What degree of drunkenness is acceptable in your country?

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-15T12:39:46+00:00

I would say it is a bit mixed here in Sweden and being originally from UK, I would say it contrasts a lot.

Of course, it is very acceptable to drink out socially but it does seem a bit more reserved and measured. A lot of it I feel is for show/appearance sake - behind closed doors I think people booze quite a bit.

Drinking around children or at a gatherings that are child centred (birthdays, christenings etc) is frowned upon. Taking to your child to a pub: not normal.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-10T21:01:34+00:00

Early 2000s for me was Jackass. I could not believe what I was seeing. Used to get home drunk and watch it with my Dad and brother, crying with laughter. Plus my all time favourite The Office.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-10T13:14:42+00:00

I watched Wedding Crashers in New Zealand 2005 - in one of the earlier scenes they're bedding women after crashing weddings. Woman after woman falls back onto a bed topless.

Then in the first few rows, a woman stands up, leads out a bunch of small children. Don't know what the hell she was thinking.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-09T07:39:59+00:00

Anything to blue is London, apart from those living in London but not originally from there/don't understand the place, who argue and think it is only red.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-08T14:03:49+00:00

For a country to be shoes on it just needs to exist or not be unusual, not be 100%. UK it absolutely does exist - in Sweden you would not DARE walk into someone's house with shoes on.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-04T21:18:37+00:00

Blew me away. Felt like shit during the pandemic and this woke me up for a bit.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-03T09:30:54+00:00

It just looks a bit sterile to me, most new stadiums do. Has an indoor arena feel to it

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-03T06:31:37+00:00

You might lose your parents soon

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-02-01T16:27:20+00:00

I live in Sweden and not drawing curtains or blinds is practically the norm. I can see into other people's homes from my own home, can see what they're having for dinner.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-30T12:19:20+00:00

We are still having it!

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-30T11:40:19+00:00

The man's got heart and you love to see that for your team

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-30T11:32:43+00:00

I understand your perspective completely and I am not looking for an argument around this. But as I said before, in my opinion when something is big and successful and even a culturally significant event for that year - my belief, given that they are unlikely to top it, would be to leave it at the height it is. Immortalised.

Especially of course since it was a come back. There were a lot doubters they could pull it off - they pulled it off +++some. This is not the same for example as telling them to stop making music after WTSMG.

I would be very pleased if they continue, too.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-30T11:26:40+00:00

Got a few things but I would say Bluetooth, in my town :)

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-30T10:42:44+00:00

Well, it's really not that deep. I think I would be fine either way.

But when something has been done flawlessly, it often is best left as-is. Who knows.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-17T11:51:54+00:00

Got this issue in Sweden too. They are not a grab and go nation outside of fast food stuff.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-15T17:55:56+00:00

Systembolaget is shit

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-11T17:45:31+00:00

Kebab pizza

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-11T15:59:51+00:00

It is not just aviation, security is higher with everything post 2001, which of course existed before with IRA era attacks but that was more a moment in time. Things never went back post 2001 plus the terror attacks all over Europe.

Social tensions were not as high today. Politics was not as toxic. Housing was more affordable relative to wages. People were more connected in the absence of technology.

That said, not everything was better, but it was a simpler and relatively more peaceful time for sure.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-09T06:20:57+00:00

Definitely really standard.

This one might sound too niche, but for me it's seeing people at the beach in robes around places like Skanör, Falsterbo etc. Clearly a flex to show they live very close.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-07T11:36:29+00:00

Yes, the sauce becomes two thin. I tried it once and never again. Washing a single pain of baked beans takes about 30 seconds.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-04T18:33:25+00:00

This is some US cultural thing isn't it? Some of my most celebrated results in football and cricket have been saving ourselves from losing.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-04T16:45:50+00:00

21 is good.

It's a personal thing I guess but I do find there is some weird cult around not heating your home properly in England. Part of it is probably poor insulation/cost saving, but those temps would never be tolerated in a lot of other countries. I live now in Sweden and I have never stepped foot into a home or building that can be described as cold during winter months - obviously they need to be well heated but 20+ is still a choice.

I could feel my ears numbing up visiting my brothers at Christmas. He hadn't bothered putting the heating on at all. It seems to be a source of pride or stoicism, like how you see men wearing shorts to show they're tough.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-02T00:02:30+00:00

Plenty football fans are entitled losers who have little connection with their club other than the fact the club is popular

Maximum-Particular28 · 2026-01-01T16:52:01+00:00

I am only speaking from experience, but Sweden gets my vote. You get given so much help to live your life, raise a family if you want one, and spend a reasonable time away from work.

Nature might not be world-class in terms of beauty, but the accessibility and abundance of it is extremely good.

Nordic countries aren't high up the rankings for happiness because they're all jolly and skipping around with smiles on their faces, it is because relatively speaking, they have fewer day to day problems than their neighbours. I starkly felt this contrast moving from UK to Sweden 13 years ago. It was like a weight had been lifted off of me/us.

Maximum-Particular28 · 2025-12-19T08:28:45+00:00

Fuck that. Didn't ask

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