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Wine-drinking on TV

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LaCrepescule Thu 26-Sept-24 16:16:09

Just finished rewatching Game of Thrones. Struck by the lakes and lakes of wine (Cersei and Tyrion definitely alcoholics.) Now watching Apples Never Fall. More wine, at every opportunity.
It seems as if every time a TV character gets home from work, she (usually a she,) pours herself a bucket of sauv blanc.
I’ve been sober for over a year and maybe this is why I’m noticing it more.
Is this normalising alcohol abuse or am I overreacting?

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1summer Thu 24-Oct-24 11:31:06

My Mum suffered terribly from gout, and she read that cherries were good for preventing gout.
She went to see her GP for some gout treatment and she mentioned to help prevent it she had at least 6 cherries a day.
Her GP thought she said 6 sherries and starting shouting at her that she was irresponsible and that was probably the cause of the gout.
My Mum was very puzzled until she realised he had misunderstood her.
After she died the GP told me that this story was one he told often at talks and dinner parties.

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