Britons are western Europeans who drink more on nights out

[MaryJane]

BRITONS drink more booze on nights out than people in any other west European country, it was claimed yesterday.

UK drinkers down an average 6.3 units of alcohol on a single occasion.

That’s equivalent to 2.2 pints of lager compared with the European average of 5.1 units of alcohol — around 1.8 pints, according to Datamonitor.

Germany came second in the league, with the average person knocking back 5.5 units of alcohol per night out — equivalent to 1.9 pints of lager.

Spain was a close third at 5.3 units, followed by France at 4.9 and Italy at 4.7.

Alcohol consumption levels outside the home across all the countries surveyed fell by 0.5 per cent between 2000 and 2005, Datamonitor found.

This overall dip was greater in the UK and Germany, even though they still topped the drinkers’ poll.

Datamonitor analyst John Band said people across Europe were starting to spend more on soft drinks in pubs and bars.

“Going out is becoming less and less about drinking, and alcohol consumption is becoming something that people do at home,” he said.

“It’s clear that the culture of binge-drinking is on its way out, with British consumption per occasion falling closer in line with the levels seen on the Continent.”

thesun.co.uk

[buttmunch]

No surprises here.