Your passport to the pub
Even if you are an alien visitor from another planet, this site will soon have you fitting comfortably into a British pub, understanding the behaviour you witness there, joining in and even becoming an accepted local with a seat by the bar and on first name terms with the publican.

Britain has over 60,000 pubs and more than 25,000,000 regular or occasional visitors. This fascinating site tells you all about healthy pub culture – how to choose a pub, understand the conventions, what pub-talk is all about, how to host a round of drinks or start a chat with a member of the opposite sex.
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Beer connoisseurs - read on
The British Beer and Pub Association promotes and represents the interests of the UK's beer and pub industry. There's lots of interesting reading here for the beer connoisseur. Find out, for instance, about Beautiful Beer, the BBPA-led campaign to revitalise the image of beer. There is also information about brewing and the BBPA's stance on alcohol-related issues.
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Implications of the 2003 Licensing Act
The Licensing Act was changed in 2003 to make it more relevant to contemporary culture and drinking trends. But will the changes mean 24-hour drinking is the norm, and will this mean an increase in alcohol-related problems? There are arguments on both sides. Go to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the government's view.
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A serious quiz
Drink problems can affect anybody. Here are 12 questions formulated by Alcoholics Anonymous. If you answer yes to any of them, consider taking a look at the Alcoholics Anonymous website mentioned elsewhere in the Buyer's Tips.

1. Do you drink because you have problems? To face up to stressful situations?

2. Do you drink when you get mad at other people, your friends or parents?

3. Do you often prefer to drink alone, rather than with others?

4. Are you starting to get low marks? Are you skiving off work?

5. Do you ever try to stop or drink less - and fail?

6. Have you begun to drink in the morning, before school or work?

7. Do you gulp your drinks as if to satisfy a great thirst?

8. Do you ever have loss of memory due to your drinking?

9. Do you avoid being honest with others about your drinking?

10. Do you ever get into trouble when you are drinking?

11. Do you often get drunk when you drink, even when you do not mean to?

12. Do you think you're big to be able to hold your drink?

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