So last night was pizza and DVD night! As my son has decided he now knows when it is bedtime and falls happily asleep we are reclaiming our evenings. At first I was maybe a bit too tired and still fell asleep in front of the TV but I am starting to manage a bit better now. So we decided that maybe I could even have a cold beer as it had been and still was a lovely warm evening....
But what is it about visiting your local off license in Glasgow that makes you feel like an alcoholic? I must admit that usually I try and go to the supermarket. I sneaked inside and then quickly sneaked out hoping that noone saw me. Why? Is it because all the alcohol is behind bars so that you don't have easy access? Or it stops being a regular shop where you can browse the wines to the shutters coming down and limiting access at 6pm. It's the place where the regular buckfast drinkers go. When you go inside you should pretty much know what you want, pay and leave. Well technically anyway as once I saw a man on one of my first visits who walked into the shop and slowly sank lower and lower to the ground until he was officially laying happily fast asleep on the floor. The lady behind the counter just shrugged...he was a usual and she would call the police in a minute to come and collect him...so I guess I should step over him then?
I'm not sure if it is a Glasgow thing, a Scottish thing or just an overall British thing but when they drink...it's not just about having a few drinks while you socialise with friends...it tends to be more about just drinking to get drunk! Sometimes in Glasgow it's hard to distinguish the alcoholics from people who are just plain drunks.
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