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I have never understood why people drink alcohol before and during flights, if there is an accident surely you want to be as alert as possible to maximize your ability to respond quickly to the situation?
And if you are soo terrified of flying that you need to be at least a bit tipsy to fly, get some therapy or don't fly.
The chances of an accident while flying on an airline are probably a lot lower than the chances of having an accident going to and from the pub.
Correct, but the outcome of a plane crash is far more severe.
While the chance of dying in a plane crash is very low, if you get into a situation where the plane is going to crash then the chance of dying is very high. In which case, being drunk might make that experience a little more bearable.
Depends on the plane, if you're on a 737 Max you might want to be alert so you can grab any bits of the fuselage that start to shake loose...
I'd have to be pissed to get on a 737 Max in the first place lmao
Honest question: do you avoid alcohol if you'll be a passenger in a car? To me, that would seem similar to the plane situation you're describing, but I'm sure you'll agree the majority of people wouldn't do that.
In general I hardly drink alcohol at all, I mostly find it annoying, I hate being dizzy and I can't sleep well when I am too warm, alcohol makes me both dizzy and warm, so for the most part I just don't drink.
I have an extensive collection of rum, vodka and other spirits and alcoholic drinks at home, and if I don't have work in the morning or itnis too late in the evening I will happily make a drink or two, but for the most part I just don't do it.
Do you wear shoes to bed in case the house starts on fire?
Nope, but don't deliberately hide them either.
This is truly an odd hill to die on.
It's to celebrate going on holiday and also because alcoholic.
i think if you live your life dictated solely by your relative likelihood to die suddenly you might need to get some therapy
Then I am happy to report that I am not i that category, I don't worry that it will happen on my plane, but that doesn't mean I am going to be reckless.
I think it is a bigger issue that you can't go a few hours without drinking alcohol.
"can't go without" is such a weird way to describe people who drink on planes
like i get that the entire point of this is some weird moralistic high horse thing, but if you're going on a plane to travel for leisure, the entire thing is already unnecessary
"wow people physically can't even go 2 years without a trip away what addicts"
Moral has nothing to do with it, logic has, I don't want to be stuck next to a drunk guy in case of an accident.
presumably you'd never drink at a bar or restaurant either then? because obviously you're far more likely to need to respond to something there than on a plane
and given what percentage of accidents happen in the home, i guess that's out too
I have never really gone out to a bar or restaurant to drink, that has never interested me, I do go to restaurants and from time to time have a glass of cider or wine with my food, but then I mostly switch to water.
I can confidentally say that I have never been drunk in my 36 years, it has never interested me.
wait until you hear about this type of establishment called a "pub"
Airports be boring so I’ll grab a drink and wait the six hours or whatever my wife convinces herself we need to be there by for international flights
Ah, I have managed to get my wife to chill a bit in this department. Now we "compromise" by only showing up an hour too early.
If you are drinking out of boredom, you might need therapy
If you tell someone that they need therapy for casually drinking then you might really need therapy
I never said that, I said that if you are drinking alcohol out of boredom then you need therapy.
Which is true, if you drink alcohol purely because you are bored, than you need therapy.
I have a large alcohol selection at home, but I would never drink just because I am bored.
Hah ok bud see ya at therapy
As a Brit: no, they're just drinking because they're British. We're still some of the biggest binge drinkers around, especially the older generations.
I'm not even slightly worried about an accident while flying.
Never said I was worried about it, just careful.
It's way more likely you'll be in a car accident. So presumably this "carefulness" of yours means you never step into a vehicle after having some drinks?
You never have a drink in a bar? You only ever drink behind fortified doors in a bomb shelter?
As I have said earlier in this thread, I hardly drink, and I have a definite rule of thumb where I will never drive if I have had any ammount of alcohol, I find your assumption of that being strange to be completely ridiculous.
I don't think they're drinking because they're afraid of flying 😂.
They're drinking because they're alcoholics or to pass the time: the flight probably doesn't seem to take as long if you're black out drunk. Also booze is usually cheaper on flights than at bars.
Dunno what kind of bars and flights you're taking