Posted by sigismund on August 3, 2011, at 10:55:47
In reply to Re: Happy thoughts (not) » sigismund, posted by floatingbridge on August 2, 2011, at 15:16:33
>Since this was not a god forsaken country, but had, instead, manifest destiny, well, that might have led to the prohibition period....
Neither was much good for the previous inhabitants.
When did native Americans get the vote and become citizens?
1968 for us.
It was only in 1966 (I think) that The Bulletin got rid of 'Australia for the white man' from its masthead.
Our drinking regulations changed then too. Previously, to maintain decency and order, pubs in New South Wales closed at 6pm. This lead to an orgy of drinking between 4 and 6. Apparently the pubs were hosed out after to get rid of the vomit.
From wiki
The rush to drink
The six o'clock closing time was introduced partly in an attempt to improve public morals and get men home to their wives earlier. Instead, it often fuelled an hour-long speed-drinking session, as men raced to get as drunk as possible in the limited time available. An unintended consequence was that glasses were saved during the hour after quitting time until the last call came for drinks. Then, the emptied glasses could be refilled. "The bartender didn't carry your glass to the tap. He carried a pistol-shaped spigot hitched to a long tube and squirted your glass full where you stood."[1]
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