tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post587710526884402812..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2014 - 33: The Only Way Is UpLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-34360214902255471202014-09-29T07:54:03.922+02:002014-09-29T07:54:03.922+02:00I suppose it is in every country - at least in wha...I suppose it is in every country - at least in what we call the "Western" world - that drinking is a big problem, especially with young people. How much of it could be influenced in a positive manner if books and TV shows weren't so casual about the topic is hard to say.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-7921419711684262922014-09-28T22:59:57.843+02:002014-09-28T22:59:57.843+02:00I've noticed the alcohol in English books, and...I've noticed the alcohol in English books, and television shows. It just seems to be part of the culture, and no one in these (fictional) stories seems very bothered about it. I've read that there is a real problem with younger people and alcohol. Of course it is over here as well.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4100363413953952012014-09-26T19:20:26.617+02:002014-09-26T19:20:26.617+02:00You are right, Graham, the issue is much bigger wi...You are right, Graham, the issue is much bigger with more widespread consequences than just the occasional hangover for those who have been a bit too merry the night before.<br />Trouble is, nobody wants the "nanny state" - but then people should stop behaving dafter than kids who do need a nanny.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-59847411978326076072014-09-26T15:03:52.232+02:002014-09-26T15:03:52.232+02:00The whole subject of alcohol consumption is one wh...The whole subject of alcohol consumption is one which will have to be addressed at some stage simply because the countries' health services will soon be overrun by illness induced by two things obesity and alcohol (and, of course, there is a link between the two as well). I was brought up in a house with virtually no alcohol but I do drink alcohol. I got very drunk once: about 52 years ago and that was once too many. Whilst I may enjoy more than some of your commenters at a dinner party with friends, oddly I usually drink very little if at all at larger gatherings and social occasions like parties.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-7939107292372418482014-09-19T08:35:13.379+02:002014-09-19T08:35:13.379+02:00I'm glad I am not the only one who finds this ...I'm glad I am not the only one who finds this puzzling (and somewhat irritating)!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1260119329484085052014-09-19T00:54:34.564+02:002014-09-19T00:54:34.564+02:00Doesn't sound like my kind of book either. I t...Doesn't sound like my kind of book either. I too puzzle about the love of drinking - I ought to know by now, of course, having lived here for so long. But I don't ....Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25911506160049336922014-09-18T06:18:47.985+02:002014-09-18T06:18:47.985+02:00I probably watch different series from you (not ma...I probably watch different series from you (not many apart from Midsomer Murders anyway), because I haven't noticed it there that much. Like you, I can have plenty of fun without booze - even on just plain water :-)<br />But I do like a nice cocktail every now and then, or a glass of sparkling wine when the occasion presents itself - just not to mark each and every moment of my life!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-69752583446304528542014-09-18T06:16:14.653+02:002014-09-18T06:16:14.653+02:00She did, Kristi, and I put the envelope in the mai...She did, Kristi, and I put the envelope in the mailbox on Sunday :-)<br />Thank you!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3498587199660505572014-09-18T06:08:29.214+02:002014-09-18T06:08:29.214+02:00BTW, I ordered a pair of socks from your mother...BTW, I ordered a pair of socks from your mother's website...I wonder if she saw it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9075261952752127962014-09-17T20:44:04.919+02:002014-09-17T20:44:04.919+02:00I find the same tendency (with drinking) in TV ser...I find the same tendency (with drinking) in TV series and I'd probably react the same way as you with this book, so not really tempted to read it. I grew up in a family where no one used alcohol and most of my friends over the years haven't either (so never any reason for me to take to it either) - we managed to have fun on just tea (or coffee)... And remembering it afterwards! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-35838328062254250962014-09-17T20:40:58.775+02:002014-09-17T20:40:58.775+02:00Now that you've read my review, there is not m...Now that you've read my review, there is not much you're missing out on by not reading the book, Kristi!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-34528939994102310382014-09-17T15:22:22.364+02:002014-09-17T15:22:22.364+02:00Well......I think I may give this one a pass, even...Well......I think I may give this one a pass, even though I do prefer happy endings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42037256209503644082014-09-17T07:35:40.295+02:002014-09-17T07:35:40.295+02:00When I am in Yorkshire visiting family, I never se...When I am in Yorkshire visiting family, I never see them drinking much more than a pint or two at the pub, or a glass of wine with a meal. And when they talk about parties or gatherings with colleagues and friends, they don't mention large amounts of alcohol, either. But I have seen enough young people in the streets at night - in Ripon and in Scarborough and elsewhere - to know that a lot of them really drink heavily. They'd probably consider me a total bore!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62373977674879839062014-09-16T20:15:10.518+02:002014-09-16T20:15:10.518+02:00Sadly, I think you are right about the British dri...Sadly, I think you are right about the British drinking. Some of my husband's relatives measure the success of the parties they give by the number of empty bottles in the rubbish bin the next morning. Since neither my husband nor I drink very much -- like you, a glass of wine with dinner is usually enough -- it's made for some rather long, and dreary evenings watching the rest of the clan get blotto. And some of the fights my niece's mother-in-law and her husband get into have to be seen to be believed! I can't believe they haven't all died of cirrhosis of the liver long since.Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.com