Dick Splash 23 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 The legal age to drink alchohol in the UK is 18, and because I'm like Peter Pan, that was the first time I dared to go into a pub and buy a pint! A couple of years before I left the UK, some city centRE Manchester bars got a 2am license. For this, they had to provide 'entertainment'. All that was required though, was a designated dance area. Nightclubs opened till 2am anyway, but here were fast becoming late night drinking dens, providing DJ's and dance floors, but without the entrance fee. In the late eighties, last orders in the UK [for me] changed from Monday to Saturday 10.30pm, and 10.00pm Sunday, to 11.00pm and 10.30pm respectively. The theory has always been that having an alchohol deadline makes people want to consume more in a short space of time, but if hours were extended then there wouldn't be the need to rush, therefore consuming the same at a slower pace. The positive side to this is less violence, crime and drink-driving incidents. Anyway, here's the issue.. DS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkVanDamme 0 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I'm all for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
supasniper 0 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 IIRC they already have 24 hour opening in some parts of Scotland and the world hasn't ended up there. and being a student 24 hour drinking can only bring more fun times sat in the pub. on the other hand it might make my mates and my goal of being the 1st into our main pub and last out having all 3 meals in there more difficult to pull off if it never closes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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