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That’s not semi-alcoholic, that’s just called being British! Are you eating anything substantial before drinking? If not, you’ll get drunk a lot quicker and also increase the likelihood that you’re gonna puke.

the key to the whole thing is knowing when to stop generally; my advice would be if you’re not making a profit from something you call work then me in your shoes would re-evaluate why I was doing it. Not that i’m not advocating being drunk, drunk is great. Its just how drunk is done.

@chellywonder2.0 524022 wrote:

Working at a pub has turned me into a semi alcoholic I think? I get drunk like 3 times a week every week and I drink at least a glass of wine or pint everyday. Everyone says it’s okay since I’m a student but I dunno…

I don’t even like drinking really, I don’t think. My body can’t handle it and I puke after like 5 pints 🙁

what do you think, anyone else work at a bar/pub/club and drink all the time?

I used to work in pub/restaurants in the kitchens, and although I drank a lot before (when I was at college, and even before that), this kinda solidified my drinking as it was sooo easy, and everyone else was doing it so was v-normal to drink in that setting.

Don’t fall into the “it’s ok because you’re young/ a student” thing as age and current education status have no relation to the addiction properties of a substance, it’s more the regularity that you are consuming them in this case by the sound of it. If you’re having to ask you’re self if you are drinking too much, the answer most likely is yes. Most of the people I’ve worked with in pubs drink way too much. If it’s a really busy bar/kitchen it doesn’t help either as it can really ramp up stress levels, which in turn makes it even more easy to decide to have a drink at the bar.

@chellywonder2.0 524210 wrote:

Oh yay can I be British now? (I’m actually American) Haha it’s been one of my life long goals. Umm I usually will have a pint or two during work and then stay after and waste all the money I made back on the pub.

There’s an American comedian called Dave Fulton who does a great routine about the difference between US and UK attitudes to drinking, can’t find the link at the mo, but well funny.

It’s slightly worrying though if you’re essentially spending all your money at work, cos then you end up doing extra shifts to make more cash and then spending that as well, thus becoming a vicious circle. Plus, 99% of drinks you can get in pubs over here have lots of chemicals in them (and not the good kind) to preserve them and keep them at that alcohol level constantly. I find those chems and preservatives really fuck with my brain – so these days I only drink German beer and it’s a completely different type of being drunk, way more fun, I remember more and have less chance of a hangover the next day.