British people who drink alone at home, is it normal to start talking to yourself?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
It's one way to receive sensible answers or the only answers you want to hear! :-)
Why British people though? You could ask the same of Americans, French, Germans, etc., etc.
Why British people though? You could ask the same of Americans, French, Germans, etc., etc.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Oldanglaisadverbs Only very, very occasionally, and then only very mildly. Typically just one bottle of beer with a meal, or even rarer, a single "wee dram".
I've even thrown away beer I had bought, put away, forgotten about and found again long after its "Best before" date! (It does go off, eventually.)
The one thing I will do though, even when on my own, is pour the drink - alcoholic or soft - into a glass. With the exception of a water-bottle carried on a long walk, I never use that sloppy habit of drinking straight from the bottle. I would not dream of doing so in a pub or restaurant, and not even at home.
I've even thrown away beer I had bought, put away, forgotten about and found again long after its "Best before" date! (It does go off, eventually.)
The one thing I will do though, even when on my own, is pour the drink - alcoholic or soft - into a glass. With the exception of a water-bottle carried on a long walk, I never use that sloppy habit of drinking straight from the bottle. I would not dream of doing so in a pub or restaurant, and not even at home.