Britain's Drinking Culture | David Mitchell's Soapbox
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2011
- David Mitchell looks at Britain's drinking culture.
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David talks about the country's problem with its drinking culture; but not in the way of 'Broken Britain's Wild Teens In Booze Binge Shame Shock', rather like having a nice glass of wine at a party, or a pint in the pub.
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"My top tip this week is not to become an alcoholic."
Thanks, David. Not many are willing to take such a controversial position.
Isn't the argument really: do become an alcoholic, because you will have to suffer through all those parties anyway, atleast for an alcoholic it would give the suffering with a glas of wine in hand some purpose.
I'd love to hear his response
I actually saw this before becoming an alcoholic. I really should have followed David's advice.
Hot take. It's bad to be physically addicted to poison
@Graig Simmonette well that's bullshit.
Poor me, poor me, pour me a drink
it's never only a pint
Kalibre, I should've said it was Kalibre
We had 3 different flavours of crisps!
I'm going to call offcom, there must be guidelines!!
...and Scotch eggs!
Last year, I gave up alcohol and started taking heroin. At the risk of sounding smug, I've never been happier.
Ahhh yes... but can you trust your H dealer compared to your wonderful government entities?
I had this at uni, after basically drinking constantly for the first 2-3 months i gave it a bit of break and discovered I basically had nothing in common with my mates other than our fondness for getting bladdered
Otherwise known as a "Fraternity"
@MrDubcek yeah but then does anyone have that much in common with anyone?
Having similar hobbies and interests gets you to small talk stage. Sharing political views and a similar sense of humour gets you further. But long term friends simply come about from shared experiences - if that's getting bladdered, c'est la vie
@@semi-skimmedmilk4480 well said
this crack is really moreish
steve gale what?
Lol wut
@steve gale it's from Peep show you fucking idiot 😂
Chance would be a fine thing Lisa, a fine thing indeed
allways28 just don’t say crack...all right?
I love that he refers to alcohol as a drug. So many people treat it completely separately for no real reason.
It's taxable.
People say that alcohol's a drug. It's not a drug, it's a drink!
@@tommymack2185
How do people like you remember to breathe 🤡
@@tommymack2185huh?
@@tomrawlins8214 It's a quote from Chris Morris's news satire Brass Eye. V funny - check it out!
"Because if you can't get through breakfast without scotch, where the hell does that leave you for your cousin's wedding" Very good point
I can answer that: It leaves you at home drinking scotch.
I love how the message of this video is "don't become an alcoholic, because alcohol is impossible to live without"
Yeah, not sure what it says about society that there are people that believe that most social occasions require being in at least a mild alcoholic haze to become tolerable.
That's an awful message.
that vomiting person in the background had me mesmerized...
I think that it's Olivia Coleman. She deserves an Oscar for such a convincing vomit.
3 hurls in, I started to get worried for them.
There were THREE flavours of crisps!!
This is a good point. While it's fun to go to parties and drink, I cannot stress the importance of being able to socialise well while sober.
Exactly. As long as the people are mentally allright and know their limits, you can offer them a variety of alcohol to drink.
But I remember (Warning; Long story) that I had a birthdayparty at 22 (the rest was either 25 or above) and I first suggested for it to be non-alcoholic, but even my then-boyfriend said he'd decline if I did that. (He was alcoholic)
I payed 6 times the money for the food, to get the expensive beverages that everyone wanted.
Eventually I found one of our friends in the garage, sobbing, with a tankard that was half-filled with all the mixed expensive drinks (she drank half before we found her) that was crying; 'Ill murdah myself, nowbody likes meh' (that was an attempt to write her drunk-sounds) and we took the thing out of her hands before she drank the rest.
She then proceeded to run past us, past the garden (where two guys were violently throwing up) into the kitchen (where one person was hanging on a chair, unconcious) and took all the bottles, emptying them in the sink, while blurting out; 'Ahwight then, I'mma dish thish alcowhole....I'm gonn bettah mah life!"
So while I tried taking the bottles from her and tried to explain that she could easily avoid alcohol, without having to pour my expensive birthdaydrinks down the sink, the doorbell rang.
I walked over (someone made me trip by sticking his leg out, so much for 'friends') and in the doorway stood 4 more people with a large Bacardi-bottle.
And when I asked; 'Oh, thanks guys...why did you guys all bring Bacardi?!" they answered; 'Oh your boyfriend said you liked Bacardi Dragonberry. He said thát was what we had to bring as a gift.'
And so I returned with all the bottles to the kitchen and well...let's just say the evening didn't end well, at some point people went nuts and locked me out of the house. And shouted at me when I tried going back in. 'Fuck you with your stupid party, here are some of those fucking cupcakes of yours' while throwing them at me.
Covered in frosting and wet with rain, I went upstairs via the other door, cleaned myself up and later, caught my boyfriend sniffing my handsanitizer. Alone. "As a joke."
He went outside with his friends, I cleaned the room and discovered that guests had stolen most of my bottles (I didn't like alcohol, but still, those has been very expensive) and then my boyfriend returned with a purple-stained stomach, grinning painfully while explaining they'd played a game, Zenoclashing. Like freepunching.
And his friend had won. Hence the reason he now couldn't sit down without gasping from pain.
So then, when he vomited blood the next morning. I tried taking the rest of the bottles home, to avoid anyone (like my boyfriend) drinking them, but his parents demanded that I left them in their home, for storaging, for the next party.
I offered to get them anyway, a week later, but when I called in the late morning, they were véry drunk and áll the bottles were empty.
I was absolutely done. Anyone displaying the slightest bit of alcoholism is not welcome near me.
Widdekuu91 ... it was your birthday and you had to buy the booze? That's messed up!
Plus, of course, the idiots that ruined your night. I hope you got some better friends soon after.
:(
You're right, but also stressing the importance of anything means nothing if youre a random
@@Widdekuu91 no way is that a true story 😂😂
@@mokkaveli Would've been nice if it hadn't. :)
I'm a recovering alcoholic , I don't mind being around drunk people it's quite sobering.
How are you doing Thomas? Hope all is well and wish you the best!
Thomas Riley Poor me, poor me.. pour me another drink.
You're weak.
NoHeartAnthony and you're a piece of sh!t
@@NoHeartAnthony You're pretty bad a trolling. You need to be more subtle.
I gave up alcohol due to mental and physical health issues about 10 years ago when I was 30. It's really nice never being hungover, but the downside is the fun part of evenings out, is now effectively halfed - it's easy to talk to people who have had 2 or 3 beers, less fun to talk to people who've had 4 or 5 beers and no fun at all talking to people who've had 8 beers, a bottle of wine each and a round of sambuccas. I should just leave the moment that mate - we've probably all got one - comes back from the bar with a tray of shots or a bottle of wine for everyone in the group. That said I am partial to the occasional game of Centurion: Drinking a shot of beer every minute, in theory till you get to 100. I can only ever get to about 35, by which time I am royally plastered, on the verge of spewing, but extremely jolly and totally sober 2 hours later with no hangover and I've only actually drunk 1 can of beer.
The Bearded One speaks the truth.
Perhaps, Breaded one. Perhaps.
This is what Douglas Adams left out of the Encyclopaedia Galactica’s entry on alcohol
Inebriati confirmed.
XD
He's right. Wanted a pint with two mates. A dozen pints of Doom bar and hours later, I'm pissed stumbling home at 3 in the morning
@Roderick storey When the drinks come cheap you don't feel bad about having another, then another, then shots, then that funny named scrumpy that leaves you legless. Before you know it the world is a happy spinny place and oh god I'm going to be sick followed by what the blood hell was I thinking last night hangovers.
Don't know why this just popped up in my recommended I've literally not seen anything you've done since like 2004 but hey I always liked you so giving this a like!
Everything mankind does is much, MUCH easier if you're ever so slightly drunk.
+fba90130 Slightly more than one drink!
+shinjinobrave or slightly less than two drinks
Supafly03 Just so long as you don't get a bit fighty when you have access to nuclear weapons.
shinjinobrave Inebriatti confirmed!
Including surgery?
The advert before this video claims that DELL make fantastic laptops. I found it incredibly hard to refrain from proposturous laughing whilst watching the rest of the video.
Thank god that I've watched them all, I have to go to work!
Best Soapbox this series so far.
I find it ironic that a Heineken ad popped up before I could watch this.
David Mitchell has officially become a mischevious, 1920's prohibition-loving Bond Villian.
Hope he does a soapbox soon on thirtysomething men growing dodgy beards
Beard looks fine to me. Neat and groomed, not patchy. What's the problem?
As a teetotaler, I have to favorite this.
Trust me, unless you have sat through 5 hours of a pub sober; You just don't understand how boring the experience is and the same is true of parties too. There are much more fun activities to do then sitting around drinking liquid calories all night long.
I actually watched it again with the sound muted to see "the beard" in full action.
I have to admit, I'm looking forward to seeing more of it in the future..
It felt like your uncle just gave me their version of D.A.R.E., the cool kids way.
‘Do you need to have a drink to have a good time ?’
Yes. Yes I do.
Then seek help.
^^^
It depends on the situation.
I don't need to drink to have a good time. But having a drink makes having a good time a hell of a lot easier. And, as Mr Mitchell rightly says, it makes an awkward time tolerable.
Have a good time get out of bed whatever
I am enjoying the random objects appearing in the speech bubble in the background
loving the beard old man.
Best SoapBox background animations to date
Very helpful thanks
This is great
Woooooo, bare love for david Mitchell!!!!
Sound advice!
I could happily watch these videos every second of my waking life.
I'll tell you where it leaves you at your cousin's wedding- passed out at the side of the toilet in a water closet off the skittles alley in a rented manor house owned by the National Trust. Class surroundings for such embarrassment. Luckily my cousin was drunker than me.
@@MaeLSTRoM1997 Ha. Nope, she got un-engaged.
The worst thing is when you're not old enough to drink at social family events but all the other family members are wasted. I still try not to go to any family events although I'm old enough anyways, because my family is the last crowd I'd want to get drunk with.
As a Norwegian i did not learn that it was possible to just take a couple of beer and stop before i visited England.
Before that, i knew for sure that when you start to drink, you drink until you are not physical able to drink more..
But i am from Norway, so...
Whereas, when I was in Norway as a Brit, I had just finished my second drink, looking for another, but realized I was out of money for the eve' :)
Finlay Cox, take a bow.
That's pretty much how most young Brits drink too...
If I lived in freezing Norway I'd be drunk off my ass anytime I wasnt working also (perhaps even during work as well)
@@Drunkyboi
That's apparently why Northen Europeans drink more alcohol. It's been around so long apparently due to the nutritional benefits, like it being so high in calories.
It should be pointed out that other drugs are available . This includes crack , heroin , jogging , self righteousness , power , and being me
Don't talk about crack!
@@Toothily You re absolutely right . Henceforth I will only talk about being me .
@@Toothily Are my legs on fire below the knees.
I've given up alcahol almost entirely just for weight loss and mental health. It's amazing how much easier it is to lose weight without it. I just have maybe a small glass of wine once or twice a fortnight if I'm out with friends
That guy throwing up in the background XD
I quite liked it, though, with the rings, and the... dancing...nurses... Yeah, a little trippy
Ahh beard!! But I had become so accustomed to your previously constant appearance!
Dave looks amazing with that beard!
With the beard David reminds me of one of those 'uncles' who tells you 'This is our little secret so don't tell anyone'. Wonder if he has the creepy raincoat to go with.
Thanks for the tip! 😇
Oh. My. Goodness. That beard makes me fancy him ten times more than I did before.
My thoughts exactly
Think that a party with alcohol is bad then imagine having a party with everyone on mdma. You will be still there talking the next day. "I love you man"
damn it! i was planning on becoming an alcoholic as well. i'll have to take that off my bucket list.
7 years too late but you could always just put it on as the last item and any way in the last 7 years you've bound to have done everything so go for it
Yes, we are an odd bunch...
Take the Olympic opening... That was trippy...
It's majestic.
When i saw the link to the video all I could say was "Is that a genuine beard?"
As a self-confessed alcoholic, I agree!
@Everfalling spot on! :D
That flashing background - just don't.
He didn't have one last week. That is serious growth.
It's magical.
MITCHELL FOR PM.
@mattylittles in case you're actually serious: "cf." is an abbreviation of a Latin term used when comparing things in an essay. It's why he says "cf. parties" and "cf. pubs"-- look up cf. on wikipedia (youtube won't let me post a link.)
thanks!
WOAH! fantastic facial hair David! :D
the new look reminds me of the germanic hordes from gladiator, i could never drink more than to the point where I m feeling uncomfortable or a bit sloppy. just a pint or 2 and I feel like skateboarding down a hill with my ipod blaring "last bombed city" by the Indelicates...excelcior!!!!
I bet David grew a beard for the sole purpose of ranting about the reactions in the next video. Oh how I worship him!
Actually, I love his beard.
agreed.
I was thinking about what he could rant about next and came up with body hair or facial hair but then thought "He wouldn't grow beard."
I love that about David, he is never stereotypical, but then again I never thought he would like "Lol" either.
Again he is totally right! I like the new look as well.
there needs to be a David Mitchell beard movement
I saw him at the Fringe Festival about two weeks ago and he had that beard. I remember thinking 'I wonder if he's going to be sporting that thing in any of his Soapbox episodes. Nah, it's probably just a phase he's going through.'
Turns out, it's not a phase.
Eleven Years later, and David still has his beard!
It's weird to think he's had it for eleven years!
Quit drinking about three years ago and yes, became very unsociable because it's far less fun when you can't get pissed.
Happily, i was diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year so now if I'm going out, I can just delay my daily dose of amphetamine so I'm nicely peaking when the social obligation to speak to others arises.
"I'm a bearded concubine!"
Haha I've also decided to keep a beard for the first time ever and it's almost exactly the same length as David's! This must mean we are psychologically linked! David you hear that? We must meet soon!
Red shirt, beard, neat hair - its all a bit Commander Riker hahaha
Beard's a good look. I like it.
Huh, David actually looks better with a beard. I like it ^^
I've got a friend, well more of a friend of a friend who I've only ever spoken to when I'm drunk. I'm not even that much of a drinker, it's purely coincidental that she's only around after I've had a few.
You would think that would mean she doesn't think much of me, but actually she recently invited me to her birthday party, a party of four, including herself and me.
I guess I am quite the conversationalist when pissed.
Nice beard. It really suits you. Oh and I agree with everything you just said. :D
Cheers.
I wonder how long before the beard has a facebook page.
I had to put it in 720p so i could be sure my eyes weren't deceiving me
love the beard.
I love you, David Mitchell. Only you could get away with saying something like, "So, I guess my advice is to not become an alcoholic..."LOL! Just like that. ;)
I had to double take for a second there. I couldn't quite believe David had a beard.
1:26 LOL
I cut down on my booze intake 6mths ago when I got some new glasses. I put them on and could barely see straight. Then I remembered when I took the eye-test I was still half-pissed from the night before. I'm now the proud owner of the most expensive beer-goggles on the planet!
@leatherworkstation I thought the same thing! All hes missing is Commander Riker's com badge
Sum up of the comments "I don't like it when people get drunk because I don't get drunk." And some spicy word play and that's just about everything.
I don't like it when people get drunk because it reminds me of growing up with an alcoholic father.
oh and the fact that drink people are fixing dick heads, without exception.
the lesson of this is don't become an recovering alcoholic or tedious social events will be even more tedious. Where's my pint I am getting knurd
@255ad I didn't really think it was possible for one to love David any more...apparently not. Riker-beard has endeared me to him tenfold. \o/
Very true about dependency. I wish, for example, i could give up smoking and then only smoke when i would like a cigarette such as down the pub. However, once given up just one will make you tumble off the wagon again. I never want to become an alcoholic, paradoxically, because I love alcohol, and want to be able to drink it forever.
I think I like the beard look, but it's hard to get past the shock of it being there.
And I'm tempted to leave little cards outside the local AA with his last line, although that may be a little late to help
The other solution is not to spend so long at parties or pubs
Sam Clay no
If you've worked 8 days in a row you need some sort of release.
duuude from channel 4... with a beard o.O talking about alcohol :O
Now I know he's not recording these from space.
Shit if i had only heard such sage ad ice 15 years ago.
I was just looking at the beard...... I had to replay the video!
Well, I agree with you about the drinking culture, Beardyman.