Vi har vel allesamen hørt om de unge mennesker, der fornyligt på ferie i Prag har ødelagt hele hoteller, været i slagsmål med politiet og blev sat på gaden p.g.a. dårlig opførsel - alle med alkohol i blodet. Så vores tema i dag bliver simpelthen nødt til at være den danske drukkultur!
Okay, det er ikke fordi vi vil komme med en hellig prædiken om, at ingen på nogen måde nogensinde må bare kigge på en Pina Colada; for vi nyder da selv en drink i ny og næ ;) Men vi synes, det er trist og rent ud sagt en falliterklæring, at stort set alle sociale arrangementer skal inkludere alkohol og desideret druk. Rustur? Flere dages druk. Et arrangement, som skal ryste folk sammen - men bliver man rystet sammen, når de fleste er fulde og måske ikke kan huske så meget dagen efter?
Og som Bubber sagde i Go' Aften Danmark igår - så føler man sig som en alien i sociale sammenhænge, hvor det kun går ud på druk. Man er "the odd one out", hvis man vælger ikke at drikke - og folk kræver en forklaring: "Skal du da noget i morgen??", "Kom nuuuuu", "Bare én!" Vi har ikke noget imod, at folk drikker og hygger sig, som de vil; det er bare trist, at folk føler, der skal procenter i blodet før den sjove del af aftenen starter, og de kan slippe sig løs. Man kan sagtens have en fest med en enkelt drink eller to - vi er klare eksempler! Vi har flere gange oplevet, at folk har spurgt os, om vi var fulde, hvor vi på ingen måde havde drukket - vi havde bare grineflip og havde gang i en masse intern humor. Hvor er det trist, at det skal være sådan. Der mangler nogle sociale arrangementer - især på uddannelsesinstitutioner - som samler folk uden at involvere alkohol. Bare tænk på amerikanske skoler, hvor de mødes omkring sport og andre aktiviteter, holder talentkonkurrencer, osv.
Men som Bubber sagde i programmet - det vil tage generationer, før denne tendens evt. ændrer sig! For lige nu er det så inkarneret i danskerne, at det er normalt at begynde at drikke og feste, når man er 13 år. Men selvfølgelig hjælper det heller ikke, at medierne fremstiller dette som værende normen og "det fede" - se bare på "Sommer i Sunny Beach", "Paradise Hotel", osv. Der bliver ikke stillet spørgsmålstegn til folks opførsel, selvom den ofte er langt over grænsen.
Vi synes, det er pinligt, at andre lande opfatter os som værende en "druknation". Og når der så sker det, som der sker i Prag, bliver det igen bekræftet og igen endnu mere pinligt.
Herfra siger vi: "SKÅL!" (I Pepsi Max... Obviously!)
English Translation:
I guess all of us (Danes especially) have heard about the young people, who recently, on a vacation to Prague, destroyed hotels, got in fights with the police and got kicked out of their hotel due to bad behaviour - all with alcohol in their blood. So, today, our theme has got to be the Danish drinking culture!
Okay, we do not want to give a holy preach on how no one may ever even look at a Pina Colada; because we do enjoy a drink now and again ;) But we believe that it is sad that almost all social events have to involve alcohol and heavy drinking. Freshers' trip? Several days of drinking. An event meant to bring people together - but can this be done, when most people are drunk and might not even be able to remember much the next day?
And like Bubber (red. Danish TV personality) said in "Go' Aften Danmark" (red. Danish TV programme "Good Evening Denmark") last night - one feels like an alien in social contexts that only involve heavy drinking. You are the "odd one out", if you choose not to drink - and people demand an explanation: "Are you doing something tomorrow or what?", "Come ooooon!", "Just one drink!" We have nothing against people choosing to drink and have fun; it's just sad that people feel that one has to have alcohol floating in the blood before the fun part of the night begins and they feel like they can "let loose". In our opinion, it's no problem having a party with just a drink or two - take us as examples! Several times we have been asked, if we were drunk, when we in no way had been drinking - we were just having a giggling fest and enjoying our intern kind of humour. It's really sad that it has to be this way! We need some social events - especially in schools - that bring people together without involving heavy drinking. Just look at American schools, where young people meet when playing sports and doing other activities, hold talentshows, etc.
But like Bubber said in the TV programme - it will probably take ages before this tendency changes! Because right now so many Danes believe that it is normal to start drinking and partying when turning 13 years old. But, obviously, it does not make it better that the media portrays this as being the norm and "cool" - just look at "Summer in Sunny Beach", "Paradise Hotel", etc. No one questions people's behaviour, even if it's way over the line.
We believe that it's embarrassing that other countries picture us as being a "drinking nation". And when the events in Prague happen, this term is reenforced once again and it becomes even more embarrassing.
Lastly, we just wanted to say "Cheers!" (In Pepsi Max... Obviously!)
I guess all of us (Danes especially) have heard about the young people, who recently, on a vacation to Prague, destroyed hotels, got in fights with the police and got kicked out of their hotel due to bad behaviour - all with alcohol in their blood. So, today, our theme has got to be the Danish drinking culture!
Okay, we do not want to give a holy preach on how no one may ever even look at a Pina Colada; because we do enjoy a drink now and again ;) But we believe that it is sad that almost all social events have to involve alcohol and heavy drinking. Freshers' trip? Several days of drinking. An event meant to bring people together - but can this be done, when most people are drunk and might not even be able to remember much the next day?
And like Bubber (red. Danish TV personality) said in "Go' Aften Danmark" (red. Danish TV programme "Good Evening Denmark") last night - one feels like an alien in social contexts that only involve heavy drinking. You are the "odd one out", if you choose not to drink - and people demand an explanation: "Are you doing something tomorrow or what?", "Come ooooon!", "Just one drink!" We have nothing against people choosing to drink and have fun; it's just sad that people feel that one has to have alcohol floating in the blood before the fun part of the night begins and they feel like they can "let loose". In our opinion, it's no problem having a party with just a drink or two - take us as examples! Several times we have been asked, if we were drunk, when we in no way had been drinking - we were just having a giggling fest and enjoying our intern kind of humour. It's really sad that it has to be this way! We need some social events - especially in schools - that bring people together without involving heavy drinking. Just look at American schools, where young people meet when playing sports and doing other activities, hold talentshows, etc.
But like Bubber said in the TV programme - it will probably take ages before this tendency changes! Because right now so many Danes believe that it is normal to start drinking and partying when turning 13 years old. But, obviously, it does not make it better that the media portrays this as being the norm and "cool" - just look at "Summer in Sunny Beach", "Paradise Hotel", etc. No one questions people's behaviour, even if it's way over the line.
We believe that it's embarrassing that other countries picture us as being a "drinking nation". And when the events in Prague happen, this term is reenforced once again and it becomes even more embarrassing.
Lastly, we just wanted to say "Cheers!" (In Pepsi Max... Obviously!)
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