The Reasons We Drink Is That We Think It's Naughty
Spectator, The; London › August 21, 2009
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Why that theatrical pause before accepting a drink? The bitten bottom lip and, 'Well I shouldn't . . .'? For the pure delight of giving in.
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The Reasons We Drink Is That We Think It's Naughty
As we become ever more steeped in Protestant guilt over the next week or so, each additional glass of wine swelling the self-loathing, redemption is in sight. New Year's Day looms in all its stark innocence, symbolising enforced abstinence, a return to purity and, for a few weeks at least, the weight of our sinfulnes...
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