If alcohol were illegal, would you still live here?

[worgeordie]

If it was banned,there would be a lot less accidents and deaths on

the roads,also loss of life by drunk people with guns,trying to save

face.

It will never happen as too much revenue derived from the sales,

of alcohol,the ones that cannot do without will be scrambling to

stock their fridges before the election. used to drink as a youth.but not for donkeys years,and better for it.

regards worgeordie

[CharlieH]

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

If it was banned,there would be a lot less accidents and deaths on

the roads,also loss of life by drunk people with guns,trying to save

face.

It will never happen as too much revenue derived from the sales,

of alcohol,the ones that cannot do without will be scrambling to

stock their fridges before the election. used to drink as a youth.but not for donkeys years,and better for it.

regards worgeordie

Dont be so sure, they said that about tobacco 50 yrs ago, and look at it now.

[ParadiseLost]

9 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

If it was banned,there would be a lot less accidents and deaths on

the roads,also loss of life by drunk people with guns,trying to save

face.

Meth may be causing more of these than alcohol, in Thailand especially.

[robblok]

1 hour ago, Boomhauer said:

So, should it be banned outright because some people dont need it? Why should others suffer and have liberties snatched away because a few dont like it? Doesn't make much sense to me.

Did i say it should be banned ? You asked if i would live here if it were banned. I would.

 

I don't think it should be banned actually i think weed should be legal here too. 

 

I do think they should revoke the visa and kick people out who drive and drink (or get high) and far more alcohol checks should be done.

 

Like you I hate it when liberties are taken away because some people abuse it. Its an easy way to solve a problem, instead of letting the police do their work and check more cars and bikes for alcohol.  So no I don't think it should be banned.

[ParadiseLost]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

I do think they should revoke the visa and kick people out who drive and drink (or get high) and far more alcohol checks should be done.

I doubt foreigners are involved in even 1% of the terror that is Thai driving...

[simon43]

Years ago on a trip to Kuwait, the fact that I couldn't (easily) get a beer was hugely frustrating! If it were openly-available, then I wouldn't have got stressed.  I had to settle for one of those revolting malt drinks...

 

Nowadays I drink very little alcohol.  A ban wouldn't affect me.

 

Now if there were a ban on sex in Thailand....????

[brokenbone]

these days i care not, but i wouldnt have come here

if it had been illegal back then

[metempsychotic]

1 hour ago, transam said:

Do folk who actually live here do so for prostitution....?

 

Well Quasimodo might....????

i reckon many did, back when they could still get it up.

[ChipButty]

I dont drink much these days, I spill most of it

[bkk6060]

10 minutes ago, metempsychotic said:

i reckon many did, back when they could still get it up.

I have seen many transition.  They come here for sex and some drinking, and end up with just the drinking.

Several guys the bottle is their best friend. Their gf.

I think it is sad but not uncommon here.

[55Jay]

A decision like that would be another major red flag for sure, and would likely send the country and the rank and file military, into full blown uprising against the *___________ .

 

* Can't say the word cause it's banned.  ????

[holy cow cm]

The question should have been, when you first came here and alcohol was banned would you live here? Then my answer is not a chance. But since like a lot of you out there, I have tapered down myself but I still do enjoy a drink now and then. But if banned, there is still somewhere to get it and drink it under wraps. So yes. 

[richard_smith237]

I don't think I would live here if Alcohol were made illegal...

 

On the first page someone mentioned that it would be nice to enjoy a cold pint after busy day, I agree. 

 

Equally so I'd not want to live here if Japanese or Italian food were illegal, or if Foreigners were not allowed to drive a car or ride a motorcycle... 

 

There are some things which in moderation compliment life... I enjoy a beer and thus If there were laws to permanently ban alcohol it would be the start of the end from my perspective. 

 

 

[Boomhauer]

some interesting answers for sure. it seems that for the most part it wouldn't prompt many people into moving elsewhere. I do worry we are treading a worrying path at the moment regarding alcohol, and I truly hope that it remains legal despite all the media horror stories. 

[pgrahmm]

Drank last night for the first time in a few months...The wife even 1/2 a Blue Moon wine - which she might have once a blue moon....

So - nope, it wouldn't bother us.....

We do keep a couple of bottles of wine around when RVing for a few months when stateside (basically because they don't have it here) - same deal, could be weeks or months between sips....

[AhFarangJa]

Banning alcohol only leads to it going underground. Take a look at the Middle East, especially Saudi. Never a problem there as most people brew there own, especially the Saudis !!!

Sure, the price of the real stuff is expensive, but there are loads of alternatives.

[cyril sneer]

i'd just replace it with meth

 

been thinking of doing this anyway to help lose the beer fat

[grollies]

6 hours ago, robblok said:

give me a nice mango juice or something like that with crushed ice. 

With a large gin or vodka in it.....I agree.

[Boomhauer]

10 minutes ago, grollies said:

With a large gin or vodka in it.....I agree.

It's exactly what I am drinking now! (vodka & mango that is) ????

[Virt]

I would not. Love cold beers and drinks at the beach. A vacation anywhere in the world include alcohol for me.

If Denmark banned alcohol i had to find a new place to live ????

[balo]

I will not miss alcohol, I can drink beer light with my dinner , no problem . 

But if they ban alcohol it will be available on the market anyway, just like weed and yabaa. So people who can't live without it will always find a way. 

 

 

 

[inThailand]

If alcohol were illegal, would you still live here?

 

Can fish live without water? 

[wwest5829]

555 Raises the question whether I could get a medical exception sing red wine has been shown to be beneficial to a healthier heart?

[stephen tracy]

20 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Dont drink the stuff, wouldnt bother me in the slightest, each to their own. I can never understand those that get upset/bothered when for one reason or another they close for 1 or two days and they seem to almost panic!

I think the sentiment is that a government doesn't have the right to tell adults of legal age whether or not they can have a drink more than anything else. Like on election days or religious holidays. If people want to drink, it should be up to them. 

[CharlieH]

Off topic removed.

[phuketsub]

If they banned alcohol -- and were actually able to enforce the ban (an even more unlikely scenario) -- I would be outta here lickedy-split.

 

But it ain't gonna happen.

 

I still find it hard to believe that some law-abiding businesses still maintain the retarded time-restriction ban which make it impossible to buy a Leo at 7-Eleven between 2pm and 5pm.

 

To my knowledge, Thailand is the only country in the world to have such a system in place. Thaksin put it in to deter youths from buying alcohol on their way home from school -- even though sale of alcohol to minors was already long forbidden.

 

So rather than try to enforce existing laws, they put new ones in place, fortifying the extortionist's toolbox, and subsequently supporting all the many outlets who skirt the rules.

 

When the current government came in they promised to 'Return Happiness to the People'. I was instantly reminded of the ancient slogan for Kloster Beer: 'Happiness You can Drink', and thought they would negate this retarded rule.

 

No such luck.

 

I can't believe how many years have passed and we are getting closer to legal weed and same-sex marriage, but I still can't pick up a can of Leo at 7-Eleven at 4:59pm.

 

Disgraceful embarrassment.

 

I would love to see one of these new blowhard political parties pick up this issue.

[Spock]

Absolutely not. Why would I want to live amongst a bunch of wowsers and teetotallers in a foreign land run by a kill-joy military junta with no legal access to something I enjoy on a regular basis. I stayed for 3 weeks in a condo complex in Lumpini, Thanyaburi where the 7/11 stores didn't sell alcohol on the orders of the body corporate and had to walk a kilometer to buy beer. Couldn't understand the mentality behind banning the sale of alcohol there in a land in which legally you are allowed to buy it. I would not remotely entertain the idea of spending even a few days in this country if alcohol was outlawed.  

[Berkshire]

Hmmmm....since no one else will say it, here goes.  What a ridiculous question.  Why ponder something that will never happen?  It's like asking "what if they banned fast food".....or "what if they banned air conditioning"....or "what if they ban farangs from dating Thai women."  I hope the OP is not losing sleep over this because it's really an absurd notion. 

[Enki]

10 minutes ago, phuketsub said:

but I still can't pick up a can of Leo at 7-Eleven at 4:59pm.

 

Disgraceful embarrassment.

 

I would love to see one of these new blowhard political parties pick up this issue.

Go to a mom and pop shop, they usually don't care. Can't be so hard to say "Beer Leo, Sam Kuat, khrap!" insert number as appropriated.

[Thingamabob]

Lived happily in Saudi for 3 years. Prohibition doesn't ever mean lack of availability.