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by dathinab 1436 days ago
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I just realized that I had forgotten that in the US you often do not have the freedom of not taking the car but e.g. the public transportation. This makes things more complicated. But then doesn't really change how I feel about it.
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autoexec 1436 days ago
If it helps, in the US you can get a taxi/uber/lyft to take you home from the bar. Some bars even offer free rides or can help arrange one if you need it. Calling a friend or relative to pick you up is also an option.

It's true that having shit public transportation and everything so far away that you need to drive complicates things, but there are always options. In Japan the public transportation is great, but the trains stop running long before the alcohol stops being served and it's not uncommon for drunk people to wait until morning even if it means waiting/sleeping outside all night. No reason folks here can't do the same.

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dathinab 1435 days ago
> If it helps, in the US you can get a taxi/uber/lyft to take you home from the bar. Some bars even offer free rides or can help arrange one if you need it.

I was more thinking about people with an alcohol addiction still getting to/from their job on a daily basis then people going home from partying.

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DonHopkins 1436 days ago
Bars could have hives of Puke-n-Nap pods that they can just hose out in the morning after everyone leaves.
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