Thursday 20 June 2013

drinking in Sweden

Tomorrow is Midsummer here, and as I passed the systembolaget (government liquor store), the lines were very long and their easily distinguished plastic bags were everywhere.



Here is a fantastic article (in Swedish) about drinking in Sweden, especially around holidays.

http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/kulturdebatt/den-falska-lyckan-pa-flaska/

And a summary of the article from my point of view...

1.  Spirit/liquour is a part of the Swedish heritage and "value system."
2. Did you know there is a spirit/liqour museum, where you can even get a taste box of schnapps to "improve the experience"
3. "Spirit/liquor is portrayed strongly in the media as cool, glamorous, sophisticated, romantic, etc.
4. The author speaks of some teetotaling friends, who have a hard time meeting someone, because they can't calm their nerves and dumb down their feelings without alcohol, and need to have real courage and understanding of their emotions.  This paragraph was pretty telling...
5. 8 of 10 assaults, the attacker is drunk, and in 45% of every deadly violence, there is alcohol in the picture...alcohol should be taken seriously.

The last paragraph in the article is best...go read it. 

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