Am I just naive, or not out much in the evening? Even downtown, even on places with a lot of restaurants and bars, I don't see people drunk in public much these days. By "these days" I mean the past decade or so. Even on a Saturday night when there's a game going on. Strict drink & driving laws have made people very careful, I think.
It could be also part of the old Ontario tradition - somewhat puritanical where drinking is concerned. In all my growing up years, everyone went to Hull to get drunk. (You may laugh at the irony -?) Because Hull was just over the river in Quebec, it had different drinking laws, much more liberal, and bars were open later. And of course these bars were known for a certain rowdiness.
I don't know if it's still true. Not so much. Not nearly so much.
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Date: 2007-11-23 05:06 pm (UTC)It could be also part of the old Ontario tradition - somewhat puritanical where drinking is concerned. In all my growing up years, everyone went to Hull to get drunk. (You may laugh at the irony -?) Because Hull was just over the river in Quebec, it had different drinking laws, much more liberal, and bars were open later. And of course these bars were known for a certain rowdiness.
I don't know if it's still true. Not so much. Not nearly so much.