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- The Red Lion (British Drinking Culture Documentary) | Real Stories
The Red Lion is based on a very simple idea - take the most common name for a pub (The Red Lion) and then take the people who drink in the 600 pubs across the UK with that name to throw light on our drinking habits. What emerges is a unique portrait of Britain as a nation of drinkers - a documentary that, part hilariously, part disturbingly shows just how deeply booze and the boozer are woven into the warp and weft of British society and culture.
From the tipsy eighty year old widows to the 15-pints-a-day landlord. From the lonely singleton divorcee to the raucous student members of the university netball team, men and women, groups and individuals, young and old - we all use the pub and alcohol in our different ways. Is Britain as a nation in the grip of a serious drink problem? Or are we just having a little bit of fun - regularly?
That pub landlord who drinks 15 pints a day, 7 days a week - 'I don't drink a lot'. The most British thing I've ever heard. Love it.
lol that's like 45 drinks a day
@AdamA2327 isn't a pint like 3 beers?
@@mmaas117 a standard pint in the UK is 2.3 units so that landlord is having 34.5 units a day, 7 days a week. He drinks in a day what I drink in a week
@@mmaas117 no 😂
He's disgusting
My dad was a pub owner and a functioning alcoholic. After watching him die a horrible death of cirrhosis of the liver, I knew I had to get my drinking under control. I wouldn’t wish that experience on my worst enemy!!!
:(
My condolences 💐.
YOUR NOT ALONE KEEP STRONG
@Samantha Fitzgerel: Sorry to hear that. Did you give up drinking entirely, or were you able to cut down?
@@gardendormouse6479 I gave it up completely. With Gods help.
"So, Mondays are your day off."
"Yes...well, that's when I drink alone."
I love how dear old Wilf has been adopted by the pub and how everyone looks after him. Better than staying at home with only the telly and a slice of tomato on toast.
As soon as the management or brewery work out they can make more money turning the place into an eatery, Wild will be sat outside in the garden while kids run around screaming inside!
Yes agreed! I also like how people of all ages enjoy!
id rather do just that. netflix. cup of tea and tomatoes on toast. nowt wrong with that.
Why would you assume that's the alternative to going to a pub?
"You were so drunk last night"
This is the epitomy of modern British conversation folks, trust me.
It's true mate, it's true. Losers?
No, and it's "epitome".
utter rubbish !
@@heatherfromcheshire7392 - point well made Ms Blah.
Not much different here in the US.
My hangovers have gotten to the point where I am completely useless and the headaches are terrible. One and a half week no drinking. I dont want to waste another day due to alcohol
@The Dude thank you. I didn't commit. I went one month no drinking. Then I drank beers again . Very disappointed in myself
I'm proud of you pal. You got this!
If you're like me then the idea of abstaining completely from booze due to not being able to trust yourself is worse than having the problem of drinking too much. I'd recommend that you strictly limit your intake to an amount that won't horrify you the next day. I believe that total abstinence and "AA" are not for everybody, and that some of us have to wise up and learn self discipline
me too I have quit.
Just drink more to get over the headache
6 months sober and I feel amazing. Drinking was killing me. It worked for years though before it turned on me. If you can drink in moderation more power to you. I just cant :(
Same . I don’t drink often but when I do I get rat arsed . There is simply no off button so I’m either stone cold sober (99%of the time ) or I’m absolutely smashed (1%) and there is absolutely nothing in between.
Moderation is like a beautiful temptress. She'll seduce and lure me but if I pursue her she'll destroy me. Better to stay sober. Besides I don't want to be that guy anymore - a guy who breaks promises to himself
Same here, only of it 1 month but without going into it in depth, I feel the health benefits which at the end of the day, our health is our wealth, but well done
@@maidinulster Keep it up Roberta. You got this!
Ric Lee - 6 months sober is great, I was never a big drinker but I stopped completely after my alcoholic Dad died of ruptured varices and liver disease. Worst death you could imagine… He spewed up/choked on and lost his entire blood volume and it was horrifying, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone and it’s more common than people think. 😢 Did you manage to stay sober? If people went and visited their nearest hospital liver ward, they would stop drinking alcohol too - trust me… Best of luck to you mate.
Best piece of advice I’ve found when it comes to drinking is “Be careful what you get good at.”
Knew you were a wanker. Wanker.
You are so right.
I hear people say
oh he’s a great drinker
he’s well able for it
He would drink her under the table
he’s well used to it
Etc
That’s the best way I’ve heard it put
I've never heard anyone say that they live for the day after drinking, that the hangover makes it all worth it...... ummmm ok
I take it you're not British?
Do they fry up a big dish greasy slop for breakfast ! That adds to the masochism !
She is brain damaged...
@@sahotaquack1 You must know a lot of losers. I don't know anyone who thinks or acts like this.
@@heatherfromcheshire7392 or you're the loser perhaps?
"I just want to get pissed and vomit my paycheck in the alley outside at 1 am, then pray for a merciful death the next day." said no one ever.
Pretty much all of them on there said that what are you waffling about
This is exactly what the first group of slags said in so many words you dolt
Loved this documentary so so much. I am not a pub person myself, but I do have a drink with my dad in his local pub and it warms my heart. When he goes in and knows everyone as they have been going there for 40 + years and it's just so heart warming. Like the cheers series theme tune - 'You wanna go where everybody knows your name' ❤
Lol. One of the best theme tunes ever imo. Up there with the Golden Girls one 😂
I drank too much in my 20s.. early 30s.. 48 now and very rarely drink. I just hate how I feel the following day.. don’t miss it.
@josh langley Josh is joshin.
Good for you nothing good comes from getting pissed .
Smoke (eat/ consume) weed everyday
no hang over with weed
@@crooton2258you haven't done enough weed
9 years sober and just sorry I wasted my brains and 20 years on alcohol.
Six years here, that and quitting smoking were the best decisions I've ever made.
@@wezrichards7231 Kudos to you, but then why watch such a video? As a reminder of what you don't miss? Just curious...
@@22ergie 12years here and Real Stories video are intertaining. nothing to fear from ones about drinking.
@@22ergie I think it's a very normal, healthy and human thing to remind yourself of what you escaped from. It's a bit like going back and revising over old educational material. The brain is a muscle that needs to constantly be worked and stimulated. I quit drinking quite a while ago, but I find it of great value to go back and listen to people who are caught in the loop you were in. It gives you perspective.
3 years here. Went too far, myself.
What kind of society have you created when half of the population feels a need to drink itself into oblivion to avoid it.
Stuart Paul one of the greatest in the world.. have you ever been to any Easter European country mate?
@@PpaulliusS Ironic that you use the English language to express such disdain
@@petegiant Its just an unfortunate affliction we were born with.
m.j. lucey ur not forced to. Just dnt type it and learn ur own cancerous langauge
@@mohammedfahad3564 Duuuuuh. boiiii.
When I grew up , the pub was the social networking hub for the village . Pre internet / texting days. A lot of business was done in there. If you needed a tradesman , you would talk to him in the pub about your job and fix a price . We would leave the building site at lunch time for a pie and a pint . Meet the lads on Friday nights there, girlfriends, neighbors , darts, pool, music, pub outings.
Those were the days . Brilliant !!
When I came to the US , I met a few people who said they couldn’t have a drink as they were alcoholics. That was very strange to me coming from the pub culture, that they couldn’t just come and have a pint and a chat .
RIP Rob, the guy was a local legend used to smoke behind the bar and not charge me for drinks lol
What happened to rob?
@@lekal6247 got old ⚰️
@@lekal6247 The booze killed him in the end.
I really liked Reg. There's something very sweet about him! He seems like the type that would give the shirt off his back. Literally. I hope he finds a nice lady to settle down with.
I wonder if he got the lady from Americar
I agree the guy seems extremely personable and enjoyable to be around, hope he is doing well
He is the guy that I would gladly help with whatever if he called. And I would love an evening at the pub with him, seems such a nice fellow
He was pissed!
@@Talisman09 So what's your point?
"Get the most drunk" means whoever is laid out on the street with puke all over them in the end of the night. I'll pass on that.
When I heard what Reg said, my heart went out to him. Such a precious fellow. How should he be lonely, with so many women in the world wanting a nice, handsome man?!
Hello Gregory i am from Singapore i am coming 41 this year in August. Yes i totally agree with u but maybe Reg got a certain kind of criteria i am not saying that he is choosy but probably he is looking for a woman who can truly accept him as he is. For example me i want a guy who truly can accept me as i am.
The Romans wrote about how the Britons drank to excess so nothing has changed.
As will the aliens when they finally visit.
Britain is not even in the top ten in Europe, and considerably lower than Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium and even Portugal.
@@lyndoncmp5751 so you're saying the places without the high immigration of the UK have heavy drinkers. Notice there were none of the new face of Britain in the bar?
@@cruiser6260
What is the new 'face of Britain'? Britain is still nearly 90% white.
@@cruiser6260 you won't find them in there because they have no intention or interest in the host countrys culture, they don't even try our food, weirdos I found in the main ,only here because it facilitates a life they can't get in their 3rd world home
The two elderly friends are awesome. If you want a drink with a friend, have fun ladies. The youngsters binge drinking is a little worrying, to be honest. Bad habits catch up to you, kids.
Don't see why it's much different between them, they're all binge drinking. I don't think it's that bad on either side, but just because they're older doesn't make it any better in comparison.
The ladies drink everyday lots of wine and rum and coke. They're by far worse, unconscious alcoholics.
@@olly_evans haha, they weren't even drunk
Both bobs were journalists ?? probably the booziest profession known to man !!! Wives are carrying on the tradition in their absence !
@@gggshah5531 Those ladies are actually drinking quite alot. They could well get into serious health issues
The best friends who are widows... I love them! They lost their "Bobs" but they have each other and they are lovely.
There's nothing lovely about a drunk woman.
Rangifulla and nothing respectable about a mouthy man
The other one will be lost when the first one dies.
Yes, but that is how they felt when they lost their Bobs and now they have each other, it reminds me to love the ones in my life now while I can.
And she was right, at their age let them have their drinks, they handle better than young people I see in pubs all of the time!
veronica jude I absolutely agree with you! Life is just too short & we have to realize every single day not to take anyone in our lives for granted. Regrets can be so hard to live with. I wish those sweet widows much happiness in their lives & I see nothing wrong at all with them enjoying themselves, especially at their ages!
It's strange how my perception and attitude toward drinking has changed over the years. When I was the same age roughly as the girls' netball team and guys' rugby team I'd have been very much like them, didn't see much harm in it and it was all a bit of a laugh really. But since I quit drinking 11 years ago, seeing this just reminds me of how much money, time, energy and my own health I wasted in drinking. My biggest fear that helped get me to stop that was I'd end up being a lonely old drunk having done little or nothing with my life.
Going out couple of times s week doesn't mean that
I completely concur. It's unfortunate that for some, alcohol seems to be their only refuge. The irony lies in the belief that they are grounded in reality and connected, when in truth, they're not. Regrettably, this connection is often just a facade, a byproduct of alcohol consumption.
Pink Floyd's classic song Time's lyrics haunt most of these stories "and then one day you find, 10 years got behind you , no one told you when to run...."
Fun fact: The Red Lion is the name of the pub in Orwell's book, Animal Farm.
The name actually originates from the war of roses. Areas supporting the Lancastrians would name their pub the red lion, Yorkists The White Lion. As the Lancastrians won, you don't really see The White Lion as a pub name.
I have left the UK a while ago now and this documentary brought back memories. I went through a teenage binge phase, plus drank quite a lot at University. As the years went on this trailed away. I still liked a pint and a half in my local every Saturday afternoon. For a while now I hardly drink now I have left the UK. The Pub has been a central part of British culture for centuries. This film is really excellent as it does show how important the pub still is in British culture. If you look at the international stats the UK is not especially high compared with other countries. Binge drinking again, seems to have been around for a long time though. A very good programme, thanks for downloading this.
Great documentary! Explains the British culture well. To an outsider the most different thing is that when the pub is closed down people don't meet anymore. In other words - they are not used to visiting each their neighbors..
and here in the UK we have neighbours ...
I was a tavern goer and drunk for half my life. From the little I remember I had a splendid time. I quit drinking after three decades. It was the best thing I ever did.
im on that path. it just dosnt interest me anymore and i stopped enjoying it.
@@CARLIN4737 same
Fair play to Joan and Irene. I hope they're still enjoying plenty of wine and rum to this day, and many more to come.
Missing the UK so much while watching this doc. I lived in Bristol for almost 3y and half and I miss it everyday, although I wanted to come back to Spain cos of my family but... Still loved the experience and brits are the best, loved the humor, kind spirit, culture and vibes from Bristol and the people there. To all my managers, colleagues and friends made there working as a waitress, shop assistant and then Personal Shopper, I love you guys :):)
Same , I can't wait to return to the UK.
Glad you enjoyed yourself. I’ve had some good times with folk from Bristol . I’m from East Lancashire but From London up to Glasgow ,Lowestoft, Penzance people will treat you good and have a laugh with you. If your sound with them .
Love you too! Glad you had a good time :)
Me too. Moved to Australia and now NZ but I've always missed the great British pub culture
@Michael Valensi never get them right , past caring . Lol
If this documentary was about any other drug we would be vilifying these people.
Fly Flicks , at least we’re not as boring as dopers.
yup
I’d rather drop a couple pills than drink alcohol that costs over a fiver a pop
spot on
@@jackbudgen8858 be careful pills kill
(Alcohol does too)
I’m American and I found the closest thing to a real Irish pub that my wife and I frequent every week. It has music, laughter, and we’ve made a couple of regular friends. We bring our friends and our kids in for a drink or eats. Long live the PUB!
Exactly!!! These days people think if you gave a drink you’re doing something destructive, but it’s better than sitting at home watching tv.
@@shanejaredberezowski5467 These days people are in such denial about how bad booze really is...it's sad to build your social life around a CNS depressant. But hey, we all have our vices.
@@shanejaredberezowski5467 or watching others drinking on utube!
That wifi is bad for you and the monthly expenses..
@@Meltedcheese567 I've never drunk too much alcohol, but I do like to have a little drink now and again in an English country or seaside pub. Never have more than half a pint. The ales are so delicious now, and the pub interiors and often also the pub gardens are lovely. The atmosphere is usually so relaxing, convivial and enjoyable. There are dozens of fantastic pubs within 10 miles of where I live in East Kent, though sad to say there were others that have sadly now closed. The pub really is essential to the nation's life and sanity. There should be much more government effort to preserve our pubs.
This is a very moving documentary put togehter with love and care. Pubs in the UK really are fundamental in preserving a sense of collective commuity and belonging. The people featured all had their life stories to convey. I was particulallry drawn to the love and companionship shown between the 2 widows and the retired banker. I have lived in North America since 2008 and, after watching this, realize how much I both love and miss the UK.🇺🇸🇬🇧
Sounds like you missed the part where basing culture around alcohol is not a great thing lol
@@Meltedcheese567lol 😂 she did too. Lol
Put together with care not to show the girls lying in the gutter or ask about fights and lost licences or brain cells
@@Meltedcheese567 I'm guessing your sanctimony makes quite a few people want a drink
@@Meltedcheese567better than basing it around a religion 👍
I don't even drink, why am I watching this?
I know, neither do I, and I'm watching this, like I'd watch a car wreck or something :-P
David Martin Rubio I'm asking myself that same question
David Martin Rubio So you can see what you're not missing?
Ha ha ha same here
i miss it
I enjoyed this low-key documentary. I found the people seemed for the most part pleasant.
What makes it low - key?
Well metaphorically speaking how much lower can you get than this.
@@derby1263 OOf
@@learntonganwithandrew Because it's not overproduced. It's also casual conversation. They're just interested in their drinking habits and in a sense their lives. It's like small talk.
Hi, if you understand French, try "strip tease"...
Iam so glad I’ve stopped wasting my life in a place where no one will change in twenty years time , and I was able to hold on to my relationship with my family, thank god....
Exactly the pub I went to it has not changed in 20 years It really sad so glad don't go now
That’s so true
@paul Flynn mr clean ni good for you for not drinking and choosing family as well!
GOOD ON YOU
Why am I watching this? and why can’t I stop watching?! 😂
I am rewatching this cuz I watched awhile back supposedly 🖤🤍🖤🤍
When you’re elderly and retired, you get to drink as much as you want, it’s the young people who are playing with fire. My son died at 50 of cirrhosis. It’s a horrible death! Someone said “if I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.” True wisdom
@@danthompson5797 the point is that by the time you're 80, cancer or a stroke are going to get you long before the alcohol, so it doesn't matter as much. The trick is to live long enough first.
@@danthompson5797 exactly. Poison is still poison in “ moderation “. It doesn’t matter the age, alcohol is evil and can get anyone at any time. It’s the devils pee. It’s simply not good.
@@cl5470 alcohol causes both cancer and strokes, in fact, there are 60 different diseases that are caused by alcohol and older people don’t tolerate it better than young people - quite the reverse as their internal organs are older, more worn out and they don’t repair or recuperate anywhere near as quickly as younger folk do…
@@danthompson5797 Not entirely
@@cl5470 Alcohol increases your risk of an ugly death at any age. People are in such denial about how dangerous booze really is.
Poor Reggie, he's like "She started putting hearts on her letters... So I guess you could say it's getting kinda serious!"
He was sadly pathetic
Robert passed away awhile ago due alcoholism. RIP. Lovley bloke
Was that the barkeep who was drinking on the job?
@@BootsORiley yeah, done abit of building work for him over the years, I'd turn up on a Monday morning at 7.30am and he'd have a drink on the go already, but really lovley guy. Had the red lion in stodmarsh, Kent
@@tinman8311 ahhhh, that’s most unfortunate. Seemed like such an eccentric, lovable guy. RIP Robert of Kent
Okay, this was recommended to me in 2020. Considering the state of the world, I'd love to visit a Red Lion right now.
Socialising is healthy, the problem here is that so many think being social and drinking are two inseparable things. With the abundance of pubs and drinking culture in the UK I don't blame them for thinking that way, I feel that there are too many pubs over here and that if we had less then people would be more inclined to gravitate to other activities which still let them make friends and have fun but without the liver damage and hangovers.
@@rcguy7258
Its pretty stupid to drink only for the taste.
And there in lies the problem. There just isn’t a lot of things for people to do especially in the smaller places. Of course the weather doesn’t help lol. What they need are community centres where they can gather and do things like darts, billiards, cards, etc etc.
The pandemic highlighted this especially. Now where I live so many old and young people are going hiking, paddleboarding, wild swimming, going to the gym etc. The winter is the problem. We're more of a global culture now too, and drinking isn't seen in the same way.
Heybejeybe
Winter? What winter? This isn't Siberia or even Norway. Our winters in England never stops me from hiking, cycling, camping etc. It's mostly mild and manageable.
@@prepperjonpnw6482 I live in a very small village in Portugal (also a big drinking culture here), have literally nothing to do here, so I invented things to do, I stop drinking 3 years ago. That is just one more excuse for people you don't want to stop, that it's nothing to do, you have a brain, be creative. No wanting to stop is a choice, no need for excuses. Also socialize from time to time, but I assure, rather be alone forever than having another sip of any alcholic drink. Best regards :)
I always hear fun and laughter coming out of pubs. I never do with coffee shops. Every time I go into a coffee shop with someone who wants a coffee everyone seems quiet, boring, reserved and miserable. Its like a bloody library.
Give me pubs every time.
The British pub is the greatest community centre on earth every type of person from every walk of life . Getting on with life and enjoying each others company . I miss it so much as i now live abroad and does not exist where i am now . France .
What a beautifull story. Lovely characters and cleverly produced.
Lived in Morecambe back in the early 80s... the English country pub had an ambience that we Americans struggle to re-create. One place had a lovely boxer (dog) named William who loved the salt & vinegar crisps. I do miss that.
I never met William, but, what a good boy.
15:30 Monday is my day off. It's nice to sit with my feet up and have a glass of wine by my own.
*I thought she was talking about drinking LOL*
Haha
Classic! Absolutely brilliant! Good for her! I hope when I’m in my eighties I can enjoy drinking wine every day!
My first 6yrs were spent in the pub! My dad had the red lion in Burnham, slough. I have wonderful memories of the people who were really part of an extended or sub family. If I could turn back time . . .
Love how they show a Stella Artois / wife beater ad.
Awfully expensive to be in the pub every night.
? True
A Clem i for one I would rather spend my money other wise!
50 pounds a week? I spend about 180 a week. Good times.
My dad went to the pub six nights a week. We never had any money at home. We had holes in our shoes, socks held up by elastic, and spam for dinner. Men that drink and leave their families in poverty are a very vile part of British culture.
I know where do they get it
Those little old ladies are adorable
I'd like to buy them a bottle of champagne :-)
Drinking 7 days a week. Not good
Adorable how? Adorably sad, "It's eastenders tonight...". Countries being taken advantage of, people out on the streets and the people is very very drunk.
@@bensavage4575 like old ladies everywhere. just because they would n.t go out with you. unrequited love. its a sad world.
@@whatshisname3304 You mean like old ladies like you. Oh dear. Bonsoir moron.
I toured the UK four times with this band and everytime we'd meet at Wetherspoons in Victoria Station after hopping off the Gatwick Express. So nice to enjoy the ale and be in London. Great memories Great Britain!
"Avoiding drinking on the job is obviously not a principle you have embraced", she says to the continuously drunk landlord. Love the English understatement!
That shows how great those “friendships” were. Once alcohol is out of the picture, they are non-existent.
Yeah exactly
That's what I like, don't want people too close, loose fun friendships with no expectations
Thankfully alcohol plays no part in my life...do not drink....my father was an alcoholic..so I saw up close and personally the destruction alcohol can bring!
My Brother is an alcoholic also. Its so destructive. I hate people who always drink too much.
My best friend lost his Dad to it a couple of years back, and I can see him going down the same path. It hurts so much to see it happening, that slow rot. I stopped drinking alcohol 5 and a bit years back and it's the single best thing I've ever done. I binge drank and it was really destructive. I feel so much better for not doing it. I can't be around drunk people now, can't stand the smell of alcohol on someones breath. Makes me feel sick.
@@alwhyte6533
Well done to you
I so miss the British pubs! I lived and worked in England for many year's and really loved the pubs and the atmosphere in them. I used to go to the really old pub's because they are so beautiful. I now live in Sweden. There are some beautiful pubs here too made in traditional British style but they just lack the atmosphere. Pubs are a fairly new thing here and I think that's what makes the difference. People here don't have the experience from going to the pub for generations as they have in Britain.
You guys should do a sequel..see how many of these young ladies are raging alcoholics, have spent a few stints in rehab, or are single mothers. You know, for science.
In America, we are missing the, Family style pub. A lot of us only have socializing at work.
mary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thevbrexit brit pubs serve warm tepid beer
@@halfarashertierney5710 that's the real ales larger and cider is served very cold and many brands have an extra cold option too
@@halfarashertierney5710 You don't understand real ale...
Yep I live in America now and miss the pubs so much . Your right there is very little socialising outside of work .
Half a rasher
Warm beer is never served in pubs. Even real ale is cool or at worse room temperature. It is never warm. And most real ales are stronger than piss water pilsners.
Canadian here, went to my grandmothers funeral in England and after the funeral the family went to the pub for the rest of the day...that would never happen in Canada.
There is nothing more wonderful than an old English pub.
I lost my cousin brother to alcohol - his liver gave up when he was about 58. Wish he was still here.
I want a shirt that says, "Well, I don't know, do I Reg? " I'm still cackling. I also want those adorable 80 year old ladies to adopt me
... Reg is a doll. Such a bubbly personality - fun :)
Hahahahaha...just as I read your comment he said it :D
No way, 'Reg the hedge' for me!
Knowing an alcoholic and two who died OF alcoholism, this is really sad. There's nothing you can do to help someone drinking their life away. They have to stop or slow down themselves. So frustrating.
Sadly, I've seen a friend lose his Dad to booze, and I am scared he's heading the same way. Alcohol is so easily obtainable and so socially acceptable. I stopped almost five years ago, but all of my friends drink and they think that I'm 'spoiling' the atmosphere because I don't get pissed up. It's saddening, really.
Life is short, no one can go on being miserable forever.
Hi honey how are you. Greetings from Ireland 😘😀
cannot argue with that.
@@Michael-bf1dtscammer
i was a regular in Roberts Red Lion - he was an absolute Peach but an alcoholic and he is now dead i think i heard anyway,... he used to call me Dollly - a Dolly birdy memories of good times RIP Robert x
Was it not off putting for customers him being blind drunk all the time ? It’s sad watching him tbh
I'm a pub girl. You meet nice, down to earth people. Nice regulars. That was the worst thing for me during lockdown. No bloody pub!!!! I love grabbing a good seat, (for people watching). A few sherbets, pork scratchings & talking rubbish for a couple of hours. Great therapy!!!
My neighbour is from Britain that had to get away from her drunk British husband (after 10 years) by moving here to Canada. Her husband is constantly broke and drunk. She told me Her friends' husband (when she was is Britain) drowned in a stream in her town because they come from the pub and fall in when walking home drunk. A common occurrence in their town. It's quite strange to her that Canadians aren't drunk like this all the time.
Living in London for 3 months took about 3 years off of my life. So. Much. Booze.
Absolutely knackered.
I had the absolute best time being off my pickle from my mid teens up to my late 20s. I have still carried on drinking after that, but not to the same extent all the time, and not nearly as often. The hangovers definitely become much harder to handle, and gone are the days of 'sleeping' on a friends floor or settee, or staying up all night haha. Would I change any of that? Nah, wouldn't change any if it!
Good on you gaz did it myself and loved every minute of it best days of my life .
Yeah that's why I think people are judging the young girls too harshly, they're at university for God's sake let them have their 3 years of freedom & fun!
Different strokes, for different folks.. A bit different from my country, Norway. Part from having a drinking culture as well. But here mostly in the weekends.. I think it looks pretty cozy. Instead of sitting home alone. It's like a community house, where you can come and hang out with friends and people you know. Or just be among people. Eat, drink or not drink. I don't understand all the hate comments. They were not all drinking and not all of them were drunk. And if they were, so what? It's totally up to them. People are so fast to judge others.
Most of the hate is probably coming from Americans who live in a black and white, puritanical world with warning signs on EVERYTHING.
Jennifer Hill the funny thing is that the Americans don't always take care of eachother when they go out. Also for the most part they dont start drinking until they go off for college a they drink to the brink of alcohol poisoning regularly. Throwing up every night and so on.
I'm American and I get it, it's not the quantity of years of existence here on the planet but the quality, I saw a lot of happy people getting together having genuine fun! cheers.
Just because those people look happy doesn't mean they are. The drinking culture in the UK is so all-encompassing that many feel socially pressured into drinking and attending such pubs regularly in order to have some they call "friends." You can clearly see that one of the girls in the netball team is quite uncomfortable with downing that pint by her body language alone but peer pressure compels her. It's a toxic culture.
Jennifer Hill
Americans have crap beer as well. Possibility jealousy.
It's utterly British. We have local cafés here in the Netherlands (although the classic ones are shutting down as well), but that's not like a pub. I feel fortunate to have been to many pubs in England and Ireland as a younger woman.
I truly enjoyed watching it. Thank you.
I have mixed reactions to this. I love the idea of a cozy gathering place for the local community. A place to meet old friends and make new ones. What I don't like is the alcohol abuse. Is it possible to have pub life without the alcohol?
The English pub is an intuition and will hopefully remain so.
The best pleasant documentary!! Wish I had a time like that
i love the two old ladies. bless them
Me too. Made the entire documentary 🎀🖤
14:12 "it was after the Bobs died" soooo English! made me LOL
Those pub crawl girls have an unusual philosophy regarding having a good time and drinking. Hangovers are a cruel message.
Please God Help Me..I drink by myself...
Watching this during lockdown. Yearning for the pubs to reopen and as they were, without all this redtape.
Local pubs are a huge part of British culture. I've met many neighbours I call friends, whom otherwise may have stayed strangers. A vital resource for the community...Just look at Wilf.
I love this. I love british culture. I love Brits, they are educated and most of all funny. I was born in a wrong part of the world. Brits,be proud of what you are.
Me too! 😄
@@redfo3009 Its a disgusting culture.
Stopped drinking over 1 year ago and have no desire to ever start again. Quit smoking too. You don't need alcohol to be able to socialize. Lots of people don't drink.
Thank you for sharing this documentary. Good stuff 🙂👍
This is why 1 out of 3 emergency room visits in the UK are related to alcohol. And why people are dying as young as 30 because of alcohol abuse (I just saw a documentary about this subject). I love the pub culture though. Some people just take it too far.
I have worked as a barman for many years (I choose not to drink and I don't feel neither better nor worse than the rest for it)One of the problems is that it has become so normal (everyone does it all the time), that people don't even give it a thought, and if you don't do it (or do it very seldom) then it will be a reason for the majority to believe that you had problems with alcohol in the past, or something is 'wrong' with you, or people may look at you with a sense of suspicion. The long term consecuences can be devastating....cancer that manifests without previous warning, and then the affected person only got a couple of weeks left to live and it's already too late to solve it (I've seen this one very often). Kidney, liver or pancreas malfunction which makes life miserable...To me alcohol has become something most people don't consider too much (and in a way that could be dangerous). It is the perfect (and many times only) lubricant for doing something as natural as socialising with others (be it friends or strangers), or the perfect lubricant to flirt with someone. As a Scottish friend of mine told me once, 'the average British lacks confidence deep down, so in order to overcome this, alcohol is the answer'. Is it true? I don't really know....but the statement is clearly worth a thought...specially if we are unable to do perfectly natural things without having a drink.
Very well said. I'm a sober alcoholic with 5 yrs free of alcohol. Until I became alcohol-free I didn't understand how toxic the booze was to my body
What a clear perspective!. Well said.
@MrKayaker69 yup
its been that way in the uk since adam was a lad
Quite true ,the vast majority use booze to overcome social anxiety ,
the fact that mates can have a great time and laugh together and enjoy each other i feel outweighs the fact that they are "alcoholics"
For real?
You've never met an alcoholic then
@@bigsteve6729 idk man if you are sober, cant enjoy life, but can have fun after a couple beers with a few friends , why not ?
@@bigsteve6729 i am one lmao
Everywhere in Europe people drink a lot, probably too much. The difference is that in most places getting drunk (or wasted) is a side effect and in UK usual it's the whole point.
Completely agree
Mainly in the young
@@randomcomputer7248 no it has become so much more common that the British community and that included everyone goes out to get drunk when they drink.
@@rosiegiesler4705 Wrong
Rosie
I absolutely NEVER see older people out in nice rural or country pubs getting drunk. It is very much a young person thing in town and city pubs.
Nice documentary . I use to live in my local until they introduced the smoking ban, being in a smoke filled pub was part and parcel of pub life. The thing is there was always the Bar or the Lounge to drink in and in a lot of old traditional pubs the bar was actually called The Smoke Bar or Smoking Lounge so if you didn't like smoke you knew not to drink in there
It's actually a form of torture watching this when you've run out of beer in the gaff.
I feel your pain
@@user-hr8uv6pk4y I never run out
@@elephantsmemory3142 I'd like to stay at yours for new years
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Lovely way to wake up watching this this morning. Could almost be fooled into believing life is normal.
2 years sober here, I drink more tea and coffee now though lol
keep it up. Wish I had
And then they wonder why no country abroad wants them as tourists …
Reg seems like a genuinely nice bloke, admits he's getting old and lonely. Should be Reg the Ledge.
Used to be like reg, I think it’s clear to see that people like reg are depressed and stuck in a cycle of loneliness or social drinking.
Watching this vídeo brings me old memorys for the time i lived in the UK. My pub was the Admiral Lord Rodney in Colne Lancashire. Miss my mates....
English people are so friendly and intelligent. :) I love the way they use the words "proper" and "mate". Just adorable.
You've proper never been here have you mate
Thanks for the reminder as to why I'm SO grateful I haven't had to take a drink in 37 years, one day at a time. I couldn't even get through the first 10 minutes of this video. A sickening trip down Memory Lane. But you guys enjoy your pounding headaches, nausea, puking, waking up with butt ugly people, DUI charges, phoning in sick to work, making an absolute buffoon of yourself, etc. I started my drinking career in Canada. With LOTS of Brits. I thought this kind of drinking was normal. Love you guys to pieces. English/Scottish/Irish is my heritage. Heavy drinker? Alcoholic? We only have to report to ourselves. I for one want nothing to do anymore with boozers. Best of luck to all. Please don't drink and drive. 🙏🏻💚
Very well said. I haven't had a drink in 4 years. It almost killed me multiple times. 2 DUI and I don't miss the alcohol. I miss the fun times but life is better without booze.
Being Eastern European living in the UK for 17 years..I love Britain, British people, British nature, British humour, attitude between colleagues at work, National Trust.. but still can't get used to drinking culture and Sorry British food.😉
1. Eastern Europe has a worse drinking cultural and a higher alcohol consumption and alcohol death rate.
2. There is food from all over the world in Britain. You must have a limited diet.
On one of my tours majority of the tourists were British. One was from Australia. Every night they would drink. And would leave one bar then go to another. This documentary brings back memories of them.
I have to say I wish there was a local pub where I live. I’m over 50 retired my wife has passed and my son is married with two children. My friends have either moved away or died and I’m all alone now. I try to spend as much time with my grandchildren as I can but I still have long periods of being alone. I guess what I’m really looking for is an excuse to spend time with others.
You dont need an excuse to be with others .......find a hobby,..join a club, church, volunteer someplace, part time job to get out of house and see people,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no reason to be lonely if you dont want to be !!!!!!...................Erik
God bless and RIP Robert, perhaps one of the last classic Landlords.
aww ad to hear he died :(
@@AliAlz90 15 pints a day will do that ! Sadly he probably had a very uncomfortable death
Ridge seems kind of fun. I love when he talked about the conversations with himself haha. :-) :-) :-) :-)
The Soccer Team lads remind me when I was a young single man in the military. We worked very hard during the week and then on the weekends we would all get wasted. Back then, it was really fun and a hang-over was no big deal. Yes, I guess we wasted our time, but it was fun and provided a way to bond. To this day, at age 59, I still look back on those younger days very fondly.
I spent many of my younger years on the continent. When I returned to England and saw how much people drank I couldn't believe it.
If you came to America, you wouldn't see much difference.
@@worldtipper Didn't see much drunkeness in the States at all.