Wales heads young drinking list

[Bob Bacon]

More young people in Wales have been drunk at least twice by the age of 13 than anywhere else in the western world, a survey has found.
The World Health Organisation survey of Europe and North America put Wales at the top of the list, ahead of Scotland, Estonia, England and Lithuania.

At what age did you first get drunk?

[Gwyn Nicholas]

14! Never forget it. Got served in the "Duff" (Dufryn Arms Rhydyfelin) had about four pints, got home before the folks went to bed. Room span like a merrygoround , threw up out of the bedroom window. I thought I would get collared in the morning but our Alsatian dog who slept in a kennel........ cleared the lot and saved me from a lot of explaining. I loved that dog! I think I was on a slippery slope and I thank God that I came to my senses and Joined the ARMY to keep me away from the Devils brew.

[keithwill38]

Was it about 15 with you Bob in the Farmers Arms in Abergavenny:laugh:

[BennytheBall]

I was that drunk, I couldn't remember how old I was LOL!

[scorch]

about 16 in newport drinking pernot and black and cider my mother was not to happy the next day when the carpet had changed colour

[Paul Davies 701]

13 - Got drunk at a friends house, managed to sneak passed my parents to get to my bedroom but then threw up out of my bedroom window onto the kitchen roof which was perspex hence see-through (it was the early 70's). Next morning my father woke me up really early with a mop and bucket and the words "You made the mess you clean it up!"

[5haron]

15, a bottle of ruby port diluted with coke (we're classy in Holyhead yerknow)...threw up all the way home and passed out on the settee after crawling in the house. The following day my Father went ballsitic and grounded me for about 4 months, proceeded to lecture me everyday for the next two weeks and basically would not forget it. My mother threw disappointed glances and tsk tsk's my way as often as she saw me.
My 14 yr old brother comes home slaughtered during my "grounding", they laugh, pat him on the back and say "it happens son"....double standards!!

[sox3044]

14, got served in the Hope pub North road cardiff (demolished now) there was the old hatch that seperated bar and lounge, unfortunatly for me my uncle who was CID was in the bar and saw me, lets just say my months paper round money didnt last more than a couple of hours. Although i lived across the road from the pub, i could never remember getting home. That was my first and last pint of S.A .

I look at my son now who is 13 and 6ft thinking it wont be long.