the police in Poland take a strict approach? (See wiki article "Drinking in public / By country")
- trinix912 1y ago
  > Eastern parts (except Czechia) Which "eastern parts"? I've never seen that rule here, but have seen people drinking in public. Do you know that or are you just asking AI to confirm your biases?
  - HPsquared 1y ago
    My biases were that Eastern Europeans like a drink, I was surprised to see the laws. I already knew about Nordics and my hometown, Glasgow. Public drinking is generally illegal in Poland ('police take a strict approach'), Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia (apparently not enforced in Slovakia). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public
- ent 1y ago
  Well, at least the Finnish laws against it aren't enforced at all and public drinking is very common. Judging by what I've seen, it seems to be the case in Sweden too.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]

9rx 1y ago

Technically. Enforcement is nonexistent, though. Hell, I've had police officers hand me drinks in public on numerous occasions.