11AM Lets Have A Beer!

So on the second day of my boat ride down the Mekong the drinking amongst the farang started at 11am, the drinking was slower than the day before and they drank less but they still did their fair share of drinking and smoking during the 8 hour voyage. I wonder how much booze is drunk by farang in southeast Asia? Today when I was having my lunch in Luang Pra Bauk I saw a middle aged western lady drinking from a wine bottle size bottle of Lao beer, after here meal she took the bottle out and was drinking it as she walked down the street.

Peoples reliance on mind altering drugs is scary, it seems they cannot enjoy themselves or it at least seems like they enjoy themselves a lot less if they are not pissed or partly pissed.