British writer Fowler said: “More people drown in wine glasses than in the sea.” British writer Chaucer also said: “Drunkenness is the grave of people’s sanity.”
When it comes to wine, you will naturally think of Baijiu in China, red wine in France, and beer in Germany; but the gentle British are the most popular drinkers in the world, and the British wine culture has a long history. In the previous foreign media’s selection of “favorite drinking countries”, the United Kingdom unexpectedly topped the list.
The UK is a wine-producing country. According to a survey, the British spend more on alcohol than other people, which shows how much the British love to drink. 84% of the British drink alcohol, which is more than three times higher than that of Indians. One in ten people in the UK drink alcohol every day, twice as much as in France. In addition, 41% of the British regularly drink two glasses, 14 percentage points more than Australians. This is 24 percentage points higher than the world average of 17%. The British love the drinking world, which can be said to be well-deserved, and it is well known.
During the London Olympic Games, taking advantage of the British crazy about alcohol. The price of beer in the Olympic Park has risen just as wildly. A 330ml beer costs 4. 2 pounds (about 41 yuan), which is equivalent to 7 for a pint (600 ml). 23 pounds (about 70 yuan), which is almost twice the national average price. In British pubs, alcohol can’t be sold for that much. Even high prices can’t stop Britons from drinking.
When it comes to British alcohol, the most famous is Scotch whisky. In the Middle Ages, alchemists accidentally discovered the technology of making distilled spirits during alchemy. Later, this brewing technology spread to ancient Ireland. The Irish called the wine made by distilling the local
ale as usquebaugh (water of life), which is the origin and origin of whisky. Whisky is a world-famous wine, mainly produced in Scotland, England. The British regard whisky as a treasure of their own country, and drink whisky as a great pleasure in life.
There are many ways to drink in the UK: when the sun is setting, especially in summer, it is hard to find a bar in large and small cities in the UK. Most people hold high-degree beers and lean against the counter to talk, and those who sit on the bar chairs often order strong drinks. English people don’t drink like Chinese people order a few side dishes of meat and vegetables, beer with cheese and potato chips, which is very good.
Usually British people go into a bar and drink three glasses before giving up. British people mainly use transparent glasses for drinking, which is light and convenient, and secondly, you can also observe the quality of the wine. Drink different wines, and pay attention to using different glasses. Chinese people pay attention to “drinking”, slowly moving forward, and pursue a state of being slightly drunk. The British are a “heroic” atmosphere, they usually take a sip of “cow drink”, drink it all, and rest drunk.
However, many people will throw the glass casually or clench the wine glass and get in the car to go home. Some bars have no choice but to give up the glass glass and provide customers with disposable plastic cups.
But the British wine culture has to start with the pubs that are all over the streets.
British pub is different from our common bar, which is short for publichouse. In comparison, bar is more adult, while pub can also be a family bar, and children can also follow their parents in. One day in 2012, former British Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his 8-year-old daughter in the bar. The bar later hung a sign: “Please don’t forget your children when you leave.”
In the UK, there are more than 60,000 pubs of various kinds, the oldest of which is thousands of years old. Many pubs are divided into two areas, each moving and quiet, and each has its own needs; some also have gardens for people to drink in the open air in summer, and children can play freely in them. Pubs are an indispensable part of British life. People chat, visit friends, and relax there for family reunions.
In the pubs in the UK, they mainly serve beer beers, spirits, wine, fruit wine (such as cider cider, perry pear wine), soft drinks (such as cola coke), and even coffee and tea.
The British generally like to drink beer outside. Unlike people in other European countries who like to drink cold beer, the British prefer to drink beer at room temperature. However, draft beer is an exception.
So, the degree to which the British love to drink is self-evident.