Topic: news Happy Hour or Bad Hour?: Booze Drinking Culture in China

Alcohol is one are that China is actually much freer than the USA is about alcohol. My country and state have some asinine laws that China does not have. In the USA you have to be 21 to buy alcohol. What is more insane is that someone between the ages of 18 and 20 can be arrested and charged in adult court with possession of alcohol by a minor. I knew a guy in college who was 20, TWENTY YEARS OLD and was arrested for buying a bottle of wine to bring to his girlfriend. In my stupid state, one cannot buy liquor on Sundays. Because it is Sunday. That is another thing I like about China, Sunday is just another day, banks are open, shops are open, no stupid Christers flooding the restaurants with their bullshit. Also, in my state (because they are retarded) one cannot buy wine and liquor in a supermarket. So fantastic that I can buy a bottle of booze from a market 24/7. Wow, what freedom! I think for many foreigners, the bars are a source of entertainment and a place to meet other foreigners. The life can be very lonely and this is a way to combat that. It is also good at times to get away from the locals for a bit. My bar is actually most all Chinese clientele, but I prefer it to the so called foreigner bars, but I have been here for many years and do not really give a crap about foreigners and newbies anymore. Sure, problems can happen in bars, but this is Worldwide. I have seen fights, and I almost got into one with some jug head Brit bastard I had issues with. But 99 percent of the time, we all get along. I have been in bars where it is like the UN, with people from literally all continents all over the World. No biggie. Most of the best times I have ever had have been in bars, also some of the most scary, and sometimes self painful (falling on my face or off the furniture.) To newbies, always make sure you poop at home because you don't want to s... In the bars. Trust me on this point.