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[discostar23]

Once again my girlfriend is doing research into foreigners and their drinking habits.

If you think you might be suffering from alcoholism would you know where to go in korea to get support?

feel free to leave any comments having to do with the poll or subject.
thanks

[mrsquirrel]

Stopped drinking when I saw it was turning into a problem.
Haven't drank for over a year or so now.

[jajdude]

If anyone in Seoul wants to go to an AA meeting, near Itaewon:

International Lutheran Church in Hannam-dong, near Hangangjin station on Subway Line at 7:30 p.m. Sunday nights. Just come out Exit 1 and go straight. The sidewalk curves to the right, then there is a bridge to walk over the street. You will see the Lutheran Church at the other end of the bridge. Come in the front door, on the right, behind the sliding screen doors.

[Scouse Mouse]

There's a cracking bar near my appartment that always helps me with any problems I may have drinking.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Natalie]

my students say "my friend is an alcoholic" all the time as if its a good thing, with a smile on their face~
I think some of them actually believe the term ONLY refers to the homeless

[jajdude]

The alcoholism rate in Korea is very high but it seems like generally it is not perceived the same way, as a big problem, like it is in western countries. Even with the medical costs and problems, the expenses of drinking, the lost productivity, drunk driving, whatever, it's just socially acceptable to get hammered often in Korea. Seems like no one hardly even blinks seeing a drunk passed out on a bench or anywhere public. In western countries this is looked down on in a big way. In Korea it's just acceptable and normal. A Korean man once suggested to me that there are not many alcoholics in Korea because people usually do not drink alone. So if it's social drinking, it's OK! Interesting theory.

The alcoholism rate among foreigners in Korea is probably quite high too. It must be.

PS> I only drink on days ending in "Y" ...

[JongnoGuru]

[Young FRANKenstein]

[While Away]

http://www.aainkorea.org/

[discostar23]

[poet13]

I do worry about myself sometimes. I know I drink too much. I do drink alone, but only because I spend every evening online with my family. I have noticed that I am drinking more than before. I used to have a hard and fast rule. Only on non-school nights (fri-sat). But I have noticed that once or twice a week in addition to fri-sat, I polish off a 1500 during the evening. Being where I am, there is no way for me to attend any kind of meeting. I don't know. Maybe I do have a problem. I would like to think that I don't, but I wonder sometimes...

[mrsquirrel]

Poet 13

I stopped drinking after I found myself getting repeatedly wasted at home alone. It was Friday and Saturday nights and I would be waiting for the missus to finish at the market.

A couple of Chang's here and there led to another few there and here, before I knew it I would have polished of eight big bottles of Chang and be fairly well pissed. Missus would get back have a couple of drinks with her then go to bed.

Going out to my local bar/restaurant which was 300m from my house I would take my small bike down get shit faced and ride it back.

Biker meetings would normally end up at a friends bar 15km out of town. Ride home steaming and fast.

I realised after a few years of this that it was a problem. It wasn't just one but an accumulative one and there was only one thing to do and that was to stop.

It was harder than stopping smoking.

[patongpanda]

Yeah! I have a drinking problem! The beer in Korea is so crappy!

[SPINOZA]