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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IRELAND’S DRINKING CULTURE?

Last update - Thursday, January 29, 2009, 18:13 By Metro Éireann

“It is really, really different from what I am used to in the States. If you drank this much there, you would be considered an alcoholic and put into rehab. It is the culture and society over here and I have no place to say if it is right or wrong, but it is just not what I am used to.”

LYNDSAY SALVIONE
from the USA

“It is really, really different from what I am used to in the States. If you drank this much there, you would be considered an alcoholic and put into rehab. It is the culture and society over here and I have no place to say if it is right or wrong, but it is just not what I am used to.”

GIJA KREICE
from Latvia

“It is absolutely mad. It is different from my country, where people do not go out as much. In Latvia people are not as rich in general and have different priorities. Youth over here are really enjoying their youth, whereas in Latvia young people are already looking towards their future, saving up.”


PETER MURPHY
from Ireland

“Irish drinking culture is too much of a good thing. Irish people do not know when to stop. I think we are in with the Brits when it comes to not being able to handle our drink. We are so immature about drink. I work with eastern Europeans and they cannot believe how much we drink.”


ISMAEL LECHANI
from Algeria

“If you go to have fun and socialise with people then you should try to make sure you remember what you did  the morning after. I think there should be a limit to how much people drink. I believe each time you buy one drink for yourself you also buy one for the devil.”


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