Comments on: The British Disease http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/ A British freelance writer living in New York Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ermiyas http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-126522 Ermiyas Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:58:04 +0000 http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/#comment-126522 Pat It has nothing to do with class; I do a part time job pub in Putney where you will find middle class to Upper class drinking extremely. But one thing I will defend the middle class and Upper class don’t behave the way the lower class would do. Ta Pat
It has nothing to do with class; I do a part time job pub in Putney where you will find middle class to Upper class drinking extremely. But one thing I will defend the middle class and Upper class don’t behave the way the lower class would do.
Ta

]]> By: Pat http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-126455 Pat Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:04:15 +0000 http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/#comment-126455 Yeah, but life here in NYC is pretty stressful - and this kind of behavior is not as tolerated. I don't think that Americans drink less, but are just not ad big dicks about it. My English wife and her family think that it is some sort of class thing, which I don't get Yeah, but life here in NYC is pretty stressful – and this kind of behavior is not as tolerated. I don’t think that Americans drink less, but are just not ad big dicks about it. My English wife and her family think that it is some sort of class thing, which I don’t get

]]> By: Ermiyas http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-126398 Ermiyas Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:15:48 +0000 http://pdberger.com/the-british-disease/#comment-126398 Among other reasons I put it down to two points. First one being life is to stressful in the UK in order to avoid the stress of life the British resort to drinking. Secondly, the irresponsible way alcohol is easily availability is the other reason. I will be honest to you that I love the drinking and at times used alcohol to avoid my problems. Among other reasons I put it down to two points.
First one being life is to stressful in the UK in order to avoid the stress of life the British resort to drinking.

Secondly, the irresponsible way alcohol is easily availability is the other reason.

I will be honest to you that I love the drinking and at times used alcohol to avoid my problems.

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