Only for Assies 

We all know the winecask was invented in Australia, but that does not make Aussies big drinkers. Australia is just 17th on the list of alcohol consumption in the world. Yes, I buy wine casks, but only because they are cheaper than bottles. We all know Thai wine is not wine, it is  vinegar and a bit of grape juice  

Ah the old Château Cardboard

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

Ah the old Château Cardboard

Try to get 5 Litres in LOS for 356 baht.

23 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Only for Assies 

Is that plural for Ass?

 

Should be a warning. 

Just now, SAFETY FIRST said:

Is that plural for ass?

Should be a warning. 

No need to answer 

So?

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Only for Assies 

We all know the winecask was invented in Australia, but that does not make Aussies big drinkers. Australia is just 17th on the list of alcohol consumption in the world. Yes, I buy wine casks, but only because they are cheaper than bottles. We all know Thai wine is not wine, it is  vinegar and a bit of grape juice  

The first morning on my way to St Vincent's hospital, passing the harbour, I was surprised and even shocked to see many men drinking their morning 8 oz beer.

Even some male nurses I saw drinking.

(Excellent wine for a decent price is supplied by Aldi in these days, 5 AUD up)

 

My observation is they are loud acoholic macho men big drinkers.  

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/overview/prevalence-and-impact-of-mental-illness

 

Possibly a lot of their terrible drinking habits has to do with the high rate of mental illness in Austrailia.

Trying to drink away all their problems I guess.

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

Ah the old Château Cardboard

When I was a teenager in Melbourne it was called cardboard cabernet

12 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/overview/prevalence-and-impact-of-mental-illness

 

Possibly a lot of their terrible drinking habits has to do with the high rate of mental illness in Austrailia.

Trying to drink away all their problems I guess.

Many of the English convicts who were sent to Australia had mental problems and they produced off spring. So the blame for any mental conditions in Australians was most likely inherited from the once mighty Mother Country.

Are Aussies big drinkers?

 

Does the Pope s hit in the woods?

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

Are Aussies big drinkers?

 

Does the Pope s hit in the woods?

Bear?

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Bear?

 

OMG...that's the joke.....

 

Are bears Catholics?.....keep up.

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

OMG...that's the joke.....

 

Are bears Catholics?.....keep up.

They are Jewish

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

They are Jewish

 

Rubbish, I've inspected a lot of bears willies and not one of them is circumcised.

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

The first morning on my way to St Vincent's hospital, passing the harbour, I was surprised and even shocked to see many men drinking their morning 8 oz beer.

Even some male nurses I saw drinking.

(Excellent wine for a decent price is supplied by Aldi in these days, 5 AUD up)

 

I often, when I was a lot younger, had a beer early in the morning. That was because I had just completed a 12 hour shift and finished 0600.

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Ah the old Château Cardboard

 

1 hour ago, Mason45 said:

When I was a teenager in Melbourne it was called cardboard cabernet

I thought a 5L wine box was referred to as an 'Abo's handbag'.

3 hours ago, still kicking said:

Australia is just 17th on the list of alcohol consumption in the world

Did the headcount include the sheep as well?

On 8/17/2025 at 4:51 PM, Mason45 said:

Many of the English convicts who were sent to Australia had mental problems and they produced off spring. So the blame for any mental conditions in Australians was most likely inherited from the once mighty Mother Country.

 

Many of the English convicts who were sent to Australia had mental problems and they produced off spring. Some facts / proof please...

On 8/17/2025 at 6:27 PM, CHdiver said:

Did the headcount include the sheep as well?

 

That's an NZ joke.

On 8/17/2025 at 5:28 PM, ripstanley said:

I often, when I was a lot younger, had a beer early in the morning. That was because I had just completed a 12 hour shift and finished 0600.

 

Read of this a long time ago, related to dock workers when they had to load / unload ships by hand, finish a very very long double shift of hard work 6:00 am / 8:00 am then to nearby pub for a couple of ales. 

Just returned from Melbourne.

 

$12.00 a beer (bottle) I was paying, whats the average wage there ?

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Just returned from Melbourne.

 

$12.00 a beer (bottle) I was paying, whats the average wage there ?

$2,010.00

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Estimates for average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults (seasonally adjusted): Increased by 4.5% annually to $2,010.00 in May 2025. For males were $2,294.10 (public), and $2,070.10 (private). For females were $2,067.00 (public), and $1,777.80 (private).