“Alcohol is a drug that has its claws deep in Australian life. If you’re happy, sad, bored, have won a promotion, lost a family member, bought a house or graduated from university, these can all be seen as reasons to drink. “

the guardian talking mad shit on australia!

↳ In-reply-to » “Alcohol is a drug that has its claws deep in Australian life. If you’re happy, sad, bored, have won a promotion, lost a family member, bought a house or graduated from university, these can all be seen as reasons to drink. “

@will@twtxt.net I resent The Guardian saying this about our lovely country. Grrrr! 😡 What would they know! 😳

The thing is, we do have a “binge drinking” problem, but this is caused by two factors:

• Poor education and “social norms” on drinking in the first place
  
• Our beloved (cough cough) Government taxing the absolute shit out of Alcohol.
  

Btw… Our beloved dictators (NOT) also tax the absolute shit out of its citizens,fuel (in today’s day and age the only good thing they do), good and services (GST), properties (Stamp Duty), Investments…