• TheFrirish@jlai.lu
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    2 months ago

    but getting blind drunk in the street every night for them is fine. Ridiculous.

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      2 months ago

      There’s a reason why countries with proper transit infrastructure view alcoholism as a novelty.

      • Trailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        I’m honestly not sure what you’re saying. Countries like the US with poor public transit infrastructure think alcoholism is serious solely because of people who drink and drive?

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      2 months ago

      I was shocked at how often you just see people laying passed out on the sidewalk or sleeping on a bench. Japan is an insanely different place after the bars start closing. Was genuinely uneasy with how many people everywhere just had zero control of themselves.