This is civilisation. You're hanging out by the beach, sitting on a big rock wall that overlooks the sand. You're enjoying the sunshine on your face and the salt in the air. You're spending time with friends, watching surfers, watching volleyball players, loving summer, loving life, and thinking to yourself, gee a cold beer would be good right now.
You'd have to stay at the bar, within its clearly defined boundary, sometimes behind actual ropes. You'd have to avoid drinking in any public place. You'd have to watch those waves from afar. You will now receive updates from Traveller Newsletter Traveller Newsletter Get the latest news and updates emailed straight to your inbox.
Yes, Europeans get to drink in public places. They get to grab their wine glass and go and stand in the middle of the town square to chat to friends. They get to take their beer and consume it in the park or at the beach. They get to drink out of a proper glass when they do this, too, because they're trusted to act like adults and not break that glass or try to steal it.
We can't double-park our cars when we just need to duck in somewhere and quickly grab something, because other drivers will get road rage and people won't double-park properly and there will be chaos. We can't drive fast because there are too many accidents and too many of us dying.
Not the laid back country anymore...so many rules and regulations!
There is literally a picture at the top of this article proclaiming Australians can't drink at the beach of... wait for it... Australians drinking at the beach!
It's because we're still a convict colony. Criminals who must be supervised by the government.
so we aren't trustworthy and they are? silly!
Totally agree!
Even in European countries that have stricter firearms laws than we do (example, Britain) suppressors are encouraged to preserve the hearing of shooters and the amenity of neighbours. Yet Australians, (and ironically, Americans) have little access to them.
Because there is always the one idiot who spoils it for everyone else, and authorities make new rules to protect themselves from being sued.
We are a back water far away from the laid back lucky country portrayed overseas, ruined by over zealous nanny state government(s).
Well you dont want to offend anyone.. Like your new immigrants.
must be very good reasons for it .. yes!!
But Australians don’t know how to drink, this is why they need to be part of a nanny state where you are forced to dance next to 3 security guys while at the disco!
Why everyone runs to Bali & Thailand- so they can act like real bogans
Not all beaches in Australia have those rules.
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Also get the yobo Aussies rocking up in Europe ruining it for everyone- try Hvar, Pamplona, Oktoberfest etc. etc. An embarrassment.
How about taking a trip to the Middle East and then give us a story about how oppressed we are in Australia 🇦🇺
Such a boring article .. 😴😴😴😴😴
Australia has F’d itself!!! A product of immigrants from the beginning...
Not personally arsed about smoking weed these days but we’ve all seen Aussies defending indefensible laws - like idiotic stuff outlawing leaving your car unlocked - for no better reason than “it’s illegal!!11!”.
All very true. Sadly. We are not as liked as we once were overseas as well, because of the “idiot” factor.
Or you could try it Ben. You'll be pleasantly surprised to find in Australia it's mostly tolerated provided there's no unruly behaviour or littering.
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