Mid-week wine…
On Thursday nights we have dinner at my mum`s house- it is great because she is like me and can not cook small dishes so there is always leftovers and lucky for us that usually means lunch for Friday. Tonight was lasange-Yummy!
In Japan I drank a lot during the week- Shumpei worked late so I would often have a couple of glasses of wine by myself or stop off at a bar where I knew the owner for a couple of drinks, before heading home. Yet in Australia, I hardly drink at all. Occasionly if I go out for an event (For example a concert or wedding or dinner out if I am not driving) I will have a couple drinks but I never drink in my dad`s house. Yet sometimes, as a contribution to the fact mum makes us dinner once a week, I might take a bottle of wine. or 2. Like tonight for example. The amount I was drinking in Japan bothered me a lot which is why I gave up alcohol for a month or so earlier in the year- I was worried that I had a problem with drinking but am releived to say it didn`t seem to be the case because I gave up coffee at the same time and that was a hell of a lot harder to give up than alcohol
So long story short, I am a little drunk on a Thursday night due to the wine I took t mum`s. Shun drove home since he hadn`t had anything but iced coffee and vitamin water. As I said, in Australia I hardly ever drink on weeknights, if at all, so I am slightly worried about how I will pull up tomorrow.
But hey, I can`t be too drunk since I remembered to blog!
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Hi Lulu, first time commenter here, I really enjoy reading your blog.
I too am astounded at how much I drink in Japan in comparision to Aus. I will have a big night every weekend if not both Friday and Saturday nights. It’s also so much easier to pick up a couple of beers at the combini on the way home from wherever. Back home I would always be driving and very rarely drink.
I blame karaoke and nomihoudai. I’m not even going to try give up alcohol for any period of time while I’m here cos I know it would only last about 3 days.
Yep,so easy to get carried away here in Japan.I have really enjoyed this year as I haven’t been drinking at all for obvious reasons and it has made me remember that you don’t need a drink to have fun.And it makes the times when you do have a few glasses of wine or so much more enjoyable.
Won’t half kill for a nan-biru right now tho’…;)
They have vitamin water in Australia now?
And I must be the exception that proves the rule. I drink way more in Australia because we have a drink with our meal and then a few more after and then… Here we live so far away from anywhere to go out and drink that it costs 5000yen+ in taxi fare to get home which eats into the drinking budget and I don’t like drinking alone (too depressing) so I’m sadly sober a lot.
Must be something in the water over here that drives us to the bottle or can
I need to not drink so much and know it would help with diet too!!! but alas. The kids, well actually the hub more these days, drive me to that really wanting a cold beer at the end of the day to unwind - and stop from maxing out.
Maybe tomorrow I will turn over a new leaf. A month you did it aye.
Ganbarimasu!! in exactly a month today it will be Marina’s first birthday - so could celebrate with champers. Also is day before go into hospital for two weeks and that means definately no chuhais.