TET: May - Mexico, Mothers, Memorials

[Gallade]

Big cultural shift to be sure, going from Ireland's stance of if you day drink on a weekday, you're an alcoholic to France's one of just don't get drunk, yeah.

A lot simpler to keep oneself from grinding your teeth down to nubs for being in a people centric career when there's more than one type of red competing for vein time.

But... don't most Irish citizens drink on weekdays?

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

[Pax Nerdvana]

But... don't most Irish citizens drink on weekdays?

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

Is that true?

[Hurdergaryp]

But... don't most Irish citizens drink on weekdays?

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

So it's against the innate nature of the people to actually enjoy what they're drinking?

[Farnhamia]

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

So it's against the innate nature of the people to actually enjoy what they're drinking?

Irish people.

[Ethel mermania]

Indeed, having worked for both Swedes and Germans, they go about their business in a very different fashion.

The Germans use a lot more German, specifically.

More than that.

The Swedes were consensus management. All the stakeholders had to agree before anything got done, even the guy who washed the floor of the lab to had agree.

The Germans were hierarchical top down management. The boss said, you did.

[Dylar]

But... don't most Irish citizens drink on weekdays?

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

Meanwhile in America of United States we're repeatedly told that alcohol is bad and then when Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's day come around everyone goes out for a drink. Everyone

[Hurdergaryp]

So it's against the innate nature of the people to actually enjoy what they're drinking?

Irish people.

So if I happen to find myself in an Irish pub with a pint in my hand, it would be bad form to say that we do not need to get black-out drunk tonight.

[Gallade]

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

Is that true?

Ireland has an alcohol problem sadly not taken seriously enough and instead fobbed off as craic and cultural, yes.

I can't judge, I merely try to stay on the functional side of alcoholism because funnily enough I'll die otherwise, but it is sometimes a sad thought that creeps to the forefront of the national psyche.

But then somebody brings along a bottle of Buckfast, and all is well again.

Common misconception!

We abuse alcohol by binge drinking, thank you kindly.

So it's against the innate nature of the people to actually enjoy what they're drinking?

Does anyone genuinely enjoy the taste of Guinness? Most Irish ciders will corrode your insides in one night, too.

It's a good thing.

[Pax Nerdvana]

The Germans use a lot more German, specifically.

More than that.

The Swedes were consensus management. All the stakeholders had to agree before anything got done, even the guy who washed the floor of the lab to had agree.

The Germans were hierarchical top down management. The boss said, you did.

Both systems have their merits.

[Gallade]

Irish people.

So if I happen to find myself in an Irish pub with a pint in my hand, it would be bad form to say that we do not need to get black-out drunk tonight.

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

[Pax Nerdvana]

So if I happen to find myself in an Irish pub with a pint in my hand, it would be bad form to say that we do not need to get black-out drunk tonight.

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

Why did the strand of Christmas lights go to the bar?

Because when one goes out, they all go out.

[Dylar]

So it's against the innate nature of the people to actually enjoy what they're drinking?

Does anyone genuinely enjoy the taste of Guinness?

My older brother

[Hurdergaryp]

The Germans use a lot more German, specifically.

More than that.

The Swedes were consensus management. All the stakeholders had to agree before anything got done, even the guy who washed the floor of the lab to had agree.

The Germans were hierarchical top down management. The boss said, you did.

Yet the Swedes are known to get things done as well.

[Hurdergaryp]

So if I happen to find myself in an Irish pub with a pint in my hand, it would be bad form to say that we do not need to get black-out drunk tonight.

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

That goes without saying, but I always found my way home again.

[Gallade]

Does anyone genuinely enjoy the taste of Guinness?

My older brother

He can bottle it himself if he locates a decently sized turf bog, save himself a fortune.

[Ethel mermania]

No matter, it's all Greek to Ethel.

Knowing Ethel, he probably is capable of finding more than one Greek restaurant in New York without having to look at his smartphone even once.

Most of the diners here are Greek owned, and there is a decent place up the block.

[Hurdergaryp]

My older brother

He can bottle it himself if he locates a decently sized turf bog, save himself a fortune.

Can't go wrong with turf.

[Gallade]

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

That goes without saying, but I always found my way home again.

It'll all work out, just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Avoid the rivers, and know the path is fraught with bears.

[Farnhamia]

So if I happen to find myself in an Irish pub with a pint in my hand, it would be bad form to say that we do not need to get black-out drunk tonight.

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

[Gallade]

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

Farn knows much.

[Hurdergaryp]

That goes without saying, but I always found my way home again.

It'll all work out, just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Avoid the rivers, and know the path is fraught with bears.

Over here it's more a matter of remembering where the bridges over the canals are. And bears have been long gone, they didn't fit into the municipal development plans.

[The Holy Therns]

You know the rule. "We'll stop by the pub for one."

There can never be just one.

That goes without saying, but I always found my way home again.

I passed out twice on my way home from hanging out with Blaat.

It was a lovely night!

[Farnhamia]

Farn knows much.

The odd thing is, the window sign behind the one guy is in French. Is there even that much beer in France? I suppose it could be Alsace.

[Gallade]

It'll all work out, just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Avoid the rivers, and know the path is fraught with bears.

Over here it's more a matter of remembering where the bridges over the canals are. And bears have been long gone, they didn't fit into the municipal development plans.

Heh, you've reminded me of a past adventure. This was Bordeaux now mind, but I remember one teenage drinking session in the forests and the subsequent stumble home. Path blocked by a boar, I was very hazy drunk so this is a tale relied upon by sketchy flashbacks and the testimonials of the equally plastered but one lad threw himself forward as tribute and was promptly chased through the trees by the savage thing so the rest of us could press on.

Not all heroes wear capes.

[Hurdergaryp]

That goes without saying, but I always found my way home again.

I passed out twice on my way home from hanging out with Blaat.

It was a lovely night!

As far as you can remember, that is.

Farn knows much.

The odd thing is, the window sign behind the one guy is in French. Is there even that much beer in France? I suppose it could be Alsace.

After having visited a few supermarkets and a hypermarché in Normandy, I can confirm that there is that much beer in France. Many of the brands sold are German or Belgian, but it is available in great quantities.