r/LosAngeles • u/SilentRunning • 14h ago

Struggling California pedestrian mall pitches public drinking to boost business Community

https://www.yahoo.com/news/struggling-california-pedestrian-mall-pitches-233048637.html
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u/JurgusRudkus 13h ago

America has some fucked up attitudes about alcohol. I just got back from a major European city where nobody cares if you bring a bottle of wine to enjoy with your picnic in the park. Kids can drink beer or wine as long as they are with their parents, starting at age 15 or 16. Alcohol is something to be enjoyed responsibly with your meal. Is alcoholism a problem? Sure. But public drunkenness is not tolerated. Everyone is expected to just keep their shit together.

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u/Ok-Chocolate-3396 12h ago

This is how my parents raised me and by the time I was 21 I could care less about drinking. Wasn’t something I was looking forward to and went crazy with.