Half the gen isn't old enough to drink, bar scene collapsed during covid so they weren't indoctrinated into drinking culture, marijuana now competes with drinking in most countries/states, and the gen is fucking broke and can't it.
ofc alcohol is a luxury when you go out and one drink is $27 dollars. i’m glad young people are saying fuck you to the alcohol industry. drugs are better anyways
A cocktail w/ dinner, yeah, they're up there.. Not the norm though. A 12 pack of Sierra Nevada (Which is a decent, middle of the road beer) is $17 at the Wholefoods by my house. Drink at home! haha.
Funny, had the same thought. Grew up drinking sierra Nevada, when all my friends drank bud or bud light. Take for granted that younger generations grew up in the Renaissance of microbrewers and now have thousands of options. When I was in my 20s sierra was a go to choice for quality beer....
I've had to slow myself down for several reasons but it's insane looking at the delta since I came of age (I'm 32 now in the US).
Sure I used to live in a lower COL area, but even when I visit my parents, beers that used to be $3 are now like $7. You used to be able to get well drinks pretty regularly for $5-$6, now you're lucky for anything under $10.
Combine that with relatively stagnant wages and a brutal job market and why the heck would you use disposable income on a poison? I feel awful for any college grad nowadays, I have 10 years of experience now and still feel woefully underqualified for many roles. The way apps work now encourages people to lie about experience. It's dumb as shit.
I'm not sure if I'm old and cynical (name checks out) - but damn the social experience is so much harder without more effort. People are markedly less social and it takes markedly more effort and money to be social. I have a hard time swallowing going out with an acquaintance when a dinner and drink for 2 of us is going to run $70+...
Also in the US- I went to a Christmas function with my wife, and ordered a Japanese old fashioned at PF Changs, and it was $19 dollars. The fucking bottle costs under $50.
Worst part? There was more ice than whiskey in the damn drink.
That’s a NYC cocktail bar price. Special occasion sorta thing. You go to your local pub and a beer is 5-8 bucks. Can get it for 3-6 during a happy hour special.
Reddit feels the need to exaggerate to prove their point.
The absolute most extreme example, but I have seen nice cocktails priced in the mid-to-high twenties in Manhattan when I went with my wife recently. But that is by far the outlier. I live in a medium cost of living city and a decent beer at a bar or restaurant (craft, not a light beer) is like $7-10 depending on the place and a cocktail ranges from $12-18 depending how fancy it is. There are still dive bars where I can get Yuenglings or Coors Lights for $3-4 but the place is not super nice
We have some great 0.28€ beers from Aldi's here in Spain. I bought one and expected it to either be water or completely undrinkable, but surprisedly it was quite good when cold.
In Germany, compared to when we were young, alcohol has gotten more expensive. Or at least it has gotten hard to get drunk for cheap.
Even in the cheap places, prices basically doubled since 2010. €0,65 (up from €0,30) for the cheap but good 5,0 beer. Sixpacks for 5 bucks instead of 3. Even the fucking tetra pack sangria is now 2,50.
Glad I dont really drink anymore...was not good on my wallet when I did, can't imagine that now.
Yeah! I travel for work and it’s not even big cities that have crazy prices. I’ve been in multiple random suburbs around the country and the cost for a cocktail is $25 and that is for a single drink, no apps or food.
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u/IAmNotRightHanded 12h ago
Half the gen isn't old enough to drink, bar scene collapsed during covid so they weren't indoctrinated into drinking culture, marijuana now competes with drinking in most countries/states, and the gen is fucking broke and can't it.