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Dry January

Bananatropics26

So what's all this dry January stuff about? Why is everyone obsessed with being perfect and trying to achieve some kind of ever lasting human life. We all get old. I never was a fan of the puritan culture in some areas of this country. Like I'm gonna pop the balloon right now by saying this --> nobody and I mean nobody is pure or perfect. Just don't get this whole religion these days of being a good little citizen and doing what your told. Why does it feel like sometimes it's like a massive herd of annoying puritans trying to climb up my behind and force what they think is right on to me. Nah. I am an adult not a child. Don't get me wrong people will judge you for not being sterile like them. Some of these puritans are so superficially squeaky clean that they actually smell like a hospital. That sterile horrible smell of chemicals what a life? 

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  • I think it came from more of the city (London) drinking culture. With parties and Christmas stuff, plus the regular drinking and long lunches, plus the general excess of Christmas at home, it was a good idea to give your liver a rest. A month is long enough for it to repair a good chunk of the damage and detox itself.

    The limit of 14 units is recent, it was 25 before that and basically whatever you could cope with before that. Having 16-20 units in a night was not that unusual.

    So the idea was fine for a certain type of person. It seemed even better after wine bars came along which allowed people to drink more without the volume.

    It then became a bit of a virtuous thing, look at me, I can't drink this month, aren't I restrained. I also added group pressure to get people to stick to it.

    But because it was then written about, everyone thought It would be cool and virtuous. Now it is more like you're an alcoholic if you can't stop for a month.

    The bigger issue of why society is more puritanical is more awkward. It isn't most of society, it is a small subset who have a disproportionate voice. Although there are some good arguments, freedom of choice is being eroded. But this is a consequence of people wanting freedom with no consequences. If you won't accept the consequences, you lose the freedom to choose.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Yeh I agree with you there. Freedom is being eroded. Oh well. People are okay with it though it seems.... Strange. I feel like the only sane person sometimes. But I would say that you seem quite rational.

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  • in reply to Bananatropics26

    I don't think it's anything to do with freedoms being eroded, nobodies being made to stop drinking alcohol during January, I'm sure the Scots will still be Pipping in the Haggis and raising a dram to natioal poet Robbie Burns on the 25th.

    I think not drinking for a month is a way of helping people save money to pay off the ridiculous credit card bills so many seem to rack up over xmas.