Alcohol Ban
We found out yesterday that the powers that be have banned alcohol here (and most other communities in the Northern Territory) for six months. It’s a bit strange, after living in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and being able drink as much as i wanted.
In fact, it’s even stranger than that really… Before i went to Afghanistan, i pretty much didn’t drink for a year – i probably had half a dozen glasses of wine in that year. But during the 8 months i lived in Kabul, my alcohol consumption crept up gradually. So living in a strict Muslim country got me drinking again. Now i’ve got a bit of a taste for the stuff again (even though it’s only in a small way) i’m being prevented from drinking by living back here in the Australia – the drinking capital of the universe!
I wouldn’t mind so much if i thought this alcohol ban was going to do any good. But there really isn’t an alcohol problem in Maningrida to fix. And banning the stuff completely is likely to cause a problem for some people who didn’t have one before.
And no doubt this nonsense will result in that cynical bastard John Howard getting elected again!
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