The reason the British have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol is that we have fuck all else to live for. We've impoverished ourselves, told our friends to fuck off, smashed our public services and closed our public spaces. A bitter, bored nation with nothing left but spite.
@anon_opin Feels a bit familiar from this side of the world too.
We’ve sold off the farm, hollowed out public services, let community spaces disappear and told ourselves it’s all just “efficiency”. Meanwhile people are working harder, feeling poorer, and wondering why everything feels a bit… empty.
Turns out when you strip back connection, security and a sense of shared purpose, people look for something to fill the gap.
Different country, same story (I feel like tooheys or 2 ....)