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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Whilst I agree with your points, I'd like to point out that Australia topped the list and does have a binge drink culture, maybe not as much as the UK or Ireland but it still does

I don't know, Australia does have it's drinking (and drinking to excess) issues but it's not the same as the UK bar / clubbing scene by quite a long way. I'd even say that the "drinking scene" in England is more aggressive in general than Ireland and even Scotland... and that's not saying it's safe here; I've seen countless fights in Glasgow and two stabbings on nights out . But I lived in England for 3 years in my early 20's and the nights out there genuinely often had this sort of underlying "tension" or aggression. It quite often felt like there were multiple people looking for an excuse to start something. Maybe that's specific to where I was living, I don't know... but yeah... the "Geordie Shore" sort of culture is very real on the drinking scene in a lot of towns.